Here's what it was like inside that fish suit in The Creature From the Black Lagoon
This story comes straight from the man behind the Creature.
Call him whatever you like; The Creature, Gill-man, cutie-pie. Whatever the name, the titular creature in The Creature from the Black Lagoon served as one of the most memorable monsters since the film's debut.
The Ocala StarBanner was able to get an inside scoop on what it was actually like inside of the suit from actor Ricou Browning, one of the actors who played the Creature. Browning stood in during many of the film's underwater scenes.
Browning revealed that he was well prepared to play an aquatic creature, and was able to hold his breath for roughly four minutes underwater.
"If you're not doing anything at all, four minutes is possible, but not if you're moving in the water," he said. "If you're swimming fast or fighting, you use up a lot of oxygen, and it cuts it down to, at the most, two minutes."
Luckily, a little bit of movie magic was utilized to ensure that Browning was able to act and remain safe at the same time.
"I learned to breathe from the end of an air hose," Browning said. "It was like if you're in the backyard and have a hose running. You drink what you want and let the rest spill out."
To film underwater is one thing, but to do so wearing a giant fish costume is an entirely different trial. It was one that Browning braved and found that it actually helped his performance.
"It was cumbersome at first," said Browning. "When I first put it on, it seemed awkward and clumsy. But, once I got into the movie, I forgot I had it on. I became the creature."
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