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Gargoyles

Gargoyles

Watch Out! The Gargoyles Are Here

19725.81h 14m

Overview

After receiving word about a mysterious carcass/skeleton unearthed in the Arizona desert, a father and his daughter decide to remove it from the burial grounds for further study. Once they do so, they, as well as the town, are besieged by a colony of gargoyles living in some nearby caverns.

Directed by Bill L. Norton
Written by Elinor Karpf, Steven Karpf
Produced by Rick Rosenberg, Robert W. Christiansen
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Top Cast

Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde

Dr. Mercer Boley

Jennifer Salt

Jennifer Salt

Diana Boley

Grayson Hall

Grayson Hall

Mrs. Parks

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

The Gargoyle

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

James Reeger

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William Stevens

Police Chief

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John Gruber

Jesse

Woody Chambliss

Woody Chambliss

Uncle Willie

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Jim Connell

Buddy

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Timothy Burns

Morris Day

Themes & Keywords

skeletonmonsterparent child relationshipprofessorcavemountaingargoyledemondesertanthropologist

About Gargoyles

Gargoyles is a fantasy, horror, tv movie film released in 1972 exploring themes of skeleton, monster, parent child relationship, professor, cave, mountain. Directed by Bill L. Norton, it stars Cornel Wilde, Jennifer Salt, Grayson Hall. After receiving word about a mysterious carcass/skeleton unearthed in the Arizona desert, a father and his daughter decide to remove it from the burial grounds for further study. Once they do so, they, as well as the town, are besieged by a colony of gargoyles living in some nearby caverns.

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