The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Directed by Jim O'Connolly
A turn of the century wild west show struggling to make a living in Mexico comes into the possession of a tiny prehistoric horse. This leads to an expedition to the Forbidden Valley where they discover living dinosaurs. They capture one and take it back to be put on display, leading to inevitable mayhem.
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And of course like many of the influenced directors of his ilk, Spielberg adds his fine touches as nods to his favorite films such as the gigantic wooden entrance in to the wilderness in “King Kong,” “The Valley of Gwangi,” and even “Psycho” gets a wink from the master.
I remember my own children, then aged 10, eight and six lapping up Where Eagles Dare back in 1969, the same year they also loved The Valley of Gwangi , the British monster movie by the great special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen , the co-dedicatee of Pacific Rim along with Ishiro Honda, who made the series of Japanese monster flicks that began in the 1950s with Godzilla and Rodan .