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Or, I should say, to try
to climb onto the boat.
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Once the suit got waterlogged
it weighed a ton,
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and even the young and strong
Chapman couldn't climb a rope
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with those slippery, wet gloves on
and his suit weighing him down.
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So what they did was get a big
stepladder and put it in the water,
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the top step just below the surface.
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Chapman's walking up the ladder as
he pretends to be climbing the rope.
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But the mistake is, when he
gets scared by the lantern
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and lets go of the rope, you can tell
that he's standing on something.
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When Chapman let go, he should've
dropped into the water like a rock,
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but he stood on the surface for a split
second and then fell off to the side.
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Creature was Jack Arnold's fourth
feature film and his third in 3-D.
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He'd directed It Came from Outer Space
:46:42
and murder drama The Glass Web
with Edward G Robinson.
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Jack Arnold was born on
a kitchen table in Connecticut,
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the son of young Russian immigrants.
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He was raised in New York and began
acting on Broadway in the 1930s.
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In the war, he was a cameraman for
documentary-maker Robert Flaherty.
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After his discharge
he made promotional films
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with titles like Chicken of Tomorrow
for the Agriculture Department,
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while at the same time
continuing to act on stage.
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In 1950, he directed a public-relations film
:47:08
for the International Ladies' Garment
Workers' Union, With These Hands.
:47:12
It starred Broadway actors Sam Levine,
Arlene Francis and Joseph Wiseman.
:47:16
With These Hands went into general
release, became a critical success,
:47:21
and received an Oscar nomination
as best documentary feature.
:47:24
Off of that project,
he was discovered by Universal,
:47:27
who placed him under contract in 1952.
:47:29
As well as the movies he directed,
he also produced and directed for TV,
:47:33
including such series as
It Takes a Thief and Gilligan's Island.
:47:36
He was one of the first major
sci-fi directors, and as a result,
:47:40
his work was, in later years,
honoured at film festivals,
:47:43
in Mill Valley, California,
France, Spain and Brazil.
:47:46
In 1982, Creature from
the Black Lagoon was to be remade
:47:49
in colour and 3-D, a big budget,
and with Jack Arnold at the helm.
:47:53
John Landis brought the project to Arnold.
:47:55
Landis was going to executive
produce, Rick Baker was chosen
:47:58
to furnish the creature, based on the
classic design and make-up effects,