http://moviemorlocks.com/2007/10/29/carry-on/ MovieMorlocks.com is the official blog for Turner Classic Movies (TCM). No topic is too obscure or niche to be excluded from our film discussions. And we welcome your comments on our blogs and bloggers. Mon, 21 May 2012 13:54:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://moviemorlocks.com/2007/10/29/carry-on/#comment-908 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:28:27 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2007/10/29/carry-on/#comment-908 The first movie title that came to mind when I read your article was Swamp Thing but, after looking it up on the Internet, I realized that the film I was really thinking about was Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954).Happy Halloween fellow Morlocks!

]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2007/10/29/carry-on/#comment-909 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:21:27 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2007/10/29/carry-on/#comment-909 As you say, a fetish, and it was also based on a real fear in the days of colonialism  for the "natives" to revolt and capture European women.

]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2007/10/29/carry-on/#comment-910 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:22:28 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2007/10/29/carry-on/#comment-910 In the Rocky Horror Picture show, there is an homage to that very image toward the film's end when the "monster" (Rocky) takes the fallen mad scientist (Frank) in his arms.  Of course Frank is a cross dressing "sweet transvestite from Transylvania", so it all kind of makes sense.

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