Rhedosaurus Goes Downtown

The dramatic lighting enhances Ray's build up technique. The deftly placed wrinkles and large scales give the Rhedosaurus more distinctive texture and realism, albeit stylized, than most of Ray's other puppets. And what about that tongue! You don't see that image posted very often.

On the Docks

The Rhedosaurus rampage is about to begin...

The Diving Bell

Rhedosaurus attacks the diving bell.

The Fog Horn

These are probably the most iconic images of the Rhedosaurus. It's a masterpiece of composition and silhouette. The sequence could almost stand alone as a short film. It's self contained, with wide shots of the beast making his entrance, reeking havoc on the old lighthouse and it's crew, and then fading to black as it moans in disappointment. Supposedly Ray had animated it slipping away, leaving the same way it came but the scene had to be cut short.