Gorgo is a 1961 British[1] science fiction monster film directed by Eugène Lourié and starring Bill Travers and William Sylvester.

The crew of a salvage vessel capture the gigantic amphibious sea creature and take it to London for public exhibition.

It results in the creature's much larger mother invading London in search of her offspring, causing catastrophic destruction across the city.

Ryan finds himself intrigued by a relic bearing the image of a creature that Sean calls "Ogra, the sea spirit".

Joe and Sam consult the surly McCartin and discover he has more than archaeological interest when he shows them his stash of illegally salvaged gold relics from the harbour.

Dorkin names the creature "Gorgo", after the gorgon Medusa, before transporting it to a large, enclosed pit for public exhibition in Battersea Park.

When she attacks again in the morning, a Royal Navy destroyer intercepts her, but she proves immune to their weapons and sinks it, killing all aboard.

[citation needed] Gorgo's special effects were achieved by suitmation and miniaturisation, a technique pioneered in the Godzilla films.

The younger Gorgo was smaller than most giant monsters, so the sets around him were built to a larger scale, leading to an enhanced sense of realism.

[citation needed] A reviewer for The Kensington News and West London Times called Gorgo "a sad waste, not of talent, but of opportunity.

[7] Stinson also lamented the camerawork as unimaginative, yet added: "The color is true and rich, though, and the special effects fairly skillful.

Factory was able to license the film again and release the episode on DVD as part of the box set Mystery Science Theater 3000: The 25th Anniversary Edition in 2013.

The plot focuses on the D.M.O.A., a top secret British government agency charged with preventing the return of the monster Gorgo.

Gorgo had presumably influenced several Japanese kaiju productions, such as Gappa: The Triphibian Monster, Spectreman, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, and Gamera the Brave.

Factory released the film on Blu-ray as part of their Mystery Science Theater 3000 25th Anniversary Edition collection, featuring an extended cut of Ninth Wonder of the World: The Making of Gorgo.

In 1967, after the licence to Gorgo expired, Charlton Comics featured a modified version of the character called "Junior" in issue #41 of the series Fightin' Five.

[28] In this story, Captain Universe creates huge versions of toys based on Gorgo and Konga to battle giant monsters that are attacking New York City.

[32] In April 2019, IDW published a book called Ditko's Monsters: Gorgo vs. Konga which collected issues #1 and 13 of the series.