After Uncle Willie’s killed by the gargoyles, he takes the gargoyle skull and escapes with his daughter. Along the way, he stops by Uncle Willy’s shack of curiosities, and (disbelievingly) sees a gargoyle skeleton. College professor and author, who picks up his daughter at the airport. Mercer Boley ( Cornel Wilde, The Greatest Show on Earth). When we finally see the men in costumes, the illusion’s broken. And when they attack the fleeing car, it’s appropriately frightening. When Uncle Willy’s shack is destroyed, we see little of the creatures doing the destruction. At the beginning of the movie, we see a large winged shadow watching as the protagonists’ car drives by. No insult meant to the wonderful makeup by Stan Winston & Milt Rice. I have to say, I enjoy the gargoyles at the beginning of the movie better. Norton stages the preposterous events with considerable skill (though he shows the gargoyles too often and in too much detail the suits don't stand up to prolongued close examination), and the Carlsbad Caverns climax is a keeper.Gargoyle at the foot of the bed … still scary at this point Boley to return the skeleton — that is, until the head gargoyle (Bernie Casey) takes a romantic interest in her.
That night, the creatures kidnap Diana, intending to use her as a pawn to force Dr. The local police assume that Uncle Willie was murdered by bikers (led by a young Scott Glenn) the Boyles know otherwise, but also know better than to tell the cops that the real killers are gargoyles. The Boyles are pursued by a pack of the creatures, but manage to escape with the bones. It turns out to be the skeleton of an unknown lizard-like creature, but even as they're examining the strange relic, a flying, reptilian creature - a real, live gargoyle - kills the old man. Mercer Boley (Cornel Wilde) and his daughter, Diana (Jennifer Salt), go to Nevada on the strength of old hermit Uncle Willie's (Woody Chambliss) promise to show them something amazing he discovered in the desert. This made for TV movie, which debuted in ABC's "Movie of the Week" slot, remains a cult item by virtue of strong performances and special effects by Stan Winston.
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