A young boy wants to work with a famous creature/fx man but gets more than he bargained when one of the creatures, The Ultra-Gorgon, takes him under his wing. Literally.
Practical Effects
The Ultra-Gorgon puppet is genuinely magnificent nightmare fuel.
Acting
Harry Dean Stanton doing 'eccentric mentor' with zero effort.
Production
Workshop sets you can practically smell the glue in.
Director
Giles Foster
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a Jim Henson Hour episode that got theatrical release in some markets, explaining its odd runtime.
Michael Gambon voiced Ultra-Gorgon before his Hollywood breakthrough, giving the creature surprising gravitas.
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