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We've been talking about the recent homage to 50's horror entitled Gorilla, now called Attack of the Gorilla, for a couple of months now; and thanks to the wonders of the Internet, you can watch the flick right now!

From the Press Release

Shot entirely in Ottawa, and fresh from its world premiere screening at The Mayfair Theatre, the retro-style comedy Attack of the Gorilla! has been released via the online portal Vimeo on Demand for purchase or rental.

A comedic salute to 1950's "Monster on the Loose" B-Movies (with modern twists), Attack of the Gorilla! tells the tale of Anna, a young woman who discovers an escaped gorilla is killing her friends and family. Her only hope to stop the beast is booze-hound TV show host Riggs Deardon, who tussled with another gorilla 20 years previously. Anna enlists the help of her sarcastic boyfriend Stephen, Riggs' lost in the Rat Pack-era ex-wife Mimsy,...

We told you about the upcoming homage to 50's horror entitled Gorilla a couple of months ago, and now the filmmakers behind it have shot us over a new one-sheet and news of its Canadian theatrical premiere!

The flick will be playing on July 27th at the Mayfair Theatre in Ottawa, On, Canada.

Directed by Dave Shaw, Gorilla stars Sara Duplancic, Francis Fisk, Paul Washer, Sherry Thurig, and Penu Chalykoff. Dig on the poster, trailer, and more below.

Synopsis

A comedic salute to 1950's "Monster on the Loose" B-Movies (with modern twists). "Late Night Classics presents Gorilla!" tells the story of Anna, a young woman who discovers that an escaped gorilla is killing her friends and family. Her only hope to stop the beast is booze-hound former TV show host Riggs Deardon, who once tussled with a gorilla 20 years previously. Anna enlists the help of her logical yet sarcastic boyfriend Stephen,...

In horror's early days you could find a rabid rampaging gorilla in tons of different horror flicks. If didn't even matter if the movie was about them or whether it actually fit with the goings-on or not. Why? Because the presence of a gorilla is fun.

Filmmaker Dave Shaw knows this all too well and as a result is releasing a frightfully funny homage to the terror tales of yesteryear called, simply enough, Gorilla. Sara Duplancic, Francis Fisk, Paul Washer, Sherry Thurig, and Penu Chalykoff star. Dig on the trailer and more below.

Synopsis

A comedic salute to 1950's "Monster on the Loose" B-Movies (with modern twists). "Late Night Classics presents Gorilla!" tells the story of Anna, a young woman who discovers that an escaped gorilla is killing her friends and family. Her only hope to stop the beast is booze-hound former TV show host Riggs Deardon, who once tussled with a gorilla 20 years previously.

Today’s movies just not doing it for you? Wish they’d be a little more black & white, a little less high-tech, a little less… modern? If you liked The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, you might be interested in two monochrome retro monster movies about a killer gorilla and a giant octopus.

We begin with a movie bold enough to proclaim itself to be In The Tradition Of Jim Wynorski, Fred Olen Ray, And Roger Corman. Undead Backbrain brings us exclusive word on Late Night Classics presents Gorilla!, writer-director Dave Shaw’s loving black & white horror comedy tribute to the lost art of man-in-a-gorilla-suit-on-a-rampage flicks.

Here’s the money quote Shaw told Undead Backbrain:

"With Late Night Classics presents Gorilla!, I've set out to marry the two genres. It's a black-and-white comedy about a young lady who must turn to some Rat Pack-obsessed elders to help stop a gorilla who is attacking all her friends.