The wealthy Dr. William Barton organizes an expedition to the Florida Everglades with the scientists Dr. Thomas Morgan, Dr. Borg and Dr. Johnson to capture the Creature.

The trilogy comes to an end with this feature, the third film in just three years.

I remember going into this film and just not being sure what to expect, I didn’t know where the story was going to go after “Revenge” but my problem is I’m an extremely curious person so of course I had to satisfy that curiosity and watch it.

One thing I will say is that it’s the only really logical way the series could go and it was admittedly a brave move by the studio. In a sense the series tried to reinvent itself at the end and go more down the sci-fi route, though handled very well.

The ‘Gill Man’ is one of my favourite characters and I found it disheartening watching him change. It brought humanity to the character and managed to put the ‘Creature’ into a sympathetic light, something that was well done throughout all three films.

What is plainly obvious is that this had to be the end of the franchise as there was nowhere else to really go with the story without retreading on old ground. I have a lot of respect for the studio for stopping where they did instead of going on and on.

“The Creature Walks Among Us” is a fitting end to the trilogy.

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Miscellaneous facts about the film:

Sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and Revenge of the Creature (1955), and the only one of the three not made in 3-D.

Don Megowan, at 6’9″ (207 cm) was the tallest and heaviest Creature in the series. His Creature wore a shirt and pants to emphasize his muscularity.

Filmed on location at Silver Springs and Wakulla Springs, Florida.

Is considered to be the last of the Universal Classic Monster movies.

The Land Gill Man is played by an actor who is about 6″ taller than the one who plays Underwater Gill Man.

Rex Reason and Jeff Morrow had teamed up previously in another sci-fi classic, This Island Earth, released in 1955, one year before The Creature Walks Among Us. They played scientist Cal Meacham and the mysterious alien Exeter, respectively.

This film completes the tradition of having two actors play the Creature. Ricou Browning, a professional swimmer who was just over 6′ tall, played the Creature in the water in all three films. Ben Chapman, Tom Hennessey, and Don Megowan, all of whom stood at least 6’5″, played the Creature on land. The height differences were never noticed, likely because the underwater scenes made it difficult to determine size.

Inspiration the name of the Misfits 1982 album Walk Among Us. As in ‘Misfits Walk Among Us’.

The scientist on the boat is able to communicate with the divers in clear voice even though none of the drivers are wearing a headset with earphones. Even more telling, the drivers can likewise communicate with the scientist aboard the boat is clear voice even though they are wearing aqua kings with breathing tubes that fit into their mouths, thereby making speaking impossible.

Some early editions of the book series “Movies on TV” by film critic Steven H. Scheuer misidentify the article at the start of the movie title. The movie, with its review appearing alphabetically among thousands, is listed as “Creature Walks Among Us, A” instead of “Creature Walks Among Us, The.” This particular sequel received a rating of only one star out of four.

The boat they are on is named “Vagabondia III” out of San Francisco.