Technical difficulties that the crew faced in bringing this behemoth puppet to life included visible wires, breaking cables, and the squid’s unstable and absorbent body material. However, that staging ended up feeling too peaceful, preventing the squid from coming across as the convincing, menacing creature of the deep it needed to be. Originally, the sequence featuring the squid battle was written to happen at sunset with a deep, red afterglow in the sky. The stage was built to hold a pool of water that ranged from three- to 18-feet deep, and allowed for the large-scale dramatic staging of scenes featuring a full-size deck of the Nautilus clashing with the giant squid. The thrilling scene was filmed at the Disney studio lot in Stage 3, which was constructed specifically with the production of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in mind.
SQUEED INVASION MOVIE
Both challenging to produce and legendary in its creative legacy, the movie is replete with silver-screen action of all kinds, including a terrifying battle between a giant squid and the crew of Captain Nemo’s Nautilus submarine. Infinite Mystery! Unearthly Beauty! Fathomless Oceans! Claimed as “the mightiest motion picture of them all,” 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) is one of the most ambitious films ever created at The Walt Disney Studios. By Francesca Scrimgeour, Walt Disney Archives
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