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La Carcagne is not the giant bird in “The Giant Claw”. The bird itself is never named. A French-Canadian farmer misidentifies the giant bird as La Carcagne when he sees it. We are told La Carcagne is a creature from French-Canadian lore that is a woman with the head of a wolf and bat-like wings, and like a banshee is a harbinger of death, so the farmer is convinced he is doomed, which he is soon killed by the giant antimatter space bird . All of this lore is a fabrication for the movie as there are no sources citing such a legend otherwise.
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La Carcagne, also known as the Antimatter Space Buzzard, is the main antagonist of the 1957 American horror film The Giant Claw.
La Carcagne is a gigantic bird-like creature originating from an alternate dimension made entirely of antimatter.
Appearance
La Carcagne resembles a battleship-sized buzzard or vulture. Its neck and legs are devoid of feathers, and its neck appears to be slightly segmented like an accordion spring. The creature's beak curves downward and it filled with numerous rounded teeth. Its eyes are large and have a crazy look to them, and there are numerous giant feathers sticking out of the creature's head.
Powers and Abilities
La Carcagne possesses the following powers and abilities:
- Flight
- Claws
- Teeth
- Antimatter personal force-field
Fate
La Carcagne is killed when a special isotope is fired at it to destroy its force field, allowing it to be taken down by missiles.
Trivia
- The monster, portrayed by a marionette puppet, was originally meant to be portrayed via Ray Harryhausen's legendary stop-motion effects, but budgetary issues kept this from happening.
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