Clash of the Titans. Dir. Desmond Davis. Perf. Laurence
Olivier and Harry Hamlin. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1981. Videocassette.
Bubo was sent to Perseus, the protagonist in Clash of the
Titans, by Athena to help him in his quest to rescue the princess Andromeda.
This Bubo is a mechanical version of Athena's beloved magical owl of the same
name. He was forged by Hephaestus (the god of metal-working, volcanoes, and
sculptors, son of Zeus and Hera). Bubo was a replacement gift for Perseus after
he loses his helmet of invisibility in Calibos' swamp. Steve Archer animated
the character using stop motion animation. Many observed that Bubo has
similarities to the droid R2-D2 in Star Wars (1977), however, Harryhausen claimed
that Bubo was created before Star Wars was released.
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