Schlock (1973)

Released December 12th in the US.
Filmed in Calfornia.
The story : There has recently been a rash of strange and unexplained murders in the town of Canyon Valley.
The most recent fatalities take the count over 700.
The police are looking for what they refer to as the "Banana Killer" , because at every crime scene there are lots and lots of banana peels left around...
After getting a tip about where to find their killer the police call in the help of Professor Shlibovitz.
He believes they are dealing with a pre-historic king kong or schlock and in front of many people schlock gets away.
Soon schlock is roaming around town , exploring.
Then he meets up with a blind girl named Mindy who believes he is a dog.
She is the very first human he has encountered that has been kind to him , not screaming and running away.
So , as you may have guessed , schlock develops a thing for Mindy.
But when she goes inside the house , schlock becomes bored and lonely and continues to roam around town  , experiencing many things humans do on a regular basis until he can find a women of his own.
Stars Eric Allison , Saul Kahan , Tom Alvich , Richard Gillis , Susan Weiser Finley , Jonathan Flint , Amy Schireson , Gene Fox , John Landis , Joseph Piantadosi , Ralph Baker , Emile Hamaty
Directed by (& story written) John Landis
Rated PG
COMEDY/SCIFI