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Tentacles (1977)
Directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis
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Overview
Several people disappear from and at the sea. Their bodies are found gnawed to the skeleton, even the marrow is missing. The scientists have no idea which animal could do such things. Dr. Turner begins to suspect that the company which builds a tunnel beneath the bay might have poisoned the environment and caused an octopus to mutate to giant dimensions…
Rated PG | Length 102 minutes
Actors
John Huston | Shelley Winters | Bo Hopkins | Henry Fonda | Delia Boccardo | Cesare Danova | Alan Boyd | Sherry Buchanan | Franco Diogene | Marc Fiorini | Helena Mäkelä | Claude Akins | Alessandro Poggi | Roberto Poggi | Giancarlo Nacinelli | Consolato Marciano | Philip Dallas | Leonard Lightfoot | John White | William Van Raaphorst | Joanne Van Raaphorst | Patrick Mulvihill | Janet Myers | Kristin M. Brekke | Janet Raycraft | Kenneth Lundeen | Rita Real | Alan Scharf | Ross Gordon | Ron Shapiro | Joseph Johnson | George Montage
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/10/2010 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
A film I only saw in bits & pieces as a child I finally watched in its entirety thanks to TCM Underground! Tentacles (1977) is exactly what it implies and given the year you know motivation behind its release. Given the stellar cast (John Huston, Shelley Winters, Bo Hopkins, Henry Fonda, Claude Akins, et al) this isn’t a very good film. But I like it nevertheless. It features a sweet giallo score (even shot in giallo style) but most of the dramatic Killer Whale / Octopus action isn’t captured very well. Still a classic. And damn do I ever want that movie poster!
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