Octaman - The beast from below

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Movie
German title Octaman - The beast from below
Original title Octaman
Country of production USA , Mexico
original language English
Publishing year 1971
length 76 minutes
Rod
Director Harry Essex
script Harry Essex
Leigh Chapman
production Michael Kraike
camera Robert Caramico
cut Robert Freeman
occupation

Octaman - The Beast from the Deep is an American film by the screenwriter and director Harry Essex from 1971. In terms of content, the film can be assigned to both the science fiction and horror genres.

The Octaman was played by Read Morgan , his costume was designed by the makeup artist Rick Baker , who was still at the beginning of his career.

The film was shot in the USA and Mexico.

action

While studying the radioactive contamination of water, the scientist Ricardo Torres discovers a new species of octopus. Torres suspects a connection between the origin of the mutation and the contamination of the water. Legends also tell of a giant octopus, the Octaman, who is said to roam the area and is able to leave the water to attack people.

Torres and his team try to track down the Octaman and capture him, which they succeed relatively quickly, but the Octaman is able to free himself and flee.

On the further hunt, the team falls into a trap of Octaman and they are locked in a cave. Contrary to the original intention of only catching the Octaman in order to be able to present him later as an attraction, they finally kill the Octaman.

Premieres

  • Mexico November 3rd 1971
  • Germany March 26th 1976

criticism

The film was panned by critics as a trash film because of its weak plot . In particular, Harry Essex's performance as a director and screenwriter has been criticized.

"That Harry Essex, as a screenwriter, played a major role in Jack Arnold's danger from space in 1953 is hard to believe after Octaman "

- Lexicon of Science Fiction Films

"Maybe the biggest nonsense cinema of the year"

- SF news

Trivia

Pier Angeli died of a medication overdose a few weeks after filming the film.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0067515/
  2. ↑ a b Ronald M. Hahn , Volker Jansen: Lexicon of Science Fiction Films. 720 films from 1902 to 1983. Heyne, Munich 1983 (Heyne-Buch; 01/7236), ISBN 3-453-01901-6 , p. 377.

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