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Tentacles (1977)
Tentacoli (original title)

PG 92 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller  -   15 June 1977 (USA)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Huston ...
Ned Turner
Shelley Winters ...
Tillie Turner
Bo Hopkins ...
Will Gleason
Henry Fonda ...
Mr. Whitehead, President of Trojan Construction
Delia Boccardo Delia Boccardo ...
Vicky Gleason
Cesare Danova Cesare Danova ...
John Corey
Alan Boyd Alan Boyd ...
Mike
Sherry Buchanan Sherry Buchanan ...
Judy
Franco Diogene Franco Diogene ...
Chuck
Marc Fiorini ...
Don
Helena Mäkelä Helena Mäkelä ...
Jane's Mother
Claude Akins Claude Akins ...
Sheriff Robards
Alessandro Poggi Alessandro Poggi
Roberto Poggi Roberto Poggi
Giancarlo Nacinelli Giancarlo Nacinelli
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Storyline

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. Just at the same time a great sailing regatta with many children is started - among them Turner's nephew Tommy. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>  

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Plot Keywords:

Sea | Ocean | Octopus | Killer Whale | Children  | See more »

Taglines:

It's Turning the Beach ... Into a Buffet! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Der Polyp - Die Bestie mit den Todesarmen See more »

Filming Locations:

Italy See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$750,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany:  | USA:

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's distributor offered theatres a promotional poster that listed several points about octipi - including the fact that they can reach sizes of over 38 feet from arm to arm. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Mike, the trainer of the killer whales, is rehearsing them, he is wearing nothing but a pair of cut-off jeans shorts. When he rewards the whales with some fish, his arm and back are shown as being covered by a white tee-shirt. See more »

Quotes

Ned Turner: Will, I've herad the suckers on a tentacles are like the claws on a tiger.
Will Gleason: Compared to suckers on a tentacle, claws are nothing Mr. Turner.
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Connections

References Buck Rogers (1939) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Octopus First Victim"
Music by Stelvio Cipriani See more »