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Tentacoli (1977) -- A prehistoric octopus of monstrous proportions, stirred from its sleep in the North Sea by underwater explosions, migrates to the U.S. Gulf Coast and menaces a seaside community.

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15 June 1977 (USA) more
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Each year 10,000 tourists visit Ocean Beach. This summer Ocean Beach has attracted SOMETHING ELSE! more
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Several people disappear from and at the sea. Their bodies are found gnawed to the skeleton, even the marrow is missing... more | add synopsis
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another JAWS ripoff more (54 total)

Cast

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John Huston ... Ned Turner

Shelley Winters ... Tillie Turner
Bo Hopkins ... Will Gleason

Henry Fonda ... Mr. Whitehead, President of Trojan Construction
Delia Boccardo ... Vicky Gleason
Cesare Danova ... John Corey
Alan Boyd ... Mike
Sherry Buchanan ... Judy
Franco Diogene ... Chuck

Marc Fiorini ... Don
Helena Mäkelä ... Jane's Mother
Claude Akins ... Sheriff Robards
Alessandro Poggi
Roberto Poggi
Giancarlo Nacinelli
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Also Known As:
Tentacles (USA)
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Runtime:
Germany:92 min | USA:102 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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The film's distributor offered theatres a promotional poster that listed several points about octopuses - including the fact that they can reach sizes of over 38 feet from arm to arm. more
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Continuity: When Bo Hopkins is seen suiting up before the final dive scene towards the end of the film, he is wearing a different wetsuit than his stunt double underwater. The diver underwater is wearing a suit with orange stripes on the arms of the suit, but topside, Bo's suit doesn't. 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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Referenced in Aquanoids (2003) more
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The Octopus First Victim more

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another JAWS ripoff, 8 May 2001
6/10

Yes, this one is another cheaply produced flick to capitalize on the market created by THE killer shark movie. The "plot" here concerns a giant octopus eating residents of "Ocean Beach." This is one poor excuse for a movie in the end: The special effects are shoddy, performances are embarrassing, especially considering that there are some big names (John Huston??!?) in this, and overall the movie is terrible. However, to the fan of chessy cinema, this one will not disappoint. I enjoyed this one a lot, but again, don't watch this in a serious mood...if viewed with a straight face, this may well be one of the worst movies of all time. Instead, enjoy it for what it is...another cheesy giant monster flick and pass the popcorn. hehehe.

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