Barracuda (1978)

Little coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.

Directors:

Harry Kerwin, Wayne Crawford

Writers:

Wayne Crawford (story), Harry Kerwin (story)

Stars:

Wayne Crawford, Jason Evers, Roberta Leighton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wayne Crawford	...	Mike Canfield (as Wayne David Crawford)
Jason Evers	...	Dr. Elliot Snow
Roberta Leighton	...	Liza Williams
Cliff Emmich	...	Deputy Lester
William Kerwin	...	Sheriff Ben Williams
Bert Freed	...	Papa Jack
Harry Kerwin	...	Goverment Agent #1
Rick Rhodes	...	Goverment Agent #2
Matt King	...	Agent Leaving
Robert G. Noe	...	Hotel Clerk
William Roundebush	...	Boy Student
Denise Taylor	...	Girl Student
Leigh Walsh	...	Girl Student
David Renier	...	Arguing Man on Street
Ray Michel	...	Second Arguing Man

Storyline

Little coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.

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Plot Keywords:

barracuda | ocean | silencer | jail cell | water | 

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Taglines:

You Can Almost Hear The Screams! as the water below becomes a CHURNING DEATHBED of FLASHING TEARING TEETH!

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Lucifer Project

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American General Pictures, Marketing Film, Republic Pictures (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Camera crew reflected in car window.

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Connections

Featured in Grindhouse Universe (2008)

User Reviews

Heart would be displeased

Some hippies team up with a sympathetic sheriff and his bleeding heart daughter to investigate an evil (aren't they all in these movies?) chemical plant who's adversely affecting the native barracudas in this lame "Jaws" clone. The ferocious fish themselves take a surprising backseat plot-wise, the real focus of the movie is some claptrap about a government conspiracy. As that plot is pretty inane, the whole film suffers for it and becomes tediously boring because of it. Co-written and directed by Wayne Crawford, who'd have a later hit with "Valley Girl" and the equally ridiculous but more fun (in it's own campy way)"Snake Island". You would do better to give either of those two a rent and skip this one.

My Grade: D

Dark Sky DVD Extras: Vintage ads for various drive-in food; and Trailers for "Bonnie's Kids" (features nudity), "the Centerfold Girls", "Part-time Wife" (features nudity), "Psychic Killer", & "Eaten Alive". The DVD also comes with 1983's "Please don't eat the babies" (AKA: Island Fury)