Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

Director:

Barbara Peters

Writers:

Frank Arnold (story) &
Martin B. Cohen (story) ...

Release Date:

May 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

From The Caverns Of The Deep... It Strikes!

Plot:

Scientific experiments backfire and produce horrific mutations: halfman, halffish which terrorize a...

Plot Keywords:

Fishing Village | Fishing | Carnival | Mass Murder | Female Degradation

Cast

Doug McClure	...	Jim Hill
Ann Turkel	...	Dr. Susan Drake
Vic Morrow	...	Hank Slattery
Cindy Weintraub	...	Carol Hill
Anthony Pena	...	Johnny Eagle (as Anthony Penya)
Denise Galik	...	Linda Beale
Lynn Theel	...	Peggy Larson
Meegan King	...	Jerry Potter
Breck Costin	...	Tommy Hill
Hoke Howell	...	Deke Jensen
Don Maxwell	...	Dickie Moore
David Strassman	...	Billy
Greg Travis	...	Mike Michaels, Radio Announcer
Linda Shayne	...	Sandy, Miss Salmon
Lisa Glaser	...	Becky

Also Known As:

Humanoids of the Deep
Monster
Monster (Humanoids from the Deep) (UK)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:18 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:(Banned) (1980-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

Fort Bragg, California, USA

Company:

New World Pictures

Trivia:

As the film was being finished up, producer Roger Corman felt that the picture needed more sex, and ordered scenes shot that showed the "humanoids" attacking - and, of course, ripping the clothes off of - nubile young women. Director 'Barbara Peeters' refused to shoot the scenes, protesting that they were inserted purely to show gratuitous nudity. Corman fired her and hired another director to shoot the additional footage.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Salmon Queen bashes the skull of one of the sea mutants right after her bikini top is yanked off, she ends up fully topless, but in one shot, her 'beauty pageant' sash and her bikini top strap can be seen on her back.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 4 (1997) (V)

Inverse scattering for CHUDs!

Three hands down, Humanoids from the Deep (H.f.t.D.)is one of the greatest interspecies copulating movies of all time. Believe me, I ought to know! Back when I was in grad school I did some research about inverse scattering to solve the Helmholtz equation. A lot of people don't know it, but you can actually use my results in the detection of subterranean C.H.U.D.s. Now I know what you're thinking -- a C.H.U.D. is a C.H.U.D. and a H.f.t.D. is a H.f.t.D., right? But tell me this -- next time you're roller skiing down the street and you see a guy with a ventriloquist dummy get his head ripped off in a tent just because he was about to get it on with his hot girlfriend on the beach, and then you find out she was impregnated by the otherworldly beast, are you going to pick nits? or just pick your nose and put it in the booger box? I rest my case. My point is this -- C.H.U.D.s, Humnanoids from the Deep -- who cares what you call them -- if you see their scattering support on the beach you'd best hightail your compact balls out of there. Pronto! The other thing that would have made this movie better would be if there was a guy with a gorilla suit in it. They wouldn't even need to hire another guy, they could just let Doug McClure do it. Heck, I could do it myself. It wouldn't be the first time. Once I was wearing my gorilla suit, drinking a nice glass of Barollo, watching Humanoids from the Deep and thats when I got the idea of using the whole inverse scattering thing for subterranean C.H.U.D. detection. THen I thought naah, I gotta do laundry and buy milk and stuff. It's so funny because it's true! So here's my advice: if you love someone, set them free. Then go out and watch Humanoids from the Deep!