Island Claws (1980)

A biological experiment in Florida goes awry. The result: 8-foot long land crabs which roar loudly and kill everything in sight.

Director:

Hernan Cardenas

Writers:

Colby Cardenas (story), Hernan Cardenas (story),

Stars:

Robert Lansing, Steve Hanks, Nita Talbot

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Lansing	...	Moody
Steve Hanks	...	Pete Adams
Nita Talbot	...	Rosie
Jo McDonnell	...	Jan Raines
Martina Deignan	...	Lynn
Barry Nelson	...	Dr. McNeal
Tony Rigo	...	Joe
Raymond Forchion	...	Jean (as Ray Forchion)
Dick Callinan	...	Frank Raines
Dolores Sandoz	...	Margarite
Frank Schuller	...	Coy
Mal Jones	...	Ames
John Furey	...	Chuck
Richard O'Barry	...	Charley (as Ric O'Feldman)
Will Knickerbocker	...	Garland

Storyline

A biological experiment in Florida goes awry. The result: 8-foot long land crabs which roar loudly and kill everything in sight.

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | giant animal | biologist | monster | animal attack | 

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Giant Claws

Filming Locations:

Virgina Key, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Please talk through this movie

This was perhaps one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time. Because it was bad (of course!). There is no reason to sit through this movie seriously like you would with "Schindler's List" or even "Fletch". Talk with your friends through it. Laugh. Make comments. PLEASE!!!! The plot involves little crabs ganging up on people and killing a few (the best scene is where all the tiny crabs manage to overturn a trailer home and catch it on fire). There's a giant paper mache-looking crab too, but I wasn't too sure of its purpose. That goes to show how bad this film was. When you don't know why they had the giant crab (it appears on the box! grrrrr! beware humans!), then it's a bad bad movie.