L'isola degli uomini pesce (1979)

Director:

Sergio Martino

Writers:

Sergio Donati (writer)
Cesare Frugoni (screenplay)

Release Date:

June 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Killers from the deep guard the forbidden treasures on . . . Island of Fishmen

Plot:

Aquatic creatures threaten the existence of a mysterious island.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Mysterious Island | Atlantis | Native | Mad Scientist

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Barbara Bach	...	Amanda Marvin
Claudio Cassinelli	...	Lt. Claude de Ross
Richard Johnson	...	Edmond Rackham
Beryl Cunningham	...	Shakira
Joseph Cotten	...	Prof. Ernest Marvin
Franco Iavarone	...	José
Roberto Posse	...	Peter
Giuseppe Castellano	...	Skip
Franco Mazzieri	...	François (as Francesco Mazzieri)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eunice Bolt	...	Samantha (US version)
Charles Cass	...	(US version)
Tom J. Delaney	...	Patterson (US version)
Mel Ferrer	...	Radcliffe (US version)
Cameron Mitchell	...	Decker (US version)

Also Known As:

The Island of the Fishmen (literal English title) (Philippines: English title)
Island of Fishmen (Australia) (poster title)
Island of Mutations
Island of the Fishmen (USA) (DVD title)
Screamers (USA)
Something Waits in the Dark (USA)
The Fish Men

Runtime:

Sweden:93 min | USA:81 min | West Germany:85 min | Finland:99 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:AA | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | USA:R | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dania Film

Movie Connections:

Followed by La regina degli uomini pesce (1995)

Martino's minced Fishmen

I saw this film in a movie theater in Rochester, NY sometime in the mid 80s. I was fascinated by the tag line "You will see a man turned inside-out!" What I saw on the screen really didn't impress me too much, but, considering 15 minutes had been hacked out of it, I'm not surprised at how bad the finished product was.

In the years since then I've learned more and more about European filmmakers such as Martino, Argento, Fulci, Franco and others. In fact, I now have several Martino dvds and have been impressed by his talent. I hope to get my hands on a version of this movie that is truer to the director's vision. I'm sure it couldn't be too much worse than what I saw lo those many years ago.