The Sea Serpent (1984)
"Serpiente de mar" (original title)

A serpent, created by radioactivity, threatens a Spanish coastal town.

Director:

Amando de Ossorio

Writers:

Amando de Ossorio (story), Amando de Ossorio (screenplay)

Stars:

Timothy Bottoms, Taryn Power, Jared Martin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Timothy Bottoms	...	Pedro Fontán
Taryn Power	...	Margaret
Jared Martin	...	Linares
Ray Milland	...	Profesor Timothy Wallace
Gérard Tichy
Carole James	...	Jill
Jack Taylor	...	Asesino
Víctor Israel	...	Porto
Miguel de Grandy
José Canalejas
Paul Benson
León Klimovsky	...	Dr. Moore
Eduardo Bea
Teresa del Olmo
Alicia González

Storyline

A nuclear detonation in the Atlantic re-animates a prehistoric sea monster. The creature terrorizes the Spanish coastline, attacking swimmers, boats and lighthouses without mercy. A sea captain whose ship was sunk by the monster and an American tourist whose best friend was killed by the beast team up to stop the monster, along with the help of respected oceanographer (Ray Milland).

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Plot Keywords:

monster | lighthouse | nuclear | sea captain | serpent | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Horror

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1987 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Hydra

Filming Locations:

Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constan Films S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was Ray Milland's last theatrical feature.

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Goofs

American air force men in Mission Control are wearing leather jackets and jeans instead of uniforms.

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Connections

Referenced in Amando de Ossorio: el último templario (2001)

User Reviews

Simply must be seen to be believed.

A giant, prehistoric hand-puppet is woken-up from it's ancient sleep. It goes on a rampage, destroys a lighthouse, eats/swallows a girl whole, roars at people, then eventually, in true b-movie fashion, is killed. The special effects are third rate, the acting is atrocious, and the plot is as bland as it gets. But the film is still amusing because of just how cheaply made it is.