Devil Fish (1984) Shark: Rosso nell'oceano (original title)

Director:

Lamberto Bava

Writers:

Lamberto Bava (additional material)
Gianfranco Clerici (screenplay)
(more)

Release Date:

14 November 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Sink your teeth into pure terror.

Plot:

A marine biologist, a dolphin trainer, a research scientist, and a local sheriff try to hunt down a large sea monster, a shark/octopus hybrid, that is devouring swimmers and fishermen off a south Florida coast.

Plot Keywords:

Sea | Dolphin | Boat | Monster | Sea Monster

Cast

Michael Sopkiw	...	Peter
Valentine Monnier	...	Dr. Stella Dickens
Gianni Garko	...	Sheriff Gordon (as John Garko)
William Berger	...	Prof. Donald West
Iris Peynado	...	Sandra Hayes
Lawrence Morgant	...	Dr. Davis Barker
Cinzia de Ponti	...	Florinda (as Cinthia Stewart)
Paul Branco	...	Miller
Dagmar Lassander	...	Sonja West
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ennio Brizzolari	...	Fisherman (uncredited)
Dino Conti	...	Dr. Bob Hogan (uncredited)
Lisa Frances Rubin	...	Molly (uncredited)
Susan Spafford	...	Sonja West (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Pat Starke	...	Dr. Janet Bates (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Goffredo Unger	...	Fisherman That Loses Leg (uncredited)
Darla N. Warner	...	Dr. Janet Bates (uncredited)

Directed by
Lamberto Bava		(as John Old Jr.)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lamberto Bava		additional material
Gianfranco Clerici		screenplay
Luigi Cozzi		(story) (as Lewis Coates)
Sergio Martino		(story) (as Martin Dolman)
Hervé Piccini		screenplay
Dardano Sacchetti		screenplay

Produced by
Mino Loy	....	producer

Cinematography by
Giancarlo Ferrando		(as John McFerrand)

Film Editing by
Roberto Sterbini		(as Bob Wheeler)

Production Design by
Massimo Antonello Geleng		(as Anthony Geleng)

Set Decoration by
Bill Chappel
Sam Olsen

Costume Design by
Massimo Antonello Geleng		(as Antony Geleng)

Makeup Department
Giuseppe Ferranti	....	makeup artist (as Victor Basil)

Production Management
Sergio Borelli	....	production manager (as Boris Gray)
Lucia Nolano	....	unit manager (as Lucy Nolan)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bruno Mattei	....	assistant director (as Gilbert Roussel)
Goffredo Unger	....	assistant director (as Fredy Unger)

Sound Department
Raffaele De Luca	....	sound (as Ralph Luca)
Gene Luotto	....	post-synchronisation: English version

Special Effects by
Germano Natali	....	special effects
Ovidio Taito	....	creator of the monster shark
Ovidio Talto	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Ennio Brizzolari	....	key grip
Chris Heston	....	assistant camera
Hal Thompson	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Frazier Gould	....	assistant editor
Phil Lovely	....	assistant editor
Massimo Quaglia	....	assistant editor (as Max Quayle)
Max Quayle	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Leonardo Curreri	....	administrator (as Leonard Curren)
Egle Guarino	....	script supervisor (as Egle Sun)
Alessandro Loy	....	production assistant
Monique Roussel	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Filmes International
• Les Films du Griffon
• National Cinematografica
• Nuova Dania Cinematografica

Distributors

• DMV Distribuzione (1984) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Cinema Shares International Distribution (1986) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Les Films Jacques Leitienne (1985) (France) (theatrical)
• Astro Distribution (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Hrisma Video (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
• Vidmark Entertainment (VHS) (as "Devil Fish")
• marketing-film

Also Known As:

"Shark: Rosso nell'oceano" - Italy (original title)
"Devilfish" - USA (video box title)
"Monster Shark" - Philippines (English title)
"Shark: Red on the Ocean" - International (English title) (informal literal title)

Runtime:

90 min | West Germany:85 min (cut version)

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Philippines:PG-13 | Norway:16 (video premiere) (1986) | Hong Kong:IIB

Filming Locations:

Big Cypress Swamp, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

Company:

Filmes International

Trivia:

The film's French title is "Apocalypse dans l'ocean rouge", meaning "Revelation in the Red Ocean."

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Janet continually mispronounces Cretaceous as "Cetaceous".

Quotes:

Doctor:These don't look like the teeth marks of a shark to me.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Devil Fish (#10.11)" (1998)

Is there a real reason why this movie was made?

This movie brings up many question that may plague generations to come. Such as: Did a seven year old edit this movie? What makes the electrician so appealing to two woman? Why did the ultra-skinny dolphin lady seem attractive to Electrician and Beer-Drinking Euro-Tantrum Guy? Why did the US Coast Guard agree to let their helicopters be used in this drek? At least in the MST3K version, we learned that Devil Fish comes with a side of Satanic string beans and Deep-Lucifered potatoes, and that you shouldn't make fun of Blowie the dolphin! If you see this movie anywhere, run! Far, far away!