Proteus (1995)

Group of heroin smugglers finds shelter on abandoned oil rig after their ship had exploded. Soon they find that the oil rig was just cover for biological experiment. One of the results is ... See full summary »

Director:

Bob Keen

Writers:

John Brosnan (novel), John Brosnan

Stars:

Craig Fairbrass, Toni Barry, William Marsh

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Craig Fairbrass	...	Alex
Toni Barry	...	Linda
William Marsh	...	Mark
Jennifer Calvert	...	Rachel
Robert Firth	...	Paul
Margot Steinberg	...	Christine
Ricco Ross	...	Buckley
Jordan Page	...	Dr. Carol Soames
Nigel Pegram	...	Dr. Shelley
Doug Bradley	...	Leonard Brinkstone
Johnie Chase	...	Brinkstone's Chinese Guard
Jerry Grayson	...	Brinkstone's Chopper Pilot
Neil Finnighan	...	Brinkstone's Armed Guard (as Neil Finnegan)
Tom Lucy	...	Brinkstone's Armed Guard
Billy Davey	...	Brinkstone's Armed Guard

Storyline

Group of heroin smugglers finds shelter on abandoned oil rig after their ship had exploded. Soon they find that the oil rig was just cover for biological experiment. One of the results is Charlie - shape-shifting monster with ability to absorb the memory of its victims. However, even such creatures have their own bad habits.

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Plot Keywords:

oil rig | heroin | drug addict | oil platform | timebomb | 

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Taglines:

Deep in the ocean, new form of horror is taking a shape...

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, gore and language

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 July 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

A cápaember

Filming Locations:

Three Mills Studios, Three Mill Lane, Bow, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metrodome Films, Wonderful Films PLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Metrotime, a production company formed by Metrodome and the Lifetime Group, were originally set to produce, before the two companies split over creative differences.

User Reviews

Not very good at all...

The movie is about a group of narko-traders, who, after a bad heroin-trade gets their boat blown up in open ocean. They manage to rescue themselves onto an abandoned oil-rig, which turns out to be a scientific research laboratory, where "evil" scientist made experiments on sharks. It has got some nice make-up effects, but the characters has NO depth, and the horror is based on some large shocks. Imagine a weird mix of "Children of the Corn III," "Deep Blue Sea," "The Blair Witch Project" and "Resident Evil." By "wierd" I mean silly. If you have ever seen the movie "Creatures" you'd know what to expect. See it if... someone force you.