Creature (TV 1998)

An amphibious shark-like monster terrorizes an abandoned secret military base and the people who live on the island it is located on. A marine biologist, as well as several other people, ... See full summary »

Director:

Stuart Gillard

Writers:

Peter Benchley (based on the novel by), Rockne S. O'Bannon (teleplay)

Stars:

Craig T. Nelson, Kim Cattrall, Colm Feore

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Craig T. Nelson	...	Dr. Simon Chase
Kim Cattrall	...	Dr. Amanda Mayson
Colm Feore	...	Adm. Aaron Richland
Cress Williams	...	Tall Man
Michael Reilly Burke	...	Adam Puckett
Michael Michele	...	Tauna
Matthew Carey	...	Maxwell Bishop
Megalyn Echikunwoke	...	Elizabeth
Blu Mankuma	...	Rollie Gibson
John Aylward	...	Ben Madiera
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
Gary Reineke	...	Dr. Ernest Bishop
James Coleman	...	Bobby Tobin
Gandolph St. Clair	...	Dr. Bastien
Kennedy Samuel	...	Nathan

Storyline

An amphibious shark-like monster terrorizes an abandoned secret military base and the people who live on the island it is located on. A marine biologist, as well as several other people, try to stop it before it is too late...

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Plot Keywords:

island | monster | airport | creature | radar | 

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Peter Benchley's Creature

Filming Locations:

St Lucia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Entertainment Distribution LLC, Trilogy Entertainment Group, MGM Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min 60 min (4 episodes) 140 min (compact video) 173 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby (re-recorded in Dolby Surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is based on the Peter Benchley Novel "White Shark". After the TV Movie "Creature" went into production, "White Shark" was re-titled and re-released under the name "Creature" to cash in on the Movie.

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Goofs

Tthe Beretta M9 wasn't developed until 1976 and didn't enter service in the US military until the 90s, where as the beginning of the movie takes place in 1972. Also, the M16 that Peniston had just before letting the Creature's cage go was the A2 model, which wasn't developed until 1981 and didn't enter service until 1983.

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Quotes

Lt. Thomas Peniston: Have we blown your mind, sir?

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Soundtracks

"Shark Calypso"
Written and Performed by Elizabeth Carbé and Jean Pierre Durand

User Reviews

"It wasn't supposed to do that!" - Creature pt 1...

I'm a sucker for monsters, so I decided to check out the first part of this mini-series, and I was marginally impressed. There were intelligent performances from the principles, despite the alteration of the original book's interesting WW2 origins of the creature, their limited dialogue and the stock disbelieving authority figure and local slimeball characters that show up in every other creature feature. Kim Cattrall is not only visually very pleasing, but she is a very skilled actress - hopefully part 2 will allow her to do more than the usual for a woman in a horror movie. As a rehash of a 50's creature-feature I found this fun, but not too taxing on the brain. Stan Winston's creature was nicely designed, but the scale White Shark puppet was incredible (speaking from the point of view of someone with zoological training)! Our titular Antihero moves nicely, though is still a bit too Black-Lagoon-ish. I knew the legs would be there, but I didn't expect them to grow in 20 seconds flat! My hopes are high, but this post-modern prometheus can only get worse when the army show up. I just hop e the Creature puts up a fight. So far, just for rubber work and nostalgic feelings, I'll give it 6 out of 10.