Plankton (Video 1994)

Five teenagers embark on a boating trip off the coast of Florida. The teens get hopelessly lost at sea after they get caught in a fierce storm. Fortunately, the quintet stumble across an ... See full summary »

Director:

Massimiliano Cerchi

Writers:

Richard Baumann (screenplay), Richard Baumann (story)

Stars:

Clay Rogers, Michael Bon, Sharon Twomey

Cast

Cast overview:
Clay Rogers	...	Mike
Michael Bon	...	Bobby
Sharon Twomey	...	Margareth
Laura di Palma	...	Dorothy (as Loren DePalm)
Ann Wolf	...	Julie

Storyline

Five teenagers embark on a boating trip off the coast of Florida. The teens get hopelessly lost at sea after they get caught in a fierce storm. Fortunately, the quintet stumble across an abandoned yacht in the middle of the ocean with a mysterious biology lab on board it. Unfortunately, there are also ferocious mutated prehistoric fish running amok on the yacht. Will any of the teens survive this harrowing ordeal?

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Plot Keywords:

yacht | product placement | laboratory | creature feature | rain | 

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Taglines:

Carnivorous fish that live out of water? Now we know why this ship has no crew!

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, violence and some nudity

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

8 January 2000 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Creatures from the Abyss

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Production Film 82

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Gory, grimy recent Italian "The Thing" ripoff.

Boasting some pretty good Rick Baker-esque special effects and Deran Serafian in a small role, this pretty lame Italian movie deserves some recognition. Cerchi gets some credit for still making gore flicks while most of the other Italian directors (Ruggero Deodato, Sergio Martino, Lamberto Bava, and Enzo G. Castellari) have moved on to lower-key TV movies. As for plankton, it's half Piranha - half The Thing, with people turninging into monsters, raping women, and causing general mayhem. The ultra-grimy, sleazy, and over-sexed feel of the film makes it hard to enjoy. Only available in Italian language work-prints floating around.