Octopus 2: River of Fear (2001)

Director:

Yossi Wein

Writers:

Boaz Davidson (story)
Danny Lerner (story)
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Release Date:

1 January 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Out of time...out of breath!

Plot:

Dead bodies are being found in the New York harbor. The police have no clues nor suspects until Nick...

Plot Keywords:

Octopus | Giant Octopus | Captain | Second Part | Reverse Footage

Cast

Michael Reilly Burke	...	Nick Hartfield
Meredith Morton	...	Rachel Starbird
Fredric Lehne	...	Walter (as Fredric Lane)
John Thaddeus	...	Tony
Chris Williams	...	Payton / X-Ray
Stoyan Angelov	...	X-Ray
Paul Vincent O'Connor	...	Capt. Hensley
Clement Blake	...	Mad Dog (as Clement E. Blake)
Duncan Fraser	...	Mayor
Violeta Markovska	...	Anna Lee
Mariya Mihailova	...	Kid
Alexander Kalinov	...	Kid
Kalin Kalinov	...	Kid
Bogomil Kalinov	...	Kid
Mila Atanasova	...	Kid
Andreya Popdimitrova	...	Kid
Peter Vasilev	...	Kid
Miriam Klatman	...	Kid
Naum Shopov	...	Kid
Yoana Pendachanska	...	Kid
Ivailo Nalbantov	...	Kid
Shane Edelman	...	Mayor's Aid
Harry Anichkin	...	Judge (as Haralampi Anichkin)
Maria Slavcheva	...	Old Lady
Peter Kostov	...	Bus Driver
Velizar Binev	...	Hotel Manager
Nikola Dodov	...	Southern Man (as Nikolai Dodov)
Marianne Stanicheva	...	Southern Woman (as Mariana Stanisheva)
Anastasiya Ingelizova	...	Attractive Woman
Scott Coulter	...	Dock Worker #1
Liat Bein	...	Reporter #1
Dimiter Kuzov	...	Tug Boat Captain
Miroslava Bancheva	...	Reporter
Franklin A. Vallette	...	Albert (as Franklin Vallette)
Konstantin Rafailov	...	Little Boy
Rositza Chorbadjiska	...	Mommy (as Rositsa Chorbadjiiska)
Georgi Gatzov	...	Restaurant Manager (as George Gatsov)
Katerina Goranova	...	Police Psychologist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Malina Germanova	...	Party Goer (uncredited)

Directed by
Yossi Wein

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Boaz Davidson		story
Danny Lerner		story
Michael D. Weiss		screenplay

Produced by
Boaz Davidson	....	producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Danny Lerner	....	producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
David Varod	....	producer

Original Music by
Bill Wandel

Cinematography by
Peter Belcher

Film Editing by
Cari Coughlin

Casting by
Abra Edelman
Elisa Goodman

Production Design by
Carlos Silva Da Silva

Art Direction by
Johnny Breedt

Set Decoration by
Valentina Mladenova

Production Management
Bobby Ranghelov	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Mechkoff	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Bogdan Bogdanov	....	carpenter
Nikola Branchev	....	stand-by props
Irena Nikolich	....	painter
Vladimir Petkov	....	carpenter
Rosen Stefanov	....	set dresser
Evgeni Yordanov	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor
Krasimir Shtabekov	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Willie Botha	....	effects supervisor
Jovko Dogandjiski	....	special effects technician
Marten Ruskov	....	special effects
Yana Stoyanova	....	special effect artist

Visual Effects by
John C. Bush	....	computer graphic artist
Michael F. Hoover	....	digital artist
Wes C. Caefer	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Stoyan Angelov	....	utility stunts
Rumen Grigorov	....	utility stunts
Emil Markov	....	utility stunts
Krasimir Mitov	....	utility stunts
Hristo Parvanov	....	utility stunts
Parvan Parvanov	....	stunt coordinator (as Parvan Parvanov-Tsatsata)
Nataliya Stoyanova	....	utility stunts
Emil Tonev	....	utility stunts
Kaloian Vodenicharov	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Nikolai Kostov	....	best boy grip

Editorial Department
Bernhard Larsson	....	assistant editor
Todor G. Todorov	....	colorist

Music Department
Shie Rozow	....	orchestrator

Production Companies

• Martien Holdings A.V.V.
• Nu Image Films

Distributors

• Highlight Video (Germany)
• Kabel 1 (2006) (Germany) (TV)
• Nu Image Films

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MPAA:

Rated R for some language

Runtime:

Germany:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:12 | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Martien Holdings A.V.V.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the school bus is on the street, it is a 16-passenger school van, but when it enters the tunnel, it turns into a 24-passenger school bus. The interior in the tunnel scenes are too large for the smaller van.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Phelous & the Movies: Octopus 2 (#4.5)" (2012)

Giant Octopus meets NYPD Blue!

I liked this movie a lot better then part one until the ending. The acting while not great (remember this is a direct to video movie after all) is a hell of a lot better then the first flick. Furthermore the effects are much better. The Octopus is actually in this movie a lot as opposed to being a minor character in the first flick which dealt with a submarine crew escorting a terrorist back to the U.S.A. Plus the Octopus looks a lot better. While there is really bad CGI effects, most of the effects were utilized with a huge animatronic Octopus as well as various tentacle props giving the Octopus a more solid look rather then BAD painted effects from the first film. HOWEVER the massive Stock footage from part one kinda ruins it after a while, BUT the ending destroyed this movie entirely for me!! To massive amounts of footage of kids singing on a school bus, to a complete and shameless rip-off of the film DAYLIGHT to 15 minutes of kids being rescued from the bus, to a horrible actress pretending to be an old Jewish women to the Octopus getting completely blown to bits only to resurface completely unharmed moments later to 6 different stock footage shots of the Octopus finally blowing up at the end to me scratching my head in disbelief!!