Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Sebastian Gutierrez

Writer (WGA):

Sebastian Gutierrez (written by)

Release Date:

2 April 2002 (Canada)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Beatiful, seductive and totally deadly.

Plot:

Two carnies (Sewell and Gugino) abduct a mermaid in Ireland, circa 1900, and decide to transport her to America...

Plot Keywords:

Mermaid | 1900s | Ship | Catatonic | Cigarette Smoking

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Rufus Sewell	...	Angus
Carla Gugino	...	Lily
Jim Piddock	...	Captain Dunn
Reno Wilson	...	Bailey
Mark Aiken	...	Gifford
Fintan McKeown	...	Skelly
Aubrey Morris	...	Mr. Woolrich
Gil Bellows	...	Miles
Rya Kihlstedt	...	Mermaid
Hannah Sim	...	Queen of the Lair
Jon Sklaroff	...	Russian Eddie
David Nott	...	Cook
Dan Hildebrand	...	Christian
Preston Maybank	...	Navy Captain
Brian Sieve	...	Officer Dixon

Also Known As:

She Creature (USA)
War of the Colossal Beast (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, nudity and some violence.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Iceland:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia TriStar Television

Trivia:

Christopher Lee was offered the cameo role of Mr Woolrich.

Movie Connections:

References Night Tide (1961)

Mythological,Erotic,Suspenseful;a purely memorable tale.

I must first qualify my remarks by saying I'm drawn to well made fairy tales and mythological stories adapted to film. This movie was a surprising delight, especially since when I saw it, it was considered a "creature-feature". Only at the very end would the film fit that category. The story is about the legendary tale of a mermaid who ends up on board a ship with its newly acquired owner and his wife. The owner wants to bring the mermaid to a circus type existence; he is totally devoid of any insight into what he is really in possession of. However, his wife does have a sense of a deeper reality and is drawn into an interplay with the mermaid which contains elements of a subtle eroticism. I will say no more about the suspense involved in the film except to say that historically mermaids have a disdain for sailors,and many stories seem to speak of sailors who are lucky enough to come in contact with one, may not necessarily be able to communicate the tale. A truly delightful tale that I would rate highly in its genre.