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) (alternative title)
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)

One of a kind gem

Scorsese's mantra 'less money, more power' gets the full workout here as top drawer acting, a compelling story and great visuals all get thrown in a blender to create this clever mini masterpiece. Allegedly shot in 18 days, this made for cabler leaves most so-called theatrical horror movies in the dust by tipping its hat to both Hammer and Lewton in creating a genre all its own: the mermaid pshychological horror movie. Carla Gugino (of Spy Kids and Center Of The World) pulls the whole thing together with an Award-worthy performance, playing one of the sexiest, smartest scream queens ever (with a British accent, no less) and Rufus Sewell's rascally take on her accomplice/betrayer is of equal note. Add to that the stunning Rya Kihlstedt as the creature and you're in creepy movie heaven. It's not usual for movies in this genre to be carried by acting and story, but that's exactly what She Creature does. Stan Winston's monster, Alien's oceanic cousin, is equally impressive.