The Sea Beast (TV 2008)
"Troglodyte" (original title)

The fishing vessel Solita crosses a storm during the night and the Skipper Will McKenna witnesses a weird creature attacking the crewman Joey. They return to the dock and Will has ... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Ziller

Writers:

Neil Elman, Paul Ziller

Stars:

Corin Nemec, Miriam McDonald, Daniel Wisler

Cast

Credited cast:
Corin Nemec	...	Will McKenna
Miriam McDonald	...	Carly McKenna
Daniel Wisler	...	Danny (as Daniel James Wisler)
Camille Sullivan	...	Arden
Gwynyth Walsh	...	Barbara
Brent Stait	...	Ben
Gary Hudson	...	Sheriff Jay McKenna
Christie Laing	...	Erin
Brandon Jay McLaren	...	Drew
Roman Podhora	...	Roy (as Roman Podhara)
Brock Johnson	...	Hunter #1
Brad Kelly	...	Hunter #2
Lea Coffman	...	Witness
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Douglas Chapman	...	Joey
Lea Kovach	...	Witness

Storyline

The fishing vessel Solita crosses a storm during the night and the Skipper Will McKenna witnesses a weird creature attacking the crewman Joey. They return to the dock and Will has difficulties to pay the amount he owes to the former owner of the boat, Roy. The fish population is reducing in the area and the biologist Arden is investigating the possible causes. Meanwhile, Will's daughter Carly steals the keys of her father's cottage in a nearby island and plans to travel with her boyfriend Danny and their friends Erin and Drew to spend the weekend in the island. However, Drew is murdered by a deep sea predator on the dock and his pieces are found by Will and Arden. Carly, Danny and Erin do not have any news from their friend and travel to the island without Drew. Sooner Erin is murdered by the creature and Danny is bitten by a newborn reptile. Danny and Erin seek shelter in the cabin but they are trapped there by the creatures. In the continent, Will and Arden learn that the deep sea ...

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Plot Keywords:

storm at sea | electrocution | camouflage | invisibility | toxin | 

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Taglines:

The jaws of death just got hungrier

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 June 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sea Beast

Filming Locations:

BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sci-Fi Channel, The, Insight Film Studios, Cinetel Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the opening scenes as the boat is being whipped around by the sea there is no name on the top of the boat. As it pulls in and docks the name SARITA appears on the top of the boat.

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Connections

References Predator (1987)

User Reviews

Another Strange Venture From the Maneater Series

Being a fisherman is a difficult job, particularly during a rough storm. But things can only get worse when a sea beast decides to make your crew its meal. In this small fishing town, the sea beast and his family follow the seamen ashore... to destroy every living thing in their path. How do you stop a creature that you cannot see?

This happens to be another film in the "Maneater" series of films, which started off with vicious animals (blood monkeys, crocs, and more) and has ventured into some strange territory. They recently came out with "Yeti", for example (you can read the review for this on Killer Reviews). And now, the sea beast, formerly titled "Troglodyte" (which is grossly misleading). It's "Jaws" meets science fiction meets "Raptor Island", which is either awesome or horrible depending on how you feel about those three things.

Personally, I love "Jaws" and science fiction has its good points, but "Raptor Island" is a CG piece of offal. Now, to be fair, "Sea Beast" isn't as poorly animated as "Raptor Island", but they fit in the same category. But we've come to expect that from the Maneater series. Cheesy plot, minimal gore (though this one does alright), little or no nudity or cursing. Your basic TV-ready film. And don't get me wrong, if you want an hour and a half of beer-swilling entertainment, this film will fir your needs. But if you try to dissect it, you'll claw your eyes out. It simply doesn't make much sense.

If you want to watch this film, my best recommendation is that you try to catch it on TV or borrow it from a friend or rent it. There is no reason to purchase this film. It doesn't have a lot of replay value, and there are literally no special features (unless you count scene selection). No subtitles, no languages, no audio commentary, nothing. It's about as bare bones as DVDs come, which is rare these days.

Bottom line: cheap, cheesy entertainment. If that's what you're into (and I guess some people are because they keep making these movies), go for it. If you want more substance or a good scare, this is not the film for you. Seriously, watch "Jaws" for the tenth time before you see this if you want a quality man versus fish story.