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Octaman

  • 1971
  • PG
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
1.2K
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Octaman (1971)
Sci-FiHorror

A team of researchers discovers a strange mutation of man and octopus who proceeds to terrorize them.A team of researchers discovers a strange mutation of man and octopus who proceeds to terrorize them.A team of researchers discovers a strange mutation of man and octopus who proceeds to terrorize them.

  • Director
    • Harry Essex
  • Writer
    • Harry Essex
  • Stars
    • Pier Angeli
    • Kerwin Mathews
    • Jeff Morrow
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.4/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harry Essex
    • Writer
      • Harry Essex
    • Stars
      • Pier Angeli
      • Kerwin Mathews
      • Jeff Morrow
    • 38User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
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    Octaman (1971)
    Octaman (1971)
    Read Morgan in Octaman (1971)
    Read Morgan in Octaman (1971)
    Pier Angeli and Read Morgan in Octaman (1971)
    Octaman (1971)
    Octaman (1971)
    Pier Angeli and Kerwin Mathews in Octaman (1971)
    Octaman (1971)
    Octaman (1971)
    Octaman (1971)
    Pier Angeli and Kerwin Mathews in Octaman (1971)

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    Pier Angeli
    Pier Angeli
    • Susan Lowry
    Kerwin Mathews
    Kerwin Mathews
    • Dr. Rick Torres
    Jeff Morrow
    Jeff Morrow
    • Dr. John Willard
    David Essex
    • Davido
    Jerome Guardino
    Jerome Guardino
    • Johnny Caruso
    Robert Warner
    • Steve Dodd
    Norman Fields
    • Mort Stein
    Jax Jason Carroll
    • Dr. Jameson
    Wally Rose
    • Carlos
    Buck Kartalian
    Buck Kartalian
    • Raul
    Richard Cohen
    • Enrique
    Samuel Peloso
    • Pedro
    Read Morgan
    Read Morgan
    • The Octaman
    • (as The Octaman)
    • Director
      • Harry Essex
    • Writer
      • Harry Essex
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The first film for makeup effects legend Rick Baker.
    • Goofs
      Early in the movie as the group is driving in the motor home into what appears to be Mexico, they notice a cheetah, which is only indigenous to Africa and parts of the middle east.
    • Connections
      Featured in It Came from Hollywood (1982)

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    5/10
    A hall of infamy clunker.
    Screenwriter Harry Essex, who'd worked on such classics as "It Came from Outer Space" and "The Creature from the Black Lagoon", does his first genre feature as a director in this 1971 schlock favourite that could just as easily have been made in the 1950s. It has that sort of feel to it, and one can believe that this script of his may have been in existence since that decade.

    It's silly fun with an ecological function as scientists working in an unidentified Latin American country seek to prove the effects of radiation on the animal kingdom. As one can clearly see, Essex still had CftBL very much on his brain with the way this ultimately turns into a beauty and the beast tale.

    Well meaning Dr. Rick Torres (fantasy star Kerwin Mathews, looking incredibly serious) and his crew soon run into the almighty Octaman, a humanoid octopus thing shambling along in the way that only men in rubber costumes can do.

    Character actor Read Morgan is the man in the suit, and does what he has to do quite adequately. Co-starring are lovely Pier Angeli (who died during production) as a typical damsel in distress, whose function is to basically scream at the monster and be carried off on more than one occasion, and Jeff Morrow ("This Island Earth", "The Giant Claw") who actually has only one scene as Ricks' associate Dr. John Willard. The supporting cast is mostly made up of unknowns, although Buck Kartalian, as the ill-fated Raul, had a long career in film, doing everything from "Planet of the Apes" to "Please Don't Eat My Mother".

    Octaman himself, limply flopping tentacles and all, is endearing all the way, and represents an early effort for Rick Baker, who designed the costume with Doug Beswick. Essex makes no attempt to reveal the monster a bit at a time, preferring to showcase it every chance he gets. His movie isn't totally without atmosphere and suspense, but it goes on too long and gets too talky. It tends to get boring whenever the monster isn't doing his thing.

    However, it has undeniable bad movie charm that makes it impossible to truly dislike. And in the tradition of "Bride of the Monster", it's a hoot to see the victims of Octaman have to basically kill themselves while fumbling with the fake arms. A little bit o' gore here and there is an asset, while in one scene one of the most obvious and unconvincing dummies of all time gets tossed off a cliff. This isn't as much fun as one could want, but lovers of so-bad-it's-good cinema should be moderately entertained.

    Five out of 10.
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    • Nov 4, 2012

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 3, 1971 (Mexico)
    • Countries of origin
      • Mexico
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Oktaman - Die Bestie aus der Tiefe
    • Filming locations
      • Mexico(Stock Footage)
    • Production companies
      • Filmers Guild
      • Heritage Enterprises Inc.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $250,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $280,710
    • Gross worldwide
      • $280,710
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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