Little coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.
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Cast
| Wayne Crawford | ... |
Mike Canfield
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Dr. Elliot Snow
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Roberta Leighton | ... |
Liza Williams
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| Cliff Emmich | ... |
Deputy Lester
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William Kerwin | ... |
Sheriff Ben Williams
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| Bert Freed | ... |
Papa Jack
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Harry Kerwin | ... |
Goverment Agent #1
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Rick Rhodes | ... |
Goverment Agent #2
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Matt King | ... |
Agent Leaving
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Robert G. Noe | ... |
Hotel Clerk
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William Roundebush | ... |
Boy Student
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Denise Taylor | ... |
Girl Student
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Leigh Walsh | ... |
Girl Student
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David Renier | ... |
Arguing Man on Street #1
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Ray Michel | ... |
Arguing Man on Street #2
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Jerry Rhodes | ... |
Bubba
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Burt Richards | ... |
Security Guard #1
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Dick Sterling | ... |
Security Guard #2
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Scott Wohrman | ... |
Lobster Fishing Boy
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Bob Hires | ... |
Car Fighting Man
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Elizabeth Michel | ... |
Car Fighting Woman
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| Barbara Keegan | ... |
Maggie Snow
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Justin Byrd | ... |
Male Patient
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Jill Shakoor | ... |
Girl With Dog
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Bob J. Shields | ... |
Floyd
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Scott Avery | ... |
Toby
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Ruth Miller | ... |
Edna
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Will Knickerbocker | ... |
Bill
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| Dan Fitzgerald | ... |
Cook
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| Edmund Lupinski | ... |
Boy on Beach
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Kim Nichols | ... |
Girl on Beach
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Frank Logan | ... |
Sam
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Jerry Albert | ... |
Bubba
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Directed by
| Harry Kerwin | ||
| Wayne Crawford | ... | (underwater scenes) |
Written by
| Wayne Crawford | ... | (story and screenplay) |
| Harry Kerwin | ... | (story and screenplay) |
Produced by
| Wayne Crawford | ... | producer |
| Harry Kerwin | ... | producer |
Music by
| Klaus Schulze | ||
Cinematography by
| Edmund Gibson | ... | (as H. Edmund Gibson) |
Editing by
| Jane McCulley | ||
Editorial Department
| Derek C. Anderson | ... | assistant editor |
Costume Design by
| Barbara Kerwin | ||
Makeup Department
| Barbara Kerwin | ... | makeup artist |
| Elizabeth Lambert | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Emily S. Riddell | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Francis A. Payne | ... | second assistant director |
| Ed Wujciak | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Jere Weaver | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| John Boisseau | ... | sound mixer / sound recordist |
| Bob Wieman | ... | boom operator |
| Robert Fernandez | ... | uncredited |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mike Goad | ... | best boy |
| Charles Hines | ... | gaffer |
| John Partipilo | ... | still photographer |
| Jeffrey Paynter | ... | assistant camera |
| Nik Petrik | ... | key grip |
| Don Schreck | ... | assistant camera |
| Todd Smith | ... | grip |
| Mark Staufer | ... | second assistant camera |
| William Tobin | ... | camera operator (as Bill Tobin) |
| Billy Walsh | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks | ... | music performer: title theme (as The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) |
| Klaus Schulze | ... | music played by |
Script and Continuity Department
| Betty Kerwin | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| John McPhail | ... | production assistant |
| Manfred Menz | ... | presenter |
| Michael Waldfogel | ... | production assistant |
| Patti Watkins | ... | publicist |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Entertainment Film Distributors (1978) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- marketing-film (1978) (West Germany) (theatrical) (Super8 mm)
- Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1978) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Pallas Film (1978) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- New Gold Entertainment (1978) (Italy)
- Hispamex Films (1979) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures (1979) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sacil (1979) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Telefilms Internacional, S.A. (1979) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- marketing-film (1979) (United States) (theatrical) (Super8 mm)
- CBS (1979) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Darelcine (1980) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Ústrední Pujcovna Filmu (1981) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
- Atlantis Video Productions (1984) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Antoniana Home Video (Italy) (VHS)
- Eastern Project (Japan) (VHS)
- Multifilm (Norway) (VHS)
- marketing-film (West Germany) (video)
- RTL Zwei (1998) (Germany) (tv)
- RTL2 (1998) (Germany) (tv)
- 13th Street (2001) (Germany) (tv)
- TV5 Monde (2004) (Germany) (tv)
- Levné Knihy (2007) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Dark Sky Films (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Punto Zero (2008) (Italy) (DVD)
- Silverline TV (2008) (Germany) (tv)
- Eizô Bunka-sha (2017) (Japan) (DVD)
- Orustak Soft (2017) (Japan) (DVD)
- Spaghetti Pictures Italia (2020) (Italy) (video) (vod)
- Franatic (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Mr. Banker Films (2023) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Ryder Sound Services (sound by)
- Westheimer Company (titles)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A top secret government experiment leads to fatal barracuda attacks on the beaches of a small coastal town formerly renowned for its lobster. A marine biologist and sheriff uncover a plot involving a mentally unstable former war-medic pioneering research into hypoglycemia and its effects on human behavior. |
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| Taglines | You Can Almost Hear The Screams! As the water below becomes a churning deathbed of flashing tearing teeth! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,200,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Floyd, the newspaper reporter (Bob J. Shield), was dressed in the exact same style of clothes as worn by Darren McGavin's character Carl Kolchak in the 1974-75 tv series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker", who was also a newspaper reporter in that series. See more » |
| Goofs | A hand can be seen pushing a barracuda past the camera, when Bubba and the security guy go out in the boat and pick up the marine biologist diver from the water - as he's climbing into the boat. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Grindhouse Universe (2008). See more » |
| Quotes |
Floyd:
Hell, boy, I don't think you understand what wegot here - man-eating fish, deadly chemicals polluting the sea, and our own little jerkwater chemical plant is responsible for all of it! See more » |