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Gargantua

  • TV Movie
  • 19981998
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
2.9/10
1.2K
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POPULARITY
32,484
2,874
Gargantua (1998)
ActionHorrorSci-Fi
Marine biologist Jack Ellway and his son Brandon are drawn to the Polynesian island of Malau to study the effects of recent seismic activity on the area's marine life. Along with the local d... Read allMarine biologist Jack Ellway and his son Brandon are drawn to the Polynesian island of Malau to study the effects of recent seismic activity on the area's marine life. Along with the local doctor Alyson Hart, they soon become caught up in the investigation of a series of recent d... Read allMarine biologist Jack Ellway and his son Brandon are drawn to the Polynesian island of Malau to study the effects of recent seismic activity on the area's marine life. Along with the local doctor Alyson Hart, they soon become caught up in the investigation of a series of recent drownings with unexpected results. As Jack explores the surrounding ocean for a mysterious ... Read all
IMDb RATING
2.9/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
32,484
2,874
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    • Director
      • Bradford May
    • Writer
      • Ronald Parker
    • Stars
      • Adam Baldwin
      • Julie Carmen
      • Emile Hirsch
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    • Director
      • Bradford May
    • Writer
      • Ronald Parker
    • Stars
      • Adam Baldwin
      • Julie Carmen
      • Emile Hirsch
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    • 34User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Adam Baldwin
    Adam Baldwin
    • Jack Ellway
    Julie Carmen
    Julie Carmen
    • Dr. Alyson Hart
    Emile Hirsch
    Emile Hirsch
    • Brandon Ellway
    Bobby Hosea
    Bobby Hosea
    • Colonel Wayne
    Doug Penty
    Doug Penty
    • Paul Bateman
    Peter Adams
    • Dr. Ralph Hale
    Alexander Petersons
    • Derek Lawson
    Monroe Reimers
    Monroe Reimers
    • President Manny Moki
    Darren Selby
    • Kikko
    Tony Briggs
    Tony Briggs
    • Police Chief
    Puven Pather
    • Naru
    Mae Montero
    • Tari
    Fiona Edwards
    • Girl #1
    Aislinn Crowe
    • Girl #2
    Don Battee
    Don Battee
    • T.J.
    • (as Donald Battee)
    Peter Kent
    • Jace
    Shane Simmons
    • Dak
    Josie Licuanan
    • Kulani
    • Director
      • Bradford May
    • Writer
      • Ronald Parker
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    • Trivia
      This film made its television premiere on the same night that rival project Godzilla (1998) held its advance screenings.
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      Referenced in Adjust Your Tracking (2013)

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    3/10
    Don't be fooled by the box!
    It sounds like the long-lost sequel to WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS (1967) and comes in an ALIEN-style video box, but this is actually a lame kiddie-style tele-movie that debuted on Fox.

    Adam Baldwin is a widowed scientist on the Australian island of Malau with his depressed young son, where illegal DDT dumping results in a variety of mutant creatures. A cute baby salamander monster with big goo-goo eyes makes friends with the son after he feeds him cheese balls. A not-so-nice medium sized one with sharp teeth and horns follows, and a really mean giant mama monster comes searching for her babies and terrorizes the city. Naturally, the military shows up, act as dense as they usually do in these movies and blast the big one. THEN the father shows up!

    I suppose that kids may like it, but the lousy dialogue and nauseating family dramatics will be a bit much for adults to stomach. FX give new meaning to the term "uneven"--the two smaller monsters (either animatronics or CG) aren't bad, but the larger ones are almost on the same level of those old Saturday Matinée GODZILLA flicks.

    And the moral of the story hasn't changed--be nice to giant lizard monsters or they will stomp on you!
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    • May 6, 2003

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    • Release date
      • May 19, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gargantúa
    • Filming locations
      • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
    • Production company
      • Fox Television Studios
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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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