Tentacles (1977)
- Original title
- Tentacoli
- Directed by
- Ovidio G. Assonitis
- Genre
- horror film, science fiction film, monster film
- Country
- Italy, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 4.6 of 10 from 122 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A giant octopus attacks a seaside resort town. A reporter investigates the missing people and a marine biologist tries to stop the creature, while a corporation may be behind the attacks.
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What happens
Tentacles (Italian: Tentacoli) is a 1977 horror-thriller film directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis and starring John Huston, Shelley Winters, Bo Hopkins, Cesare Danova, Delia Boccardo and Henry Fonda. When numerous people go missing in a seaside resort town, reporter Ned Turner discovers that a rampaging giant octopus is terrorizing the coast. While marine biologist Will Gleason attempts to stop the octopus before more tourists fall victim to the creature, it appears that a corporation may be connected to the cephalopod's murderous behavior. Although the film was intended to cash in on the success of Jaws, Tentacles also bears numerous resemblances to the 1955 science fiction giant monster horror film It Came from Beneath the Sea. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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A Man Called Magnum (1977)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.