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

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)

Trailer

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