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The Beast (1996)

The Beast poster
Directed by
Jeff Bleckner
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 2 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 79 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A giant squid goes on a killing spree after its food runs out and its baby is killed. A group of people try to stop the creature before it attacks more victims.

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What happens

The Beast is a 1996 television movie starring William Petersen, Karen Sillas and Charles Martin Smith. Aired in two parts as a miniseries, the movie is based on the 1991 novel Beast by Jaws author Peter Benchley. The film is about a giant squid that attacks and kills several people when its food supply becomes scarce and its offspring is killed. It was filmed primarily in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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