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A giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench to terrorize the North American Pacific Coast.A giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench to terrorize the North American Pacific Coast.A giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench to terrorize the North American Pacific Coast.
Tol Avery
- Navy Intern
- (uncredited)
William Bryant
- Helicopter Pilot
- (uncredited)
Del Courtney
- Naval Asst. Sec. Robert David Chase
- (uncredited)
Roy Engel
- Control Room Officer Ordering Drop Nets
- (uncredited)
Eddie Fisher
- McLeod
- (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
- Merchant Seaman
- (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
- Restaurant Patron
- (uncredited)
Sam Hayes
- Radio Newscaster
- (uncredited)
Jules Irving
- King
- (uncredited)
S. John Launer
- Naval Doctor With Stethoscope
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaKenneth Tobey completes a military trifecta in this movie. In The Thing from Another World (1951) he played an Air Force Captain, in The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) an Army Colonel and in this a Navy Commander.
- GoofsFaith Domergue says toward the end of the movie that another giant octopus attacked in the 12th Century as a result of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. The AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius is the most famous, but in the 12th century it erupted in both 1139 and 1150.
- Quotes
[Prof. Carter pulls an octopus from an aquarium tank]
Prof. John Carter: Here, gentlemen, is your villain.
Naval Asst. Sec. Robert David Chase: It would take an enormous number of those to disable a Navy submarine.
Prof. Lesleyl Joyce: Or just one of enormous size, Mr. Chase.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits rise up out of the ocean waves.
- Alternate versionsOriginally, just before Matthews met Joyce and Carter, there was a freeze frame of him walking in the parking lot. Recent DVD releases smooth this out by adding a flash of sunlight at the appropriate moment.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Giant Claw (1957)
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This is not a creature you'll rub elbows with at Sea World, to say the least. Not after it's done a number on San Francisco and without a wrecking ball in sight. But then if Godzilla can take Tokyo, why not an octopus taking out an American city in big time stop-motion fashion. Okay, it's archaic special effects by today's digital standards, but cutting edge for its time and still a lot of movie fun.
Tobey's a fine underrated actor, perfect as a military type. And Domergue-- Howard Hughes' big squeeze— shows her dewy-eyed stuff as a "women are as good as men" feminist. Actually, it's Curtis, a man, who states that case for the "new woman", though Domergue's aggressive scientist makes a convincing case all by herself. Surprisingly for this type movie, the three share equal time on screen, and it's pretty clear director Gordon's instructions to them are to low-key it, which they do to good effect.
The first atomic submarine, the Nautilus, sailed in mid-1954 to a lot of public interest. No doubt, the producers here were well aware, and wove a crowd-pleasing story around the film version. Then too, mutant monsters had not yet taken over movie screens as they would a few years later. No doubt, the success of this film was parent to many of those creature offspring. Anyway, as these movies go, this is definitely one of the better ones in all departments, (though a couple of romantic scenes could have been easily economized).
In passing—I really like that last scene where our three musketeers get no recognition for their heroics. It's a nice ironic touch. And see if you agree—looks to me like they're about to "break character" at fade-out.
Tobey's a fine underrated actor, perfect as a military type. And Domergue-- Howard Hughes' big squeeze— shows her dewy-eyed stuff as a "women are as good as men" feminist. Actually, it's Curtis, a man, who states that case for the "new woman", though Domergue's aggressive scientist makes a convincing case all by herself. Surprisingly for this type movie, the three share equal time on screen, and it's pretty clear director Gordon's instructions to them are to low-key it, which they do to good effect.
The first atomic submarine, the Nautilus, sailed in mid-1954 to a lot of public interest. No doubt, the producers here were well aware, and wove a crowd-pleasing story around the film version. Then too, mutant monsters had not yet taken over movie screens as they would a few years later. No doubt, the success of this film was parent to many of those creature offspring. Anyway, as these movies go, this is definitely one of the better ones in all departments, (though a couple of romantic scenes could have been easily economized).
In passing—I really like that last scene where our three musketeers get no recognition for their heroics. It's a nice ironic touch. And see if you agree—looks to me like they're about to "break character" at fade-out.
- dougdoepke
- Mar 21, 2010
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- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1(original negative ratio, alternative theatrical ratio)
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