Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Barbara Peters

Writers:

Frank Arnold (story) and
Martin B. Cohen (story) ...

Release Date:

May 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

From The Caverns Of The Deep... It Strikes!

Plot:

Scientific experiments backfire and produce horrific mutations: halfman, halffish which terrorize a...

Plot Keywords:

Fishing Village | Fishing | Carnival | Mass Murder | Female Degradation

Cast

Doug McClure	...	Jim Hill
Ann Turkel	...	Dr. Susan Drake
Vic Morrow	...	Hank Slattery
Cindy Weintraub	...	Carol Hill
Anthony Pena	...	Johnny Eagle (as Anthony Penya)
Denise Galik	...	Linda Beale
Lynn Theel	...	Peggy Larson
Meegan King	...	Jerry Potter
Breck Costin	...	Tommy Hill
Hoke Howell	...	Deke Jensen
Don Maxwell	...	Dickie Moore
David Strassman	...	Billy
Greg Travis	...	Mike Michaels, Radio Announcer
Linda Shayne	...	Sandy, Miss Salmon
Lisa Glaser	...	Becky

Also Known As:

Humanoids of the Deep
Monster
Monster (Humanoids from the Deep) (UK)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:18 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:(Banned) (1980-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

Fort Bragg, California, USA

Company:

New World Pictures

Trivia:

The green monster footage and fairground destruction were re-shoot material filmed during several very rainy nights in Malibu. Gore video guru Larry Wessel has a bit part murdering a Humanoid in the crowd scenes.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When seen from the outside, Linda's pickup truck clearly has a large center section of the windshield cut out for the camera to do interior shots of Linda inside the truck.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Serial Killing 4 Dummys (2004)

Great Fun

Humanoids From the Deep (1980)

*** (out of 4)

Outrageous sci-fi/horror film about half man/half salmon creatures coming on shore in a small town to kill all the dogs, children and men while mating with all the big breasted women. This here is one of the true treasures from the 1980's horror films and it remains one of the most entertaining "B" films from the genre. The film is a throwback to those sci-fi films of the 1950s with the big exception being that now we get graphic violence, rape, gore and tons of nudity. The story is outrageous but it makes for a great time. The performances are better than expected and the direction is good throughout.