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Release Date:
11 June 2002 (Kuwait) moreTagline:
A Cruise To Hell... morePlot:
During the Cuban Missle Crisis, a Russian sub is sunk while en route to Havana. As the sub goes down... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
A mildly entertaining 'bad monster movie'. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jay Harrington | ... | Roy Turner | |
| Ravil Isyanov | ... | Casper | |
| David Beecroft | ... | Captain Jack Shaw | |
| Carolyn Lowery | ... | Dr. Lisa Finch | |
| Ricco Ross | ... | Brickman | |
| Jeff Nuttall | ... | Henry Campbell | |
| George Stanchev | ... | Salvanto | |
| Martin McDougall | ... | Taylor | |
| Vasil Banov | ... | Captain Varltek | |
| Nikolai Urumov | ... | Helmsman | |
| Krasimer Vankov | ... | Dmitry | |
| Michail Elenov | ... | Sonar-Tech (as Michael Elenov) | |
| Velislaya Stoyanova | ... | Sara | |
| Kristina Krasteva | ... | Maggie | |
| Marianne Stanicheva | ... | Female Captain (as Mariana Stanisheva) |
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Rated PG-13 for violence and action/terror, and for brief sensuality and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
100 min | Germany:95 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.78 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalFilming Locations:
Sofia, BulgariaFun Stuff
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Continuity: During one part of the movie, they have a camera shot across the deck of the cruise ship. In that shot the signature "Whale Tail" of the Carnival Cruise Line is shown. All other pictures of the ship are without that smokestack and do not resemble a Carnival cruise ship. moreSoundtrack:
Un Dia En El Paraiso moreFAQ
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After a reasonably well executed pre-credits sequence, set during the Cuban missile crisis, in which a Russian submarine carrying a toxic cargo is torpedoed by the US, Octopus takes a steep nose dive into the deep waters of ridiculousness from which it never surfaces.
Jay Harrington plays Roy Turner, an inexperienced CIA agent sent on a mission to escort dangerous international terrorist Casper (Ravil Isyanov) to America via nuclear powered submarine. Of course, the trip doesn't exactly go as planned: Casper frequently slips from his bonds, hoping to somehow escape the sub and rendezvous with his evil pals (who have infiltrated the staff of a nearby ocean liner); and a massive tentacled sea monster, the result of the toxic spill 32 years earlier, seems intent on making a meal out of the sub's crew!
From the moment crazy killer Casper (unconvincingly dressed as an old woman selling pastries) carries out his daring attack on an embassy that has a 'come-and-go-as-you-like' approach to security, this daft film becomes the epitome of clichéd B-movie garbage, offering a raft of stereotypical characters, endless predictable action, and totally nonsensical plot development which will have most sane viewers reaching for the off switch, but which should prove to be reasonably enjoyable fare for fans of low-budget, bottom-shelf, STV dreck!
Bolstered by brilliantly unrestrained performances from a dedicated cast seemingly unfazed by the sheer awfulness of the script, and digital special effects scraped from the very bottom of the barrel, Octopus manages to entertain by being unbelievably dumb: before the inevitable climactic showdown between Roy and the sea creature, viewers are treated to several unconvincing punch-ups, an outstanding(ly bad) display of emotional range from Ricco Ross as brave second-in-command Brickman, sexy Caroline Lowery as a feisty female oceanographer (who looks fab in her scanties!), and the unforgettable sight of a giant octopus tentacle piercing the bad guy and pulling his helicopter into the sea!