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Tentacles

Original title: Tentacoli
  • 1977
  • PG
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
5K
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Tentacles (1977)
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ItalianDark ComedyMonster HorrorActionAdventureComedyHorrorSci-FiThriller

A mutated giant octopus wreaks havoc on a California seaside community.A mutated giant octopus wreaks havoc on a California seaside community.A mutated giant octopus wreaks havoc on a California seaside community.

  • Director
    • Ovidio G. Assonitis
  • Writers
    • Jerome Max
    • Tito Carpi
    • Steven W. Carabatsos
  • Stars
    • John Huston
    • Shelley Winters
    • Bo Hopkins
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    3.8/10
    5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ovidio G. Assonitis
    • Writers
      • Jerome Max
      • Tito Carpi
      • Steven W. Carabatsos
    • Stars
      • John Huston
      • Shelley Winters
      • Bo Hopkins
    • 148User reviews
    • 77Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast32

    John Huston
    John Huston
    • Ned Turner
    Shelley Winters
    Shelley Winters
    • Tillie Turner
    Bo Hopkins
    Bo Hopkins
    • Will Gleason
    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • Mr. Whitehead
    Delia Boccardo
    Delia Boccardo
    • Vicky Gleason
    Cesare Danova
    Cesare Danova
    • John Corey
    Alan Boyd
    • Mike
    Sherry Buchanan
    Sherry Buchanan
    • Judy
    Franco Diogene
    Franco Diogene
    • Chuck
    Marc Fiorini
    Marc Fiorini
    • Don
    Helena Mäkelä
    • Chris Docherty
    • (as Helena Makela)
    Claude Akins
    Claude Akins
    • Sheriff Douglas Robards
    Alessandro Poggi
    • Tommy Turner
    Roberto Poggi
    • Jamie
    Giancarlo Nacinelli
    • Ben Sullivan
    Consolato Marciano
    • Susan
    Philip Dallas
    • Medical Examiner
    Leonard Lightfoot
    • Deputy Wilson
    • (as Leonard C. Lightfoot)
    • Director
      • Ovidio G. Assonitis
    • Writers
      • Jerome Max
      • Tito Carpi
      • Steven W. Carabatsos
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The production spent nearly $1 million on a life-sized replica of a giant octopus, which promptly sank when it was put in the water.
    • Goofs
      Although the title of the film is "Tentacoli" ("Tentacles"), and it is about a murderous giant octopus, octopuses do not have tentacles, they have arms. Scientifically, the definition of "tentacle" is commonly accepted as an elongated structure with suckers at the very tip. A squid normally has two tentacles, along with many arms, but octopuses do not have tentacles.
    • Quotes
      • Will Gleason: [to two killer whales held at sea in a portable tank] I guess you know now why I brought you here... I wanted to tell ya more about it, but there've been many people that died... I've lost a loved one. I need your help more now than ever. I remember the times when I was training ya - people used to call you killers. They used ta call me that on the streets. It doesn't mean nothing. You have more, more love in your heart, more affection than any human being I ever met. But now I... I can't ask anybody else, so I'm asking you to help me kill this octopus. I hope you understand that. I know I'm in your environment. I don't want it this way, but if I release ya and you go away, I want ya to know I'll understand. All right, enough said. I gotta go now. If you feel anything - you talk to me. Make some noises. I know people'll think we're crazy. Maybe we are... Maybe we are...
    • Connections
      Featured in Super Scary Saturday: Tentacles (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      The Octopus First Victim
      Music by Stelvio Cipriani

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 15, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tentáculos
    • Filming locations
      • Oceanside, California, USA(location)
    • Production company
      • Esse Ci Cinematografica
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 42m(102 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • 4-Track Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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