Tentacoli (1977)
Director:
Ovidio G. Assonitis
Tagline:
« Deadlier than the teeth of the tiger shark! »
Actors:
Ned Turner
Tillie Turner
Will Gleason
Mr. Whitehead
Vicky Gleason
Rating:
(5’013 votes)
(5’013 votes)
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…
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« Tillie Turner: I'm a very good sailor. If I went in that boat with you, you would certainly win.
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« Little boy: Then we'd need a tornado to move the boat!
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« Tillie Turner: Don't be so smart!
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« Little boy: Mommy, you're plump. There's more to love.
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« Tillie Turner: Oh, sweet-talk me like your father.
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« Tillie Turner: You know… Frank has got a sister.
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« Ned Turner: Frank's got two sisters. One's uglier than the other.
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Trailer:
Tentacles
Runtime:102 minutes
Plots:
A mutated giant octopus wreaks havoc on a California seaside community.
Several people disappear from and at the sea. Their bodies are found gnawed to the skeleton, even the marrow is missing. The scientists have no idea which animal could do such things. Dr. Turner begins to suspect that the company which builds a tunnel beneath the bay might have poisoned the environment and caused an octopus to mutate to giant dimensions. Just at the same time a great sailing regatta with many children is started – among them Turner’s nephew Tommy.
Against the backdrop of unaccountable disappearances at the sunny seaside resort of Ocean Beach, the inquisitive reporter, Ned Turner, arrives at the small town to visit his sister, Tillie, and her ten-year-old son. Before long, a new string of deaths terrorises the city, as a mutated giant octopus preys on unsuspecting swimmers and tourists. Now, it’s up to Ned and the marine biologist, Will Gleason, to shed light on this mystery, and track down the stealthy killer octopus. Does Mr Whitehead, the president of the Trojan construction company, and his underwater tunnel have something to do with the oceanic disturbance? Either way, is there an escape from the tentacles of terror?
