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.
- Chris Docherty
- (as Helena Makela)
- Deputy Wilson
- (as Leonard C. Lightfoot)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe production spent nearly $1 million on a life-sized replica of a giant octopus, which promptly sank when it was put in the water.
- GoofsAlthough 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...
- ConnectionsFeatured in 31 Days of Horror: Double Feature (2009)
- SoundtracksThe Octopus First Victim
Music by Stelvio Cipriani
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- Also known as
- Der Polyp - Die Bestie mit den Todesarmen
- Filming locations
- Oceanside, California, USA(location)
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1