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The Loch Ness Horror

  • 1982
  • PG
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
3.0/10
535
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The Loch Ness Horror (1982)
Monster HorrorAdventureHorror

An increasing number of people are dying mysterious deaths in the dark waters of Loch Ness, victims of the famous monster. But what other mysteries does the Loch hold? What about the monster... Read allAn increasing number of people are dying mysterious deaths in the dark waters of Loch Ness, victims of the famous monster. But what other mysteries does the Loch hold? What about the monster's egg, and the insane scientist who'll do anything to exploit it? What secrets does the s... Read allAn increasing number of people are dying mysterious deaths in the dark waters of Loch Ness, victims of the famous monster. But what other mysteries does the Loch hold? What about the monster's egg, and the insane scientist who'll do anything to exploit it? What secrets does the sunken Nazi plane near the monster's layer hold, and why will the military do anything to c... Read all

  • Director
    • Larry Buchanan
  • Writers
    • Larry Buchanan
    • Lynn Shubert
  • Stars
    • Sandy Kenyon
    • Miki McKenzie
    • Barry Buchanan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.0/10
    535
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Larry Buchanan
    • Writers
      • Larry Buchanan
      • Lynn Shubert
    • Stars
      • Sandy Kenyon
      • Miki McKenzie
      • Barry Buchanan
    • 17User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Sandy Kenyon
    Sandy Kenyon
    • Professor George Sanderson
    Miki McKenzie
    • Kathleen Stuart
    Barry Buchanan
    • Spencer Dean
    Eric Scott
    Eric Scott
    • Brad
    Karey-Louis Scott
    • Fran
    Doc Livingston
    • Jack Stuart
    Stuart Lancaster
    Stuart Lancaster
    • Professor Pratt
    Preston Hanson
    • Colonel Laughton
    Garth Pillsbury
    Garth Pillsbury
    • Sergeant Derek
    David Clover
    • Red
    Pat Musick
    • Ms. Stowall
    Ronald Cohen
    • Shorty
    Don Myshrall
    • Alex Nicholson
    Dee Buchanan
    • Alex's Girl
    Kort Falkenberg
      • Director
        • Larry Buchanan
      • Writers
        • Larry Buchanan
        • Lynn Shubert
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      1CHUDtheBUD

      God Bless Loch Ness

      If it wasn't for Loch Ness we would never see such corny delights about Nessie. Larry Buchanan's take on this Scottish legend is quite entertaining at times as movies about monsters made of plastic can be. The fake is hilarious, the fake Scottish accents are funny. The kill-scenes cracked me up. I also loved the fact that there were more American tourists and Nessie-hunters from Houston, Tx invading Loch Ness then actual locals living there. Still, this film never reaches the cheesy heights the classic trailer promises. Not a total loss though, makes a cool double feature along with THE CRATER LAKE MONSTER (1977).
      5TalesfromTheCryptfan

      Nessie gone wild!

      In the mysterious and beautiful lake of Loch Ness where it's the home of the fabled creature, a couple of Nessie hunters stole the famed monster's egg as the beast goes on the rampage killing people so she can get her egg back.

      Entertaining and damn near hilarious monster movie with bad acting, laughable fake Scottish accents and a incoherent plot. But i think the monster is kinda believable unlike some reviewers which call the Nessie creature in the movie fake looking and there's some amusing sequences with the title beast in them killing people.

      If you like MST3K and b-movies, then this is worth a look for it's a real guilty pleasure of mine.
      1tankdestroyer500

      eh.

      Something strange is happening in Loch Ness. The water is crystal clear, nor cold. A giant robotic plastic monster emerges and kills Scots! What is this movie?! First, I love reading stories about Nessie, sea monsters in general. When i saw this for sale, i thought it was a cheap rip off of jaws. No. It was terrible! The story was pointless, acting was 100% garbage, the only up side was the cool mechanical Nessie they used. It was full of inaccuracy, wrong locations, and bad everything. Not worth your while, just leave it on the shelf (or garbage can) you found it on. On second note, This film was shot in Cailifornia, not Loch Ness, a major diss to Nessie fans.
      1Angel_Meiru

      Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

      OMG, another bad film by Larry Buchanan. That guy did not learn to stop, did he? First, he gives us zero budget sci-fi movies and lies about famous dead people, and now he is exploiting the Loch Ness Monster as being vicious.

      The "plot" is basically about some southerners of the USA pretending to be Scottish camping out at Loch Ness. Alas, out on the fishing hole, oops, I mean lake of Loch Ness, there is a killer inflatable monster that clams itself to be Nessie, going out of its way to kill people for no apparent reason.

      I am surprised that the crew of MST3K never heard of this movie. Yes, it is that bad too.
      3Coventry

      Oy, Nessie! Scare those tourists up their kilts!

      A few buddies and myself have the strange hobby of seeking out really horrendous and utterly obscure (for a good reason) horror flicks and then subsequently watching them under the influence of mind-broadening consumer goods like alcohol and/or soft drugs. Surely a lot of people do this, but they watch movies like the "Godzilla" remake, whereas we torment our eyes and brains with stuff like "The Loch Ness Horror". And, eureka, this is a prototypic bad movie! We open traditionally, with bag pipes music during the opening credits. This is, of course, to emphasize extra to us dumb viewers that the story is supposed to take place in the Scottish highlights and not in director Larry Buchanan's birthplace Texas. For that exact same reason, the cast members are seemingly also instructed to overact tremendously and talk with talk with atrocious accents. The American marine biologist Prof. George Sanderson arrives in Loch Ness with some brand new and highly sophisticated sonar equipment to track down the whereabouts of the legendary monster in the lake. Meanwhile, there are many other parties hanging around the lake, like a group of kids on a Science Camp (what a boring way to spend your vacation), retired army generals looking for a Luftwaffe plane that crashed in the lake during WWII and a bunch of thieves and failed scientists that are steeling the monster's egg. You would think that these numerous sub plots bring some diversity and excitement in the plot, but unfortunately that's not the case. "Loch Ness Horror" is an overall boring flick with only a couple of noteworthy elements. The monster itself, for example, is a delightfully cheesy creation with cute eyes and a smoky breath. His teeth also glow in the dark, which is quite useful when you're dumb enough to go out on a boat ride in the middle of the night. Near the end of the film, the remaining cast members were more interested in the lost Luftwaffe plane than in the monster, so it was about time to wrap it up. "Loch Ness Horror" is carefully recommended in case you're a fan of bad B-movies from the 80's, but be advised that it contains an overload of senseless dialogs and a bizarrely rushed ending that makes it look as if the film suddenly ran out of budget.

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      • Trivia
        The Nessie puppet (just a head on a stick) was later used as Jack the Ripper in one of the "Bullshit or Not?" segments in Amazon Women on the Moon.
      • Goofs
        There are no islands on Loch Ness.
      • Quotes

        Jack Stuart: Oh, forgive an old man's indulgence, I was just thinking of the different paths men choose for themselves, you George the scientist, who would find Nessie, analyze her, scrutinize her, cut her up, write your technical papers, and explain her all away, all in the name of science, perhaps that's good, and you Colonel, destroy her to hide your shameful secret, me, well, I suppose I would leave her be, and not let her mystery unravel for another fourteen-hundred years.

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        Edited from Where Eagles Dare (1968)

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      • Release date
        • May 14, 1982 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Terror en el lago Ness
      • Filming locations
        • Lake Tahoe, California, USA
      • Production companies
        • Clan Buchanan
        • M&M Films
        • Omni-Leasure
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 29m(89 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono

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