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Octaman is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Harry Essex with Pier Angeli
Octaman (1971)
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Add to a movie listOctaman is a 1971 monster film directed by Harry Essex. It follows an expedition team that becomes the target of a murderous humanoid octopus. The film has gathered a cult following. Future Academy Award Winner Rick Baker created the monster's suit in what appears to be his first (uncredited) motion picture work.
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A scientific expedition to a remote Mexican fishing community, led by Dr. Rick Torres (Kerwin Mathews) and Susan Lowry (Pier Angeli), discovers unhealthy amounts of radiation in the local waters. They find a small mutant octopus that can crawl on land, and Torres travels back to the States to present his findings, hoping to be granted more funding. Reception from the scientific establishment is lukewarm, so Torres makes a deal with Johnny Caruso, a circus owner who is interested in the bizarre mutation as a carny act. After their departure, a humanoid octopus, Octaman, attacks the camp and slaughters the remaining crew.Actors
Pier Angeli
(Susan Lowry)
Kerwin Mathews
(Dr. Rick Torres)
Jeff Morrow
(Dr. John Willard)
Read Morgan
(The Octaman)
David Essex
(The Indian)
Jerome Guardino
(Johnny Caruso)
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