What is Tentacles?
Tentacles is a 1977 horror thriller film directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis and released with the original Italian title Tentacoli.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1977
- Release date
- Feb 25, 1977
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
- Updated
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Tentacles is a 1977 horror thriller film directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis and released with the original Italian title Tentacoli. It stars John Huston, Shelley Winters, Bo Hopkins, Cesare Danova, Delia Boccardo, and Henry Fonda.
The plot follows several people disappearing from and at the sea, with their bodies found gnawed to the skeleton and missing their marrow, leading Dr. Turner to suspect that a tunnel-building company poisoned the environment and caused an octopus to mutate to giant dimensions.
Should you watch it?
“A mutated giant octopus wreaks havoc on a California seaside community in this 1977 horror thriller.”
- Features a cast including John Huston, Shelley Winters, Bo Hopkins, Cesare Danova, Delia Boccardo, and Henry Fonda.
- Directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis.
- Centers on a mystery involving people disappearing from and at the sea with their bodies found gnawed to the skeleton.
- Dr. Turner suspects that tunnel construction beneath the bay poisoned the environment to create the monster.
Watch it if you want to see a 1977 horror thriller featuring a mutated giant octopus and a star-studded cast.
The film combines horror, science fiction, adventure, and action elements with a runtime of 1 hour and 42 minutes.
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It is a 1977 horror thriller directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis featuring notable cast members like John Huston and Henry Fonda.
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The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 42 minutes.
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Tentacles is a feature-length film rather than a television series with episodes.