Title: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: InformationGeek on July 08, 2009, 08:12:21 PM Yeah, I love killer animal/fish/or what not type of movies and this time I'm interested in seeing how many killer octopi movies are out there. I am already aware of 3 movies. I know about:
Octopus (The one reviewed by Andrew) Octopus 2: River of Fear (The sequel to Octopus and the one I reviewed) Tentacles Outside these 3, can you up with anymore? I know there is some sort of killer octopus in a Ed Wood movie and one that came out in the 40s, but I don't remember any of their names. Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: AndyC on July 08, 2009, 10:08:45 PM It Came From Beneath the Sea featured a Harryhausen stop-motion octopus. However, the producer would only pay enough to animate six arms, so it was technically a "hextapus."
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/It_Came_From_Beneath_The_Sea_poster.jpg) Also, King Kong vs. Godzilla had a very impressive giant octopus for its time, although the octopus wasn't a major part of the movie. Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: Fausto on July 08, 2009, 10:46:17 PM Any versions of 20,000 leagues under the sea, although if I remember correctly that was a squid. In the same family, has tentacles, anyway.
The Ed Wood movie you referred to is Bride of the Monster. Incidentally, the rubber octopus in that film was stolen from a studio prop department (as shown in Ed Wood); the movie it was originally made for was a John Wayne film called Wake of the Red Witch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZbLFXqhbQM Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: Raffine on July 08, 2009, 11:32:40 PM The BRIDE OF THE MONSTER octopus was originally in the John Wayne flick WAKE OF THE RED WITCH.
So there's another one: WAKE OF THE RED WITCH. And MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa7ck5mcd1o Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: roboballs on July 09, 2009, 12:40:15 AM There was a cool scene in Little Hero where Polly Shang Kwan kung-fu fights a bunch of octopuses...
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZEsYAqtq0gw/SjcciIFRe5I/AAAAAAAACTE/TGJDqTbPv0A/s1600-h/lh14.jpg) (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZEsYAqtq0gw/SjccugIXwtI/AAAAAAAACTM/KDriiVMPgIc/s1600-h/lh15.jpg) Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: roboballs on July 09, 2009, 12:42:13 AM Damn - The pictures didn't work. You can find them here (http://diedangerdiediekill.blogspot.com/2009/06/little-hero-taiwan-1978.html) though towards the bottom of the page.
Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: frank on July 09, 2009, 01:56:45 AM The BRIDE OF THE MONSTER octopus was originally in the John Wayne flick WAKE OF THE RED WITCH. So there's another one: WAKE OF THE RED WITCH. And MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa7ck5mcd1o[/url] I'll definitely have to see MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS.... Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: Trevor on July 09, 2009, 06:11:30 AM From my youth, I remember a film called Tentacles ~ I think it was Italian in origin. If I have it right, Henry Fonda was in it. :smile:
Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: Jack on July 09, 2009, 06:23:54 AM The Beast - though it's a squid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1HyiBq6Njw&feature=related# Kraken, Tentacles of the Deep - think that was a squid too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCbySHHPUfY# Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: Newt on July 09, 2009, 06:29:46 AM I suppose Octop***y (1983) does not count? Those little poisonous octopi were deadly - as was Maud Adams!
Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: Raffine on July 09, 2009, 01:44:46 PM There's a killer octopus in BENEATH THE 12 MILE REEF that has the distinct advatage of being backed up by a growling Bernard Herrmann score.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEH2Y_vD7Oc&feature=related Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: hellbilly on July 09, 2009, 02:02:51 PM How about Octaman (1971)? :wink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j6xhFdDxDI And lets not forget Deep Rising (1998) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3xxPF9I_P4 Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: RCMerchant on July 09, 2009, 04:39:50 PM There was a tentacled horror in EQUINOX (1969) that destroys a house.
And-of course-SPACE AMEOBA aka YOG-MONSTER FROM SPACE (1970). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdMupPW8HeQ I recall seeing this exact trailer on late night tv while watching Double Creature Feature! Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: Raffine on July 09, 2009, 04:56:35 PM There was a tentacled horror in EQUINOX (1969) that destroys a house. And-of course-SPACE AMEOBA aka YOG-MONSTER FROM SPACE (1970). [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdMupPW8HeQ[/url] I recall seeing this exact trailer on late night tv while watching Double Creature Feature! There originally was a giant octopus that fought with "Frankenstein-san" in FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD but it was cut out of the final print. Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: Frogger on July 12, 2009, 09:41:08 AM The BRIDE OF THE MONSTER octopus was originally in the John Wayne flick WAKE OF THE RED WITCH. So there's another one: WAKE OF THE RED WITCH. And MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa7ck5mcd1o[/url] I'll definitely have to see MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS.... Added to my wish list. Will order when I have the spare cash... :bouncegiggle: Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: Allhallowsday on July 12, 2009, 11:42:22 AM And let's not forget SH! THE OCTOPUS (1937)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml3RRLYMN5Y&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKahhTgy2DM Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: Fausto on August 04, 2009, 10:57:44 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYdjTrRPPAI
Title: Re: Killer Octopi in Movies: How Many of Them Exist? Post by: venomx on August 05, 2009, 12:55:10 AM How about the killer octopus in the Gooines movie ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLqpxpvgVsg&feature=related Deleted scene, but it does exist . BTW- Good Karma for Fausto, The Calamari Wrestler? Hahahahahaha |