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« 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.
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« Reply #1 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."


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.
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« Reply #2 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the rubber octopus in that film was stolen from a studio prop department (as shown in Ed Wood); the movie it was originally made for was a John Wayne film called Wake of the Red Witch.

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« Reply #3 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:

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« Reply #4 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...
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« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2009, 12:42:13 AM »
Damn - The pictures didn't work. You can find them here though towards the bottom of the page.
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« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2009, 01:56:45 AM »
Quote from: 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


I'll definitely have to see MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS....
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« Reply #7 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
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« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2009, 06:23:54 AM »
The Beast - though it's a squid.

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Kraken, Tentacles of the Deep - think that was a squid too.

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« Reply #9 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!
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« Reply #10 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.

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« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2009, 02:02:51 PM »
How about Octaman (1971)?  Wink

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And lets not forget Deep Rising (1998)

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« Reply #12 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).

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I recall seeing this exact trailer on late night tv while watching Double Creature Feature!
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« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2009, 04:56:35 PM »
Quote from: 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!


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.
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« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2009, 09:41:08 AM »
Quote from: frank on July 09, 2009, 01:56:45 AM
Quote from: 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


I'll definitely have to see MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS....







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