Another b&w sci fi horror B-movie, This time around the giant killer animal is a microscopic single-celled amoeba that has overgrown into what resembles a one-eyed octopus. As you may have guessed, the mutation is caused by seeped radiation from an underwater A-bomb test, albeit almost 10,000 km away.
To keep track, so far we've had giant crabs 🦀, giant grasshoppers, a giant Gila monster 🦎, a giant bat 🦇, and a giant amoeba.
As in most such movies, at the center of the action is a pretty blonde woman and a handsome young scientist who fall for each other. In this case, the woman is an American vacationer at an isolated beach 🏝 in Mexico 🇲🇽. The man is an American marine biologist whom, with a colleague, is studying🔬marine life offshore from aboard a small research vessel.
In the waters of a cove that harbors the beach lurks the octopus-like monster. Some locals believe in its existence, but the scientists don't. Our heroine is curious and brazen and begins to dive into deeper waters to investigate.
The movie started off quite well and suspenseful. I started sensing a 5.0 rating. But, half-way through, the production falls flat on its face. The monster surfaces at full moon to snatch a stray cow off the beach. Our heroine sees it and faints but still manages to acquire a scrap of its flesh. The scientists will later become believers when they view a sample from the scrap under the ever-present microscope; and in less than a minute, everything becomes obvious.
It is widely believed that the movie was filmed in 6 days at a budget that may have been as low as $12,000. This may be a key reason why the movie sits with a poor 3.8 rating on IMDb. I couldn't give it anything higher than a 3. It is on YouTube.
I should note, that the movie showcased a single-operator electric submersible built at the time by Aerojet General for the U. S. Navy.
To keep track, so far we've had giant crabs 🦀, giant grasshoppers, a giant Gila monster 🦎, a giant bat 🦇, and a giant amoeba.
As in most such movies, at the center of the action is a pretty blonde woman and a handsome young scientist who fall for each other. In this case, the woman is an American vacationer at an isolated beach 🏝 in Mexico 🇲🇽. The man is an American marine biologist whom, with a colleague, is studying🔬marine life offshore from aboard a small research vessel.
In the waters of a cove that harbors the beach lurks the octopus-like monster. Some locals believe in its existence, but the scientists don't. Our heroine is curious and brazen and begins to dive into deeper waters to investigate.
The movie started off quite well and suspenseful. I started sensing a 5.0 rating. But, half-way through, the production falls flat on its face. The monster surfaces at full moon to snatch a stray cow off the beach. Our heroine sees it and faints but still manages to acquire a scrap of its flesh. The scientists will later become believers when they view a sample from the scrap under the ever-present microscope; and in less than a minute, everything becomes obvious.
It is widely believed that the movie was filmed in 6 days at a budget that may have been as low as $12,000. This may be a key reason why the movie sits with a poor 3.8 rating on IMDb. I couldn't give it anything higher than a 3. It is on YouTube.
I should note, that the movie showcased a single-operator electric submersible built at the time by Aerojet General for the U. S. Navy.