It Came from Beneath the Sea

1955
U
1h 19m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

6.8K

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Donald Curtis, Faith Domergue, and Kenneth Tobey in It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)

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A giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench to terrorize the North American Pacific Coast.A giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench to terrorize the North American Pacific Coast.A giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench to terrorize the North American Pacific Coast.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

6.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Navy Intern
(uncredited)

William Bryant

Helicopter Pilot
(uncredited)

Del Courtney

Naval Asst. Sec. Robert David Chase
(uncredited)

Roy Engel

Control Room Officer Ordering Drop Nets
(uncredited)

Eddie Fisher

McLeod
(uncredited)

Duke Fishman

Merchant Seaman
(uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Restaurant Patron
(uncredited)

Sam Hayes

Radio Newscaster
(uncredited)

Jules Irving

King
(uncredited)

S. John Launer

Naval Doctor With Stethoscope
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Kenneth Tobey completes a military trifecta in this movie. In The Thing from Another World (1951) he played an Air Force Captain, in The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) an Army Colonel and in this a Navy Commander.

Goofs
Faith Domergue says toward the end of the movie that another giant octopus attacked in the 12th Century as a result of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. The AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius is the most famous, but in the 12th century it erupted in both 1139 and 1150.

Quotes
[Prof. Carter pulls an octopus from an aquarium tank]
Prof. John Carter: Here, gentlemen, is your villain.
Naval Asst. Sec. Robert David Chase: It would take an enormous number of those to disable a Navy submarine.
Prof. Lesleyl Joyce: Or just one of enormous size, Mr. Chase.

Crazy credits
The opening credits rise up out of the ocean waves.

Alternate versions
Originally, just before Matthews met Joyce and Carter, there was a freeze frame of him walking in the parking lot. Recent DVD releases smooth this out by adding a flash of sunlight at the appropriate moment.

Connections
Edited into The Giant Claw (1957)

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8/10

One of THE best of the 50's monster films!

Ray Harryhausen's giant octopus is a stop-motion MASTERPIECE!

An excellent film & story!

Trivia: The producer's budget wouldn't allow the creation of an 8-tentacled octopus, so it only has SIX legs (this isn't noticeable, 'cos u think the other two are under water!).

And, the City of San Francisco didn't want the "landmark of their city", the Golden Gate Bridge destroyed (even in miniature!), so the cameras & crew had to be "smuggled" on the actual bridge!

A MUST-SEE film from the 50's !