Movie

Tentacles

1977 · 102 min

A slow, silly creature feature that coasts on B-movie charm and occasional underwater jolts, more goofy than scary.

Tagline: It's Turning the Beach ... Into a Buffet!
Overview: Several people disappear from and at the sea. Their bodies are found gnawed to the skeleton, even the marrow is missing. The scientists have no idea which animal could do such things. Dr. Turner begins to suspect that the company which builds a tunnel beneath the bay might have poisoned the environment and caused an octopus to mutate to giant dimensions...
How it feels: Tense, campy, dark and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Survival, corruption, nature, grief
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
corruption
nature
grief
family
Places: sea
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none