Octaman (1971)
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2025-09 to 2026-08
Directors
Harry Essex
Cast
Pier Angeli, Kerwin Mathews, Jeff Morrow, David Essex, Jax Jason Carroll, Jerome Guardino, Robert Warner, Norman Fields, Wally Rose, Samuel Peloso
The story
A scientific expedition to a remote Mexican fishing community, led by Dr. Rick Torres and Susan Lowry, discovers unhealthy amounts of radiation in the local waters. They find a small mutant octopus that can crawl on land.
Genres
Animalhorror, Horror, Monster Film, Sci-Fi, horror film, monster film, science fiction film
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