The read
Audiences rate it 43 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes13%
Audiences rate it 43 points higher than critics do.
171 audience votes
Key crew
- Martin BerkeleyScreenplay
- Jack ArnoldDirector
- Herman SteinOriginal Music Composer
- William LavaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John AgarProf. Clete Ferguson
- Lori NelsonHelen Dobson
- John BromfieldJoe Hayes
- Nestor PaivaCaptain Lucas
- Grandon RhodesJackson Foster
- Dave WillockLou Gibson
- Robert B. WilliamsGeorge Johnson
- Charles CanePolice Captain
- Loretta AgarWoman on Boat (uncredited)
- Bill BaldwinPatrol Boat Dispatcher (voice / uncredited)
- Jere BeeryPhotographer (uncredited)
- Ricou BrowningThe Gill Man (in water) / Lab Technician (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
floridamonsterpanicaquariumoceanmarine biologistamazon rainforestsequelcreaturescientistunderwaterflipping car