Octaman

1971
PG
1h 19m

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A team of researchers discovers a strange mutation of man and octopus who proceeds to terrorize them.A team of researchers discovers a strange mutation of man and octopus who proceeds to terrorize them.A team of researchers discovers a strange mutation of man and octopus who proceeds to terrorize them.

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3.3/10

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Trivia
A brief clip from the climactic final attack scene later appeared in the 1985 horror film "Fright Night." In that film Roddy McDowall introduces the scene as being from a fictional movie called "Mars Needs Flesh."

Goofs
Early in the movie as the group is driving in the motor home into what appears to be Mexico, they notice a cheetah, which is only indigenous to Africa and parts of the middle east.

Alternate versions
In Germany, while it was released in cinemas uncut, the Loyal Video VHS release was cut by almost two minutes likely to retain the "Not under 12" rating. Only in the 2010's was the movie released uncut again in Germany, this time on DVD and Blu-ray.

Connections
Featured in It Came from Hollywood (1982)

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6/10

Perfect drive-in heap of trash.

"Octaman" is the Holy Grail of grade-Z monster movie trash.There's the Octaman,an aquatic creature out of Oscar winner Rick Baker's closet walking about and waving his monstrous tentacles...You see,Octaman kills many dumb people by slapping his victims to death in combination with some hideous psychic power that forces you to wrap its rubbery tentacles about yourself and beat yourself with them.I don't care about the plot,because I watched this amusing piece of cow dung for Octaman.Repeat...Octaman!The utterly bizarre lust of an icthyoid creature for a female mammal reminded me "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" written by "Octaman" director Harry Essex.The lighting is awful,the acting is as bad as it gets and the script is trashy,but Octaman steals the show.6 out of 10 for this fearsome monster.