Julie, an American on vacation in Mexico, spots a giant, one-eyed amoeba rising from the ocean, but when she tries to tell the authorities, no one believes her. She finally teams up with a marine biologist in an attempt to destroy it.
Practical Effects
The amoeba looks like a deflated balloon with an eye drawn on.
Production
Roger Corman's first producing credit—future king of schlock born here.
Director
Wyott Ordung
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roger Corman produced this for $12,000, shot it in six days at Laguna Beach, and still turned a profit.
The 'giant amoeba' design came straight from 1950s fears of atomic mutation and unknown ocean depths—basically Godzilla's broke cousin.
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