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...
Acting
Shelley Winters screaming while Oscar winners collect paychecks.
Practical Effects
Giant octopus clearly two guys in a costume having an off day.
Direction
Ovidio G. Assonitis chasing Jaws glory with Italian b-movie energy.
Director
Ovidio G. Assonitis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The octopus was mechanically operated and notoriously malfunctioned, forcing editors to cut around its 'performance.'
Released as Tentacoli in Italy, this was Assonitis's shameless attempt to replicate his own Jaws ripoff success with The Last Shark.
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