

A bankrupt studio schemes the government to finance a sexploitation mermaids film. Casting couches thus join the already exploitive studio. Meanwhile, the Secretary of State arranges an affair with the studio head's buxom wife Henrietta.
Writing
Script that thinks it's cleverer than it absolutely isn't
Production
Budget so tiny the 'ocean' is probably a pool
Costume
Mermaid outfits that defy physics and dignity
Director
Perry Dell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Candy Samples, who plays Henrietta, was a famous burlesque performer and adult film star—her casting was the film's only honest advertising.
This shameless Jaws ripoff/sexploitation hybrid landed during the brief window when porn-chic and mainstream parody collided in 1970s grindhouse theaters.