A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.
Practical Effects
Glorious rubber tentacles that wobble with conviction.
Acting
Treat Williams somehow keeps a straight face. Legend.
Production
The ship set is genuinely impressive for the budget.
Director
Stephen Sommers
Treat Williams
John Finnegan
Famke Janssen
Trillian St. James
Anthony Heald
Simon Canton
Kevin J. O'Connor
Joey Pantucci
Wes Studi
Hanover
Derrick O'Connor
Captain Atherton
Jason Flemyng
Mulligan
Cliff Curtis
Mamooli
Clifton Powell
Mason
Trevor Goddard
T. Ray
Djimon Hounsou
Vivo
Una Damon
Leila
Clint Curtis
Billy
Warren Takeuchi
Radar Man
Linden Banks
Communications Officer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The creature design was originally much more complex until budget cuts forced the infamous 'tentacle POV' approach.
Famke Janssen filmed this right before becoming Bond villain Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye, making 1998 her 'sexy schemer on doomed vessels' year.
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