

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
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.