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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 67.8 / 100
1977·Action / Adventure / Comedy·1h 42m

TENTACLES

“It's Turning the Beach ... Into a Buffet!”

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...

Above the Line
Ovidio G. Assonitis·DirectorSteven W. Carabatsos·WriterTito Carpi·WriterRoberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli·Director of PhotographyStelvio Cipriani·Original Music ComposerAngelo Curi·Editor
Cast
John Huston·Ned TurnerShelley Winters·Tillie TurnerBo Hopkins·Will GleasonHenry Fonda·Mr. WhiteheadDelia Boccardo·Vicky GleasonCesare Danova·John CoreyAlan Boyd·MikeSherry Buchanan·JudyFranco Diogene·ChuckMarc Fiorini·Don
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Ovidio G. Assonitis·DirectorPeter Shepherd·Assistant DirectorLuciano Palermo·Second Assistant DirectorRuggero Salvadori·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Steven W. Carabatsos·WriterTito Carpi·WriterJerome Max·Writer
Camera· 5
Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli·Director of PhotographyGianni Caramanico·Still PhotographerAlessandro Carlotto·Still PhotographerRoberto Forges Davanzati·Underwater CameraSergio Serantoni·Key Grip
Editing· 3
Angelo Curi·EditorRoberto Curi·Assistant EditorMaria Pia Appetito·First Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Stelvio Cipriani·Original Music ComposerGiancarlo Laurenzi·SoundDavide Magara·SoundPasquale Rotolo·SoundFernando Caso·Sound Effects Editor
Art & Design· 6
Mario Molli·Art DirectionNicoletta Ercole·Costume DesignRaffaele Cristini·Makeup ArtistCinzia Landi·Makeup ArtistGianfranco Mecacci·Makeup ArtistDrew Struzan·Art Designer
Production· 4
Samuel Z. Arkoff·Executive ProducerEnzo Doria·ProducerOvidio G. Assonitis·Executive ProducerAlfio Caponetto·Associate Producer
By the Numbers
67.8
OF 100
Master Score
3.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$3M
ROI 300%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#8A8A8A
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Mood
Eerie, Unsettling, Mysterious
Composition
Centered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features the lower half of two human legs, presumably belonging to a woman, standing on a tiled bathroom floor. Water is splattered on the dark grey ”

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Key Elements
Human LegsBathtubWaterTentaclesTiled Floor
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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