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Plot

It will come as quite a shock to discover the venerable James Earl Jones and José Ferrer slumming in this Greek-lensed ultra-cheapie about a legendary sea creature aroused from centuries of sleep off the shores of a Greek island by an opportunistic American archaeologist (Jones). It seems the beastie's legacy is well known by some of the island's old-timers (namely Ferrer), including the part about appeasing the monster with a virgin sacrifice -- namely the alluring Deborah Shelton. The exotic locations and the presence of the gruff Jones (who apparently saw this as a paid vacation) lend a great deal of production value, but apparently Jones' salary came out of the filmmakers' special-effects budget -- because the feared creature of ancient legend looks like a sock puppet! This film is also known as Red Tide and Demon Lake.
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Horror,Thriller
Run Time:
82min.
Theatrical Release Date:
01/11/2003
DVD Release Date:
06/29/1999
Director(s):
Richard Jefferies
Starring:
James Earl Jones , José Ferrer , Lila Kedrova , Mary Louise Weller , Martin Kove
Themes:
Terror in the Water
Tone:
Creepy,Menacing,Visceral
Keywords:
cannibal,missing-person,monster,ritual,vacation
Language:
English