Two people (Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies) unwittingly free a mad military scientist's (Kevin McCarthy) mutant fish near a summer camp and resort lake.
Release Date: August 3rd, 1978
DVD Release Date: October 26th, 1999
R |1 hr 32 min
Plot SummaryTwo people (Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies) unwittingly free a mad military scientist's (Kevin McCarthy) mutant fish near a summer camp and resort lake.
Cast: Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies-Urich, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Dick Miller, Barbara Steele, Belinda Balaski, Melody Thomas Scott
Director: Joe Dante
Genres: Horror
Production Co: New World Pictures
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