Product Description

Ken Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald CurtisDirectors: Robert Gordon

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #65413 in DVD
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2008-10-13
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Aspect ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Subtitled
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Japanese, Hindi, French, English, Arabic
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds
• Running time: 78 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
It Came from Beneath the Sea appeared two years after Ray Harryhausen unleashed The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms upon New York City. This time the master special-effects creator turned loose a giant (albeit six-armed) octopus on San Francisco, and the result is another enjoyable atom-age adventure that should please fans of vintage science fiction. Kenneth Tobey, who battled The Thing (From Another World) in 1951, stars as a Navy captain pursuing a monstrous octopoid (sextapoid?) after it attacks his atomic sub. After it wreaks havoc with shipping lanes, he tracks the creature to San Francisco for a final showdown. Scripting by George Worthing Yates (Them) and Hal Smith and direction by Robert Gordon are perfunctory at best, which gives the always-reliable Tobey and costar Faith Domergue little to do, but this is Harryhausen's show, and his monster, though the budget was restrained, is still impressive. Younger audiences weaned on digital FX may find this creaky, but nostalgic viewers will enjoy its simple thrills. --Paul Gaita

Synopsis
The action is wet and wild in this sci-fi thriller that pits man and woman against a giant octopus.