Tentacles 1977 | (Action, Thriller) John Huston, Shelley Winters, Henry Fonda | Movie

Deadlier than the teeth of the tiger shark!
A mutated giant octopus wreaks havoc on a California seaside community.

Original title: Tentacoli (1977)

This film is available with subtitles in many language options.

Director: Ovidio G. Assonitis
Writers: Jerome Max, Tito Carpi, Steven W. Carabatsos
Stars: John Huston, Shelley Winters, Bo Hopkins, Henry Fonda
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Budget: $5,000,000 (estimated)

0:00 Full Movie
07:16 Mysterious events unfold as characters discuss a tragic accident and underwater experiments.
12:29 A journalist investigates a strange death and encounters a team of divers. Tension rises as they prepare for a dangerous dive.
19:10 Mysterious events unfold at a coastal town, involving a university professor, a businessman, and a sailing race.
28:45 Mystery surrounds a series of events involving a diving accident, a missing child, and unusual radio communications.
35:01 Thrilling events unfold as suspicions arise about responsibility for underwater deaths, leading to a tense confrontation.
46:20 During a boat race, all the boats are sabotaged by a giant octopus and risky experiments.
1:01:41 Mysterious events unfold as characters face unexpected challenges and communication barriers with sea creatures.
1:16:07 Thrilling encounter with dangerous creatures leads to a plea for help and a desperate escape.

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[wondergirl]

Worth a watch just for the stars -- John Huston, Henry Fonda, Claude Akins, Bo Hopkins, Shelly Winters. Lovely ending!

[genewileyopa]

Been awhile since last time I watched this. The old movies just never get old. Thanks for sharing

[KALComm]

Born and raised n San Diego. These are all the places I used to hang out at in the 70's. It's changed quite a bit since then. The good old days...

[diannemiller]

Fantastic suspenseful thriller. Huston definitely a better director😅. Gr8 story. Captivating til the end. Thx for presenting.

[stevethomas]

My ex was on a youth church trip to DC. They were at the national aquarium. A octopus was plastered on the glass, she told the youth pastor “wow, look at the testicles on that thing”!

[YuChiGongG]

FANTASTIC Film, IMHO. Brings back such great memories of that time period. I enjoyed the music immensely. These big stars must have had a riot filming this fantastic film, for a fact.

[hereandthere]

I always like to look at the cars they show in these older movies.

[deborahskinner]

That yachting scene is actually pretty epic. Excellent cinematography and music culminating is a wonderful suspense.

[MrScaryLemonHead]

I love how the mom just WALKS away from her kid in the stroller.

I think the Octopus saved that kid years of damage from poor parenting.

[DcyTHr]

Director: "Stelvio, I need this music score to be really unsettling. We want something eerie, something that really conveys a sense of impending doom..."
*Composer plays upbeat, jaunty piano riff on the medievil sounding Farfisa organ*
Director: "Perfect!"

[mildredpierce]

Thank You For Any Movie With Queen Shelly Winters!!!!

[RandallDenison]

Claude Aikins and Joe Don Baker were everywhere in the 70's and 80's.

[drewrosecrans]

1977 i was ten years old 😁the 70s will always rule 💯

[walternullifidian]

Any movie with Henry Fonda is definitely worth watching, but hell, I'm rooting for the octopus! 🐙 🤣

[RealBigBadJohn]

I haven't seen this, but you can't beat Huston, Winters, and Fonda in ONE movie! ⬅

[arhportfisher]

At 55:00 the light blue Mustang was my best friends from high school. If you look closely you can see the gray primer spots on it. He got paid for his car being an extra in the movie. It was a night time scence, but filmed during the day with filters to make it look like night.

[Solidago-qlcf]

I never cry for the adventure movie, but... this is exellent, everything and everybody - people, music... ❤

[jmromero]

I can think of very few movies Where Claude Akins didn't play a sheriff.

[AndrewSternkern]

The choices they made for this movie regarding the music scores and the sound effects are debatable.

[asfdhp]

My dad bought the videotape of this movie when I was a kid. It scared me so much that I was even afraid of the sound of fast forward function of the recorder afterwards.