Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

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Humanoids from the Deep
Credits
Title:	Humanoids from the Deep
Genres:	Horror Sci-fi
Directed by:	Barbara Peeters Jimmy T. Murakami
Written by:	Frank Arnold; Martin B. Cohen; William Martin
Produced by:	Martin B. Cohen; Hunt Lowry; Roger Corman
Music by:	James Horner
Cinematography:	Daniel Lacambre
Edited by:	Mark Goldblatt
Production
Distributed by:	New World Pictures
Released:	May, 1980
Rating:	R
Running time:	80 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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Humanoids from the Deep is an independent American film of the science fiction and horror genres. It was directed by Barbara Peeters and written by William Martin based on story concepts by Frank Arnold and Martin B. Cohen. It was produced by Roger Corman and New World Pictures and released in May of 1980. The premise of the film involves a race of undersea fish-man monsters that surface near the fishing community of Noyo and begin savagely slaughtering people while simultaneously seeking to mate with their women. The movie stars Doug McClure as Jim Hill, Ann Turkel as Doctor Susan Drake, Vic Morrow as Hank Slattery, Cindy Weintraub as Carol Hill and Antony Pena as Johnny Eagle.

Cast

Actor	Role
Doug McClure	Jim Hill
Ann Turkel	Doctor Susan Drake
Vic Morrow	Hank Slattery
Cindy Weintraub	Carol Hill
Anthony Pena	Johnny Eagle
Denise Galik	Linda Beale
Lynn Theel	Peggy Larson
Meegan King	Jerry Potter
Breck Costin	Tommy Hill
Hoke Howell	Deke Jensen
Don Maxwell	Dickie Moore
David Strassman	Billy
Greg Travis	Mike Michaels, radio announcer
Linda Shayne	Sandy, Miss Salmon
Lisa Glaser	Becky
Bruce Moette	Jake Potter
Shawn Erler	John Hill
Frank Arnold	Old man
Amy Barrett	Amy
Jo Williams	Herself on piano
Henry T. Williams	Bass
Lyle Isom	Banjo
Jonathan Lehan	Fiddle
Raine Lightner	John Hill
Vincent Prentice	Victim
Kent Adamson	Humanoid killer
Rob Bottin	Humanoid killer
Larry Wessel	Humanoid killer

Notes

• The original working title for this film was Beneath the Darkness. This title was later used for a 2011 psycho-thriller film directed by Martin Guigui and starring Dennis Quaid.

• In European and Japanese releases, the film is known by the title Monster Humanoids from the Deep.

• This film was remade by Concorde-New Horizons as Humanoids from the Deep in 1996, which aired on Showtime Networks.

• Production on Humanoids from the Deep began in October, 1979.

• Humanoids from the Deep was released as a Region 1 DVD by New Concorde on June 15th, 1999.

• Humanoids from the Deep was released on Blu-ray as part of the "Roger Corman's Cult Classics" collection by Shout! Factory on August 3rd, 2010.

• The 30th Anniversary Special Edition DVD release of Humanoids of the Deep was released by Shout! Factory on August 30th, 2010.

• Executive producer Roger Corman is uncredited in the end credit sequence of this film.

• This is the fifth feature film work for director Barbara Peeters and her first horror movie work. It is also her final major film work before moving on to television.

• Many of the more visceral fish-rape scenes were inserted as an eleventh hour change per the mandate of Roger Corman, who felt the movie needed to be kicked up a notch. This was done without the consent or knowledge of director Barbara Peeters. These scenes were filmed by James Sbardellati.

• This is second unit director James Sbardellati's second film work and his first work in the horror genre.

• This is the first feature film work for co-producer Hunt Lowry.

• Barbara Peeters suffered from terminal stage melanoma at the time she was approached by Roger Corman to direct Humanoids from the Deep. Before signing a contract, she needed a medical clearance from the bonding company that insured the film's completion.

• New World Pictures was not part of a trade union even though director Barbara Peeters was a member of the Director's Guild of America. When the DGA caught wind of her involvement with Humanoids from the Deep, they told her to quit. Barbara refused and the union fined her $15,000, which was more than what her income from the film would have been.

• Kent Adamson, who plays one of the humanoid killers, is uncredited for his participation in this film.

• Rob Bottin, who plays one of the humanoid killers, is uncredited for his participation in this film.

• Larry Wessel, who plays one of the humanoid killers, is uncredited for his participation in this film.

• Raine Lightner is a double for baby John Hill. He is uncredited in the movie.

• Actor Vincent Prentice, who plays one of the many victims of the humanoid killers, is uncredited for his participation in this film.

• Writer Frank Arnold makes a cameo appearance in the movie as an old man.

• Scenes of Peggy Larson from this film are incorporated into the 1988 science fiction film Not of This Earth, directed by Jim Wynorski.

Taglines

• "They're not human. But they hunt human women. Not for killing. For mating."

• "From the caverns of the deep... it strikes!"

• "From the ocean depths they strike... to terrorize... to mate... and to kill!"

• "Between Life and Death, There Is... 'Humanoids from the Deep'."

Recommendations

1980s Sci-fi films

2010: The Year We Make Contact Aliens Battle Beyond the Stars E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Flash Gordon Fly, The Fly II, The

Galaxy of Terror Not of This Earth Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Terminator, The Xtro

Roger Corman films

Attack of the Crab Monsters Battle Beyond the Stars Galaxy of Terror

Humanoids from the Deep Not of This Earth Up from the Depths

See also

• Humanoids from the Deep
• Humanoids from the Deep media
• Humanoids from the Deep images
• Humanoids from the Deep miscellaneous

External Links

Humanoids from the Deep at AMG Humanoids from the Deep at IMDB Humanoids from the Deep at TV Guide Humanoids from the Deep at Wikipedia

Humanoids from the Deep at the Terror Trap Humanoids from the Deep at Themoviedb.org Humanoids from the Deep at Rotten Tomatoes Humanoids from the Deep at The Video Graveyard

Keywords

1980s; Cats; Dead animals; Dogs; Eaten alive; Female frontal nudity; Female topless nudity; Female rear nudity; Gunshot victims; Head injury; Mild profanity; Monster rape; Rape; Scientific experimentation

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