This picture from Roger Corman's company attracted a lot of criticism for the extra nudity inserted afrer most of the cast thought the film had wrapped. Essentially it's an update on 50s B-movies like The Creature From The Black Lagoon though there's a fair amount of Jaws here too and the "shock" ending is a direct crib from Alien, It does actually need the sexual element because without it the film would be extremely pedestrian. Forget the tiresome sub-plots about Indian rights and economy vs ecology, all you need to know is that here are amphibious monsters who kill the men and rape the women.
Anne Turkel ( as Dr Drake )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Anne was a Jewish girl from New York who studied acting and dance from an early age. She appeared in a 1968 film as a teenager but at 6 foot tall was much more successful at modellng. Her next film role in Call Harry Clown paired her up with Richard Harris and they were soon married. She appeared in a number of films with him despite critical snipes about her acting abilities. The film work largely dried up after they were divorced in 1982 but she continued working in TV to the end of the nineties.
Cindy Weintraub ( as Carol )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
This is the first of only two film roles for Cindy.
Denise Galik ( as Linda )
Sex : No
Death : Burns to death when forced off the road by aliens and her vehicle explodes
Denise took a break from horror after this, her next film being Melvin and Howard
Lynn Theel ( as Peggy )
Sex : Peggy is raped on the beach by one of the humanoids
Death : Survives ( to the final reel at least )
This was Lynn's last horror outing.
Linda Shayne ( as Sandy )
Sex : Sandy loses her top to a humanoid
Death : Uncertain but it's implied she escapes the attack
Linda was a university graduate and a prolific writer. Roger Corman encouraged her to become a writer and director and she gave up acting in 1994.
Lisa Glaser ( as Becky )
Sex : Lisa is preparing for sex with her boyfriend but is raped by a humanoid instead
Death : Becky's fate is uncertain ( probably because her scenes were inserted afterwards)
This is one of LIsa's two film roles.
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