Humanoids From The Deep [Roger Corman's Cult Classics]

Humanoids From The Deep [Roger Corman's Cult Classics] Review

Roger Corman is at his best with this low budget escape to the earlier days of sci-fi creature(s) run amok fun. This movie apparently had to be re shot with a second unit adding the topless running scared chicks, gouged and killed off men and slippery slimy nasty female human hunting Humanoids. The extras in the Shout Factory edition explain that after Corman saw the original draft of Humanoids, he was not happy. So in goes a second unit and some good ole creature slicing naked fun for all sci fi lovers. I didnt know what to expect other than the usual campy fun Corman always brings to his flicks. Humanoids didnt disapoint as the explosions, blood and babes running for their collective life kept me watching without a blink. The extras are a must watch as you get a true appreciation for what Corman's crew had to work with (not much) and how they were able to pull it off. Keep n eye on the beauty pageant babe as this is her first film. She fights off the villians but the slime tribe get theirs as Humanoids delivers all I need in a good campy sci fi movie.

Humanoids From The Deep [Roger Corman's Cult Classics] Overview

For The First Time On Home Video, The Complete Uncut Version Of The Cult Classic!

Something evil is happening in the sleepy fishing village of Noyo. Fishlike humanoid creatures, spawned by mutant DNA, begin rising from the ocean looking to mate with the local women. Scientist Susan Drake (Ann Turkel) along with local fisherman Jim Hill (Doug McClure, The Land That Time Forgot) seek to investigate the cause of this invasion of creatures from the ocean floor. But when the annual Salmon Festival begins, some unwanted guests are about to crash the festivities. Also starring Vic Morrow (Message From Space), Cindy Weintraub (The Prowler) and Denise Galik (Dont Answer The Phone).


The film features an early score from Academy Award winning composer James Horner (Avatar, Braveheart, Titanic), who started his career with Roger Corman, and special effects/creature designs by Oscar nominee Rob Bottin (Robocop, The Thing, Se7en, Total Recall).

Bonus Features:

* New High-Definition Transfer Of The Uncut International Version

* Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes

* Trailers, TV And Radio Spots

* Leonard Maltin Interviews Roger Corman On The Making Of The Film
* The Making Of Humanoids From The Deep Featuring New Interviews With Composer James Horner, And Second Unit/Assistant Director James Sbardellati.

* New World Trailers

Humanoids From The Deep [Roger Corman's Cult Classics] Specifications

The peculiar genius of schlock-king Roger Corman is in full bloom with this extremely gory, pointedly offensive homage to 1950s monster movies (with a generous helping of Alien thrown in for good measure), in which a legion of mutated salmon-men terrorize a small town in their search for unwilling female companionship. (Potential viewers should be warned that this movie goes to great lengths to show what earlier films in this genre had only implied.) A guilty pleasure for exploitation fans with a strong stomach and a twisted sense of humor. For what it's worth, director Barbara Peters has claimed that additional shock scenes were inserted by producer Corman without her knowledge. The glop-intensive special effects were devised by Rob Bottin, who later went on to gross out the masses with his work on Seven, Robocop, and John Carpenter's graphic remake of The Thing. --Andrew Wright

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