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Actors: Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about It Came From Beneath the Sea |
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On its maiden voyage, an atomic submarine gets tracked and buffeted by a mysterious object or creature that leaves a piece of itself lodged against the sub. Professors Carter (Curtis) and Joyce (Domergue), marine biologists, take two weeks to determine the remnant is the flesh of a giant mollusc, which in the meantime attacks various ships in the north Pacific. When it attacks humans on the coast near Astoria, Oregon, sub commander Pete Mathews (Tobey) and the scientists team up with the military to track it down. A giant octopus, radioactive from nuclear testing and extra hungry because most of its prey avoid its radioactivity, eventually pulls down a section of the Golden Gate bridge and attacks the Embarcadero, and the trio of humans (an uneasy but friendly love triangle) have to find a way to stop it. This 1955 thriller was Ray Harryhausen's next project after "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms": it basically duplicates the plot with slightly better stop-action footage, especially the scenes set in downtown San Francisco.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of It Came From Beneath the Sea |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Giant monster movie?
Yes
Kind of monster
- Giant Monster(s)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) crewcut/very short
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- Bulging muscles
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- average (female)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- animal
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- super strength
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th Century (1950-1970)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Misc settings
- lab
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie
- fearful
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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