Directed by:
John SherwoodScreenplay:
Arthur A. RossCinematography:
Maury GertsmanCast:
Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, Leigh Snowden, Gregg Palmer, Ricou Browning, Maurice Manson, David McMahon, Don Megowan, George Sowards, Larry Hudson, Frank ChasePlots(1)
A group of scientists, led by Dr Barton (Jeff Morrow), take a trip into the Florida Everglades to find the sinister Gill Man, capturing him for further medical experiments and to utilise his ability to breathe underwater to further space travel. But the rampaging Gill Man pays the team an unexpected visit and is accidentally set on fire. In saving his life, the deranged Dr Barton discovers that the creature has lung tissue and can be transformed to become more human than fish. Put on display as a freak, the modified creature finds little acceptance in an intolerant world and embarks on a trail of revenge and destruction! (Fabulous Films)
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Poster tagline: ALL NEW UNDERWATER THRILLS!!! TERROR – STALKS THE CITY’S STREETS!! Of course, it doesn't reach the qualities of Creature from The Black Lagoon and Revenge of the Creature by the legendary Jack Arnold, but it doesn't chew on what has already been chewed on and goes its own way. This is especially the idea of Gill-Man's gradual transformation into an Ichthyosapiense, an intermediate stage between a frog-man and a human, when, due to deep burns, Gill-Man loses the ability to use his gills and is dependent only on his lungs, thus becoming useless for underwater life. There are also the already proven attractive underwater shots, often used in the first half, when Gill-Man is played by then diving champion Ricou Browning, of course dressed in a believable costume. In order to prevent the storyline from turning into a dull plot (already successfully used in the first part) in the form of the hunt for the monster-capture-escape of the monster timeline, the creators spiced it up with a somewhat trite love melodrama of the main characters, which leads to a tragic end. The final minutes, leading up to the inevitable suicide, are perhaps the most emotional moment of the entire series.
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