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David Huffman, Marianna Hill, John Saxon, Otis Young, Stefan Gierasch ... see more see more... , Burt Young , Darrell Fetty , Lynne Marta , Eleanor Zee , Lena Pousette , Pamela McMyler , Harriet Medin , Mickey Fox , Ian Abercrombie , Laura Burkett , Mary Jo Catlett , Read Morgan , James Ogg , Lavelle Roby , Bobby Bass

Sun-worshiping Californians are disappearing by the droves at a popular beach hangout, and a pair of extremely gruff detectives (John Saxon and Burt Young) grumble their way through the case until the... read more read more... real culprit is discovered... it seems a giant burrowing sand-monster with a taste for well-tanned human flesh has set up house beneath the surface and has been partaking of beach bums and bunnies, sucking them down to a nasty (but mostly unseen) death. The creature is kept completely concealed until the final minutes, but its triumphant arrival reveals the real reason the filmmakers kept it hidden so long: the dreaded beast looks like a giant artichoke! The potential for campy fun in this premise is defeated by a completely straight, plodding detective story, but at least Saxon and Young turned in enjoyably cranky performances before picking up their checks. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Jeffrey Bloom

Release Date: January 24, 1981

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  • drblood
    August 19, 2007
    drblood
    Anyone who has ever dropped salt down a razorfish hole on the beach will often shudder at the thought of what else could be underneath their feet. "Blood Beach" provided a possible answer to all those imaginative seaside musings back in 1981.
    It also came out at the time when "un... read moreexplained disappearances" were a very popular subject for media attention.
    The market for this film was there and so it was inevitable that it would be made.
    It's not great but this was very much a "Jaws under the sand" for the overly paranoid and is certainly still quite entertaining today.
    Many years had to pass before "Tremors" did it a lot better.
  • threefolddado
    July 2, 2008
    threefolddado
    Not bad, little cheapo horror.
  • DontBlameMeIJustWatchThem
    February 28, 2008
    DontBlameMeIJustWatchThem
    A monster movie without a monster. You only get to see the thing briefly at the end. Skip this and watch Tremors instead.
  • JudgeDeath
    May 25, 2007
    JudgeDeath
    Now where's the DVD for this bad boy!? Great tagline!! The rapist losing his "tool of the trade" kills me.
  • DrMondo
    May 22, 2007
    DrMondo
    A monster movie without a monster. You only get to see the thing briefly at the end. Skip this and watch Tremors instead.

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Michael Dequina
March 8, 2009
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

Let's just say that my favorite scene is where a rapist has his you-know-what eaten by the bloodthirsty beach. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
October 10, 2001
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

This movie sucks! (Unfortunately, you'd have to see the movie to get that joke...) Full Review

Tom Buckley
August 30, 2004
Tom Buckley, New York Times

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Chuck O'Leary
October 9, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

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Emanuel Levy
July 28, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Frank Swietek
July 10, 2004
Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion

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Philip Martin
December 30, 2002
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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