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This gory, scary low-budget shocker from the Roger Corman stable concerns the battle over a salmon cannery in a Pacific Northwest town. Genetically treated salmon escape the plant and are eaten by coe... read more read more...lacanths, who mutate into humanoid monsters with giant craniums and sharp claws. The creatures begin attacking teen couples, killing the boys and mating with the girls (in some pretty graphic monster-rape scenes). Eventually, a bunch of them create total pandemonium at the annual salmon festival. Barbara Peeters directs with flair, Rob Bottin's effects are nauseatingly effective, and the cast is good, especially Vic Morrow as a racist fisherman and Doug McClure as the stalwart hero. An uncompromising shockfest with enough gratuitous blood and nudity to keep fans happy, the film features an Alien-inspired shock ending which still makes viewers jump today. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 21 min.

Directed by: Barbara Peters (II), Jimmy T. Murakami

Release Date: July 3, 1980

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DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001

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  • January 8, 2011
    An okay monster movie, but really it's just an updated version of some 50s B-movies. It's not too bad, but it's not too good either.
  • January 8, 2011
    Chalk full of death nudity and mayhem!
  • September 1, 2008
    Guys in rubber suits terrorize beachgoers and rape young women. Doug McClure fights on stoically.

    Silly, watchable Corman cheapy.
  • August 12, 2010
    Sleazy and unpleasant b-picture made oddly enjoyable due to over-earnest or overly hammy performances and some truly shocking editing. One for curiosity value but little else.
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    March 10, 2012
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    If you don't like Roger Corman produced cinema, then you are not likely to enjoy Humanoids from the Deep. If, on the other hand, you appreciate cheaply made and cheesy yet awesome sci-fi/horror cinema, then you will most likely adore the film. It is a film about fish-monsters f... read morerom the deep who enjoy raping and impregnating teenage girls. If you're still with me after that premise, then I think you will love this craptastic piece of horror cinema.
  • February 20, 2012
    Clocking in at a sleek 80 minutes, this one has all the Corman essentials. Car explosions, house explosions, boat explosions, burning water, topless women, and very long armed horny mutant sea creatures created by the evil corporate cannery. Vic Morrow swills beer, terrorizes a ... read moreNative American hippy and saves two kids from the foam monsters (which is sort of touching considering how he would die soon after). A very bad carnival is ruined by the boardwalk smashing humanoids. And Dr. Susan Drake goes on explorations in a very impractical bathing suit. Plus DOUG MCCLURE who you might remember from such movies as WARLORDS OF THE DEEP or AT THE EARTH'S CORE as well as televisions SIMON AND SIMON or THE FALL GUY! Some passable gore but most notable for the use of a ventriloquist dummy as foreplay device. GROSS.
  • December 31, 2011
    A suprisingly good monster flick. It will never be confused with grade A cinema, but I found this fun and entertaining. Has alot more to offer than the standard B movie.

    Actually manages to get some creepy moments and keep the viewer on edge. Doesn't hesitate to cross the line... read more. In 95% of horror movies, dogs and kids are safe and monsters don't rape people, but this one doesn't shy away. The script and acting are about what you would expect from a Corman picture, but nothing that really distracts you. While the monsters are obviously people in rubber suits, they are actually pretty good. The enlongated arms and fish faces bump the creatures up to quite good for an 80's B-movie.

    The final 20 minutes of the film are pure unadulterated monster movie madness that was exceedingly satisfying for a hardcore monster movie fan such as myself.

    On top of all the monsters and gore are tons of really hot girls who have no qualms about full frontal nudity, which I also found pretty awesome. A must see for B level monster movie fans.
  • June 9, 2011
    So here's a film that puts most 70s / 80s b-films to shame. A race of sea monsters are attacking a small fishing community to mate with the women, and kill the men who stand in their way. The monsters can strip off clothes or rip off skin with a mere touch. Thanks to a gorgeous r... read moreemastered director's cut DVD, the film is plenty gory with fountains of blood, guts, and a fantastic decapitation. The movie defies logic and is filled with moments that will make your head hurt if you try to make sense of it - for example: the decision to dump gasoline in the lake so they can set it on fire. As a cheesy b-grade monster movie however, this sucker is solid gold - tons of skin, blood and laugh-out-loud ridiculousness. The massive climax at the town fair is massive carnage with creative kills and tons of guys in rubber monster suits. I have no idea how this film has eluded me for so long. I cannot recommend this movie highly enough, it's an absolute blast.
  • March 11, 2011
    Sleazy and amazingly low budget, this movie delivers everything you'd expect from a late night creature feature. Well worth owning, these Roger Corman produced films from the 80's continue to provide hours of entertainment to this day.

    Recommended, if you know what you're getti... read moreng into.
  • February 2, 2011
    Black Lagoon-type creatures attack a California fish town. Too much poor Native Indian BS that would be more at home in a Steven Segal film. An abundance of sex and good gore effects (humanoids do like the ladies who are less than willing). I doubt much of the humor was intention... read moreal. All-in-all there's nothing terrible, nothing great...just too many annoying characters and surprisingly a boring feel to it.

Critic Reviews


R. L. Shaffer
October 16, 2010
R. L. Shaffer, IGN DVD

It's easily the best film I've ever seen about an evil woman-raping sea monster. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
September 17, 2010
Scott Weinberg, FEARnet

Even on the Corman scale of quality, Humanoids is a decidedly lesser effort -- but that's not to say you won't have some fun. Full Review

John Beifuss
August 17, 2010
John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Takes the theme of the Julie Adams-lusting 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' to an extreme that the censors would not have allowed in the 1950s... Full Review

Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton
August 5, 2010
Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central

You really need to go back and see how it was done back in the day ... with reckless abandon and lots of splattery fun in mind Full Review

Jon Niccum
May 27, 2005
Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World

An unintentionally hilarious fusing of mutated salmon and full frontal nudity

Ken Hanke
August 14, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

I think humanoids from the deep made this picture, too

Scott Weinberg
January 1, 2000
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Corman mini-classic featuring boob-happy sea monsters. Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Emanuel Levy
July 26, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

Nicolas Lacroix
November 16, 2002
Nicolas Lacroix, Showbizz.net

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