Too much of everything

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Blistering performances.

HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP introduces us to the small, seaside town of Noyo Harbor, where fishing is its lifeblood. When deadly tragedy strikes, it's certain the titular monsters are responsible. Kids, dogs, no one is safe! In short order, it's clear that a big problem has started, and Jim Hill (Doug McClure) tries to get to the bottom of the mystery. Meanwhile, cantankerous Hank Slattery (Vic Morrow) and his rowdy group of beer-guzzling roustabouts, are busy finding ways to blame the deaths on the local native population, represented by Johnny Eagle (Anthony Pena). A new cannery is about to be built, and Dr. Susan Drake (Ann Turkel) is along to make sure everything is environmentally sound. Could the cannery be behind all this? Amidst all this intrigue, an army of gooey fish-men arises to attack and inseminate the town's women! Copious female nudity occurs. The rest is pretty much Slattery and company vs. Johnny Eagle, occasionally interrupted by monster assaults and death. All while Hill, Drake, and Johnny investigate the slimy goings on. Will the town be able to unite against this existential threat? Gorey and graphic, it all culminates in the apocalyptic Humanoids-invade-the-Noyo-salmon-festival finale! BEWARE! CONTAINS DECAPITATION, DISEMBOWELMENT, AND GENERAL NASTINESS! Ultra-cheeeze like this comes along only once in a generation!...

Did Roger Corman sit in a room screaming, "Make me more amphibian monster movies NOW!" into the telephone? This time, Barbara Peeters got the call (Joe Dante turned this one down), although the final film was nothing like she wanted it to be and she tried - and failed - to get her name removed from the credits.Fishermen catch what looks like a monster. Then, the son of one of them is dragged under the waves by an unseen beast. Another fisherman fires a flare gun that sets the whole boat on fire, killing everyone..Jim Hill (Doug McClure, TV's The Virginian) and his wife Carol (Cindy Weintraub, The Prowler) see the boat blow up and then their dog gets eaten (and his remains thrown up on their porch). So yeah. Things are off to quite the start.Meanwhile, Jerry and Peggy (Lynn Schiller, Without Warning) are swimming and fooling around, but Jerry ends up torn apart and a fishman rapes the girl, causing the director to want to leave the picture. Seriously - they kept her name on the film. Time's up, Roger Corman.That scene is repeated with Billy (future ventriloquist David Strassman) and Becky, with yet another fish on female rape. All manner of folks are attacked, but Peggy somehow survives.Meanwhile, Canco is opening their new canning operation in town. It turns out that the monsters that are screwing everyone to death are the result of Canco using HGH on salmon that were in turn eaten by larger fish who then turned into humanoids. From the deep? Yes. Humanoids from the Deep.Luckily, Jim and Dr. Susan Drake are on the case. Their big plan? At the town's fish fest, when the beasts attack, they dump gasoline in the lake and set it on fire. So not only is there no safe zone for women, screw the environment, too. While all this is going on, Carol is attacked by two monsters but survives. Oh yeah! Vic Morrow is in this mess, too. And if you think Peggy is going to give birth to a fish baby, then you haven't been watching this film.Actress Ann Turkel chose to do this film - originally titled Beneath the Darkness - because: "It was an intelligent suspenseful science-fiction story with a basis in fact and no sex." She was enraged as well at what the final film ended up being.Well, if you're looking for a grimy, fishy film, this is it. It's certainly more entertaining than the last two Roger Corman fish films I suffered through.

They were killing dogs in this movie, and tore out their internal organs, there are no animal abuse disclaimers in the credits.--How in the Hell could these actors agree to be in this movie, some people just don't care about what happens as long as they are making a buck. I guess i'm the only one who ever saw this who cared enough to bring attention to it.--Lets get this rating down on the movie folks,

Anything connected to Roger Corman has got to be worth a look. Humanoids, half-man, half-fish are product of scientific experiments gone bad. A sleepy coastal village that depends on the fishing industry is attacked by wet creepy monsters. These accidental man-made creatures come ashore to kidnap young nubile women with the intention of impregnating; and they kill any man that interferes. Doug McClure plays his usual good guy role and hero to the rescue. Vic Morrow is the perfect a**hole, who is to profit from the experiments. These sea monsters are pretty fearsome looking; but you only see three or four at a time in any scene. Also in the cast: Cindy Weintraub, Denise Galik, Meegan King, Anthony Pena and the attractive Ann Turkel. Well worth watching; decent special effects and an above average musical score from James Horner.