#oliver hellman

1977

Tentacoli

Also Known As (AKA)

Argentina Tentáculos

Australia Tentacles

Austria Der Polyp - Die Bestie mit den Todesarmen

Belgium (French title) Tentacules

Belgium (Flemish title) Tentakels

Brazil Tentáculos

Canada (English title) Tentacles

Chile Tentáculos

Colombia Tentáculos

Czech Republic (TV title) Chapadla

Denmark (DVD title) Kæmpeblæksprutten

Denmark Kæmpeblæksprutten

Finland (Swedish title) Tentakler

Finland Lonkerot

France Tentacules

Greece (transliterated) Ta plokamia tou tromou

Greece Τα πλοκάμια του τρόμου

Hungary Óriáspolip

Ireland (English title) Tentacles

Japan (English title) Tentacles

Mexico Tentáculos

Netherlands Vangarmen

New Zealand (English title) Tentacles

Norway Blekksprut

Norway (DVD title) Tentacles

Poland Macki

Portugal Tentáculos

Romania Tentacole

Soviet Union (Russian title) Щупальца

Soviet Union (Russian title) (transliterated) Shchupal'tsa

Spain Tentáculos

Sweden Dödens tentakler

Turkey (Turkish title) Ahtapot

UK Tentacles

USA Tentacles

Venezuela Tentáculos

West Germany Angriff aus der Tiefe

West Germany Der Polyp

West Germany Der Polyp – Die Bestie mit den Todesarmen

World-wide (English title) Tentacles

Directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis ... (as Oliver Hellman)

Music by Stelvio Cipriani

Filming Dates 20 June 1976

Release Dates

Italy 25 February 1977

West Germany 17 March 1977

France 27 April 1977

UK May 1977

Netherlands 18 May 1977

Denmark 20 May 1977

Finland 10 June 1977

Japan 11 June 1977

USA 15 June 1977

Sweden 8 August 1977

Spain 29 September 1977

Philippines 11 October 1977 (Davao)

Turkey 21 November 1977

Argentina 15 December 1977

Colombia 19 January 1978

Norway 31 January 1978

Czech Republic 16 July 2011 (TV premiere)

Spain 11 September 2015 (Barcelona) (re-release)

Writing Credits

Jerome Max ... (written by)

Tito Carpi ... (written by)

Steven W. Carabatsos ... (written by)

technical specifications

Runtime 1 hr 42 min (102 min)

1 hr 32 min (92 min) (Germany)

1 hr 42 min (102 min) (USA)

Filming Locations

Oceanside, California, USA

Pismo Beach, California, USA

La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA

Point Loma, San Diego, California, USA

Shelter Island, San Diego, California, USA

Marineland of the Pacific - 6610 Palos Verdes Drive South, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA

Cast

John Huston: Ned Turner

Delia Boccardo: Vicky Gleason

Henry Fonda: Mr. Whitehead

Shelley Winters: Tillie Turner

Bo Hopkins: Will Gleason

Franco Diogene: Sam

Claude Akins: Capitano Douglas Robards

Cesare Danova: Don Corey

Enzo Bottesini: Mike

• Madhouse (1981)

Day 30 of VHShitfest's Horror Month

by Tim May

Beyond the Door is an Italian production of an English language feature, so of course all the dialogue is terribly ADR'd in later. This makes an otherwise decent (if derivative) horror film absolutely hysterical.

The dub is not the only thing that's odd about Beyond the Door, however. The film has an dream-like quality to it, often veering off on weird tangents, like a mother kissing her five year old son on the lips for an uncomfortable amount of time.

Beyond the Door is also, at its core, an Exorcist rip-off, as you can probably tell from the poster. A pregnant woman (the previously mentioned incestuous mother) gets possessed, you guess the rest.

The woman's two other children are fucking ridiculous. At one point, the brother is confused, and the sister starts talking like a fucking hippie, mentioning something about a "bad trip."