Cashing in on the cinematic splash made by Jaws (which I became obsessed with and saw at least five times at the pictures) filmmakers chunked out a mad amount of 'When Animals Attack' movies at the tail end of the seventies, pointing a potentially-hostile-to-humans finger at such unlikely aggressors as bats, worms and whales.
Tentacles
I actually paid good coin to see this Flop-O-Matic movie. Have a peep at the trailer, you will not believe the Hollywood heavy-hitters that got on board on for this titanic wet fish of a film.
Pirhana
The novelisation of Pirhana was the first adult fiction book I read (aged 12). Published by New English Library, with, I think those oddly yellow edged pages - saw this one with Carrie (so much better) as the B-movie.
The Incredible Melting Man was another horrorshow seen around this period, although I seem to be the only person that remembers it.
The Incredible Melting Man - trailer
The Beach Boys - Don't Go Near the Water (in which the BB's appear to be doing a day trip to Southend)
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Don't Go Near The Water is one of my all time favourite Beach Boys songs. Nice post Mr Mondieu!
The Incredible Melting Man! He looked like pizza topping if I recall. Wasn't there a scene where his eye melts and runs down his face?
I didn't know this track until some recent U-tube trawling - they don't look much like the Beach Boys though, more like they've been sleeping rough - what it's all about RM ?
Simon if you click on the 'TIMM' link in the post - it'll take you to a trailer for the film - remember 'slime'? He looks like he's turning into that.
I did see Pirhana. I loved it! There were quite a lot of these movies when I was a kid. My bro and I never wanted to go to the beach. We were too scared of what might be out there.
How about Rollercoaster did you see that or Viva Knievel I can't believe I actually went paid earth pounds for both of those...
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