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- 1980
- R
- New World Pictures
- 1 h 20 m
- 1980
- R
- New World Pictures
- 1 h 20 m
Summary Scientific experiments backfire and produce horrific mutations: half man, half fish, which terrorize a small fishing village by killing the men and raping the women.
Directed By: Barbara Peeters, Jimmy T. Murakami
Written By: Frank Arnold, Martin B. Cohen, William Martin
- 1980
- R
- New World Pictures
- 1 h 20 m
- 1980
- R
- New World Pictures
- 1 h 20 m
Humanoids from the Deep
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Summary Scientific experiments backfire and produce horrific mutations: half man, half fish, which terrorize a small fishing village by killing the men and raping the women.
Directed By: Barbara Peeters, Jimmy T. Murakami
Written By: Frank Arnold, Martin B. Cohen, William Martin
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Metascore
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Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
49
33% Positive
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50% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
17% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Sure, it's silly and exploitative, but it's also a hoot to watch, particularly for gorehounds, Corman fans and cult enthusiasts.
Humanoids is a clever combination of Jaws and Alien. [09 Jun 1980, p.B1]
Obviously relishing the chance to show everything they couldn't back in the early days of exploitation horror, the New World gang breaks all the monster-movie taboos while injecting heavy doses of black humor.
Humanoids features a number of strong female characters, including a lead scientist and another who defends her homestead from the marauding creatures.
Given the nonsensical script and fact that considerable footage was added, editor Mark Goldblatt did a good job in making disparate elements at least hang together and play coherently. James Horner’s score makes it seem that more is happening than actually takes place.
Peeters also lays on the gore pretty thick amid the usual visceral drive-in hooks and rip-offs from genre hits; and with the humour of an offering like Piranha entirely absent, this turns out a nasty piece of work all round.
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