Directed and written by —who would later achieve massive success with The Mummy —the film was originally titled Tentacle . Sommers was reportedly inspired to write the script after reading a National Geographic article about jellyfish, which informed the gelatinous and predatory nature of the film's antagonist. The production was ambitious for its time:
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Upon arrival, they discover the ship is eerily empty, littered with evidence of a violent struggle. They soon encounter (Famke Janssen), a high-stakes thief caught in the middle of a nightmare. The group must then band together to survive a relentless assault from the Octalus , a prehistoric, multi-tentacled sea beast that has "digested" the ship's passengers. The Legend of the "Open Matte" WEB-DL Directed and written by —who would later achieve