''Humanoids from the Deep'' is a 1996 American

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. It was a remake of ''

Humanoids from the Deep ''Humanoids from the Deep'' (released as ''Monster'' in Europe and Japan) is a 1980 American science fiction horror film starring Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, and Vic Morrow. Roger Corman served as the film's uncredited executive producer, an ...

'' and was part of ''

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''.

Plot

The

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conducts experiments on

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inmates in an attempt to create the perfect amphibious soldier and the resulting man/fish hybrids escape to the open ocean. Over the next few days, several people are killed by being pulled into the sea and drowned. In the nearby town of Harbor Shores,

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company Canco Industries is under fire from local

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s for dumping toxic chemicals into the harbor. When a Canco employee dies in an explosion, Kim Parker, whose father Wade works for Canco, alerts the Coast Guard. That night, Kim goes

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with her friends and all but one are pulled under, where the humanoids keep the female victims in giant cocoons to use for mating purposes. Wade heads to the Police Station to bail out Matt, the lone survivor. who insists they were attacked by a monster. After Canco operatives attempt to kill Matt, he and Wade meet with genetic scientist Dr. Drake who tells them the truth about the Army program. Several more attacks follow and a local woman gives birth to a humanoid, which escapes into a storm drain. When the Humanoids attack a fair at the docks, a group tracks it back to the underwater cave where the Humanoids have their nest. After a long fight, the lair is blown up with explosives. The next day, all the victims are given pregnancy tests. All come out negative, except for Dr. Drake, who goes into labor while in her car, suggesting the threat is not over.

Cast

Emma Samms Emma Elizabeth Wylie Samuelson MBE known professionally as Emma Samms, (born 28 August 1960) is an English actress and TV host, known for her role as Holly Sutton on the American daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' and as the second actress ...

as Dr. Drake *

Robert Carradine Robert Reed Carradine ( ; born March 24, 1954) is an American actor. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television Western series such as ''Bonanza'' and his brother David's TV series, ''Kung Fu''. Carradine's fir ...

as Wade Parker * Justin Walker as Matt *

Mark Rolston Mark Rolston (born December 7, 1956) is an American character actor, known for his supporting roles in popular films such as ''Aliens'', ''Lethal Weapon 2'', ''The Shawshank Redemption'', ''The Departed'' and the ''Saw'' film series, as well as G ...

as Bill Taylor * Danielle Weeks as Kim Parker *

Clint Howard Clinton Engle Howard (born April 20, 1959) is an American actor. He is the second son born to American actors Rance and Jean Howard, and younger brother of actor and director Ron Howard. His 200-plus acting credits include feature films such as ...

as Deputy *

Kaz Garas Kaz Garas (born 4 March 1940) is a Lithuanian-American retired actor, best known for his starring role in the TV-series ''Strange Report'', and for his numerous portrayals of sheriffs in low-budget thriller (genre), thrillers. Early life Garas ...

as Sheriff Barnes *

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as Major Knapp *

Bert Remsen Herbert Birchell "Bert" Remsen (February 25, 1925 – April 22, 1999) was an American actor and casting director. He appeared in numerous films and television series. Biography Remsen was born in Glen Cove, New York, on Long Island, the son o ...

as Duffy the Coroner *

Barry Nolan Barry Nolan (born June 17, 1947) is an American former presenter on Comcast Cable's CN8 channel, once hosting the shows '' Nitebeat,'' ''Backstage'', and ''Backstage with Barry Nolan''. He is a panelist on ''Says You!'', a weekend radio word quiz s ...

as Male Reporter #1 *

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as Fran Taylor *

Season Hubley Season Hubley (born Susan Hubley; March 14, 1951) is an American retired actress and singer. Best known for Nikki in ''Hardcore'' (1979), Priscilla Presley in ''Elvis'' (1979), and Angelique in ''All My Children'' (1992–1994). Early life Hubl ...

as Timmy's mother *

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as Porter *

Walton Goggins Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. (born November 10, 1971) is an American actor. He has starred in a number of television series, including ''The Shield'' (2002–2008), '' Justified'' (2010–2015), ''Vice Principals'' (2016–2017), ''The Righteous ...

as Rod

Reception

The Movie holds a 20% rating on

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References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0117506, Humanoids from the Deep
''Humanoids from the Deep''
at Letterbox DVD 1996 films Films produced by Roger Corman American science fiction television films American horror television films American science fiction horror films 1990s science fiction horror films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films