

Up from the Depths
1979-06-01 · 85 min · ★ 3.7
The staff and vacationers at a first-class resort on the island of Maui are beginning to mysteriously disappear. A biologist believes that an underwater earthquake has caused a giant and very hungry dormant prehistoric fish to be released from its slumber. The fish voraciously helps itself to a tourist buffet. Now it is open season for the local fishermen to find and kill the creature.
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- Directors
- Charles B. Griffith
- Production companies
- New World Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Sam BottomsGreg Oliver
Susanne ReedRachel McNamara
Virgil FryeEarl Sullivan
Charles HowertonDr. David Whiting
R. Lee ErmeyArnold (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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