Tags admiral amphibian bait bunker caribbean creature feature decompression chamber dolphin experiment factory genetic engineering horror and thriller island mad scientist marsh monster ocean radar science sea sea lion sea monster shark storm. The beast 2 discsextended edition dvd 1996 best buy. However, to be very straight forward, the film only loosely connects to the original book, and on its own, this isnt a terrible movie, but i probably wouldnt call it a. The film makes some radical changes from the book, while maintaining its basic plot. Karen sillas in the beast 1996 larry drake in the beast 1996 karen. A researcher, his estranged wife and their son battle a deadly amphibious creature in the caribbean. Aired in two parts as a miniseries, the movie is based on the 1991 novel beast by jaws author peter benchley. Peter benchley went to bermuda to hunt for giant squid, but fond that the creature, which never showed itself, was strong enough to cut through his baited steel cable lines and sink the buoys that kept them afloat. Jan 01, 1991 i chose this science fiction book beast because of one, my interest in squids and two because like many others, i enjoyed reading jaws by peter benchley and watching the movie, jaws. Peter benchley was an alumnus of the allenstevenson school, phillips exeter academy and harvard university. Jaws teeth are nothing compared with the many longreaching, crushing tentacles and ravenous appetite of a maneating giant squid terrorizing this small fishing village. The beast 1996 want to share imdb s rating on your own site.
Enjoy this opening to the beast 1998 full length screening cassette. Based on a novel by peter benchley, the story bears more than passing. So, like i said back there in the intro, this movie is based on peter benchley s novel the beast, and benchleys name was even included in the title of this movie. Beast is a 1991 novel by peter benchley, the author of jaws plot. This story comes from peter benchley the author of jaws. From 1996, get a load of nbcs official site for the beast, a rather infamous television movie based on peter benchley s nearly samenamed novel. Peter benchley s creature add to watchlist in this science fiction thriller based on a novel by peter benchley, the residents who live on an island where a secret and abandoned military base is located, are terrorized by a grotesque monster resembling a shark. Grandson of famed humorist and actor robert benchley and the son of highly respected childrens books author nathaniel benchley, novelist peter benchley s book were decidedly more dramatic in their content and style than his fathers, and usually centered on the worlds oceans as a backdrop to his vigorous plots. Jaws was a blockbuster when it was published in 1975, but it did not enter the stratosphere until it was made into a film, directed by stephen spielberg. In this film, based on a novel by peter benchley, the fishing industry of a small northwestern coastal town is nearly destroyed when a mysterious giant sea creature takes up residence. This is a kim cattrall movie that must have been shot just before she got her big breakthrough position of employment. Petersen, karen sillas, larry drake, missy crider, charles martin smith, official content from universal pictures the author of jaws strikes again.
From 1996, get a load of nbcs official site for the beast, a rather infamous television movie based on peter benchleys nearly. Beast by peter benchley the octopus news magazine online. Peter benchley, the man who created jaws and other bestsellers, gives us beast, another thrilling ocean adventure. Yes, the cgi beast creature itself was not the greatest, but the actual acting and suspense was pretty much bang on. Its about an enormous squid that terrorizes a small town, with little regard for its natural habitat. I give thoughts on the underrated and forgotten tv movie. Click here and start watching peter benchleys creature in seconds. The beast is a 1996 television movie starring william petersen, karen sillas and charles martin smith. See the full list of the beast cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. If youve seen jaws, this movie is very similar to that, but thats to be expected.
If you like peter benchley s novels and other movies you will definitely enjoy the beast i would 100% recommend this. At the center of this superb story is whip darling, a recognized expert on the deep, and a man who now has to struggle to make a living in the fishedout waters around bermuda. Watch peter benchleys creature season 1, episode 2 part 2. The beast tv miniseries 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The beast terror runs deep special twohour version exclusive. Shop the beast 2 discsextended edition dvd 1996 at best buy. The movie isnt as memorable as jaws but its certainly more amusing than other cheesy sea monster movies like tentacles 1977. It becomes a battle of wills between dalton and talley as they try to locate the beast, without the beast getting them. His younger brother, nat benchley, is a writer and actor. You can read his biographic book shark life for more details on those adventures.
Benchley was the son of marjorie nee bradford and author nathaniel benchley and grandson of algonquin round table founder robert benchley. Watch peter benchleys creature online season 0, ep. Peter benchleys creature is a miniseries based on peter benchley s white shark published in 1994. They plan to snare the squid, reel it in and shoot it multiple times with darts full of cyanide.
Since peter was the same author for beast, i was interested to see if he would follow the same story line or create a whole new type of mysterious adventure. Apr 26, 1996 well, actually, you might, because the nbc miniseries peter benchley s the beast takes the jaws authors story of a wrathful giant squid and serves it up lightly sauteed and rubbery, rather. The beast part one the master of sea terror, peter benchley, returns with another salty tale of aquatic mayhem. The imdb studio at acura festival village at sundance. From peter benchley, the bestselling author of jaws and the deep. Jun 18, 2019 peter benchley s novel beast was published in 1991, and like all of his maneating monster stories, it became a best seller. Before the 1977 release of star wars, jaws was the highest.
Mar 26, 2018 i give thoughts on the underrated and forgotten tv movie. The beast is fairly enjoyable creature feature based on the novel by bestselling author peter benchley. Nelson delivers an excellent performance and it has got some pretty decent creature effects by stan winston. The madefortv movie is presented in its original full screen broadcast format and includes 80. July 25, 2002 a whole lotta boring and very little beast. I rented this in the local video store since it was based on a peter benchley jaws book. See who stopped by the imdb studio to chat with kevin smith at acura festival village during the 2020 sundance film festival. The film is about a giant squid that attacks and kills several people when its food supply becomes scarce and its offspring is killed.
Rocked by mysterious deaths and disappearances, a small f. Opening to the beast 1998 fulllength screening cassette. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent the beast online on moviefone. I just felt it was misleading it isnt a shark, its an amphibious creature. The producer of the film, richard lewis was adamant about the title change. A 1996 made for tv movie adaptation of peter benchley s book, beast. May, 2019 enjoy this opening to the beast 1998 full length screening cassette. I didnt know it was a mini tv series but once it was started, it kept me in front of the tv till the end. Beast was adapted into a tv movie called the beast in 1996. Mysterious things happen at the coast of graves point. Look quick for author peter benchley as a snooty sportfishing tourist.