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The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues

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When a postmortem finds that a murdered fisherman was exposed to unusual amounts of radiation, Dr. Ted Stevens (Kent Taylor) decides to investigate. Out looking for clues, he meets a young beauty named Lois (Cathy Downs), whose father, Professor King (Michael Whalen), runs a local marine biology lab. Ted discovers that the elder King's secret experiments with atomic energy have resulted in the creation of a murderous aquatic beast, and he must act fast to prevent more needless deaths.

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Edward K Laughably bad. This would be a good movie for the Drive-In. Silly story. Terrible acting. Bad special effects. Annoying music. Must have been a really low budget, because they only have three sets plus the beach and underwater. And what's with that tiny row boat which Everyone in the film is using?! LOL . It's so bad that you'd think it was an Ed Wood film. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/24 Full Review ryan f Not at all that this was a great movie, but I have seen far worse movies from the time frame. Still, this movie suffered from some bad acting performances, a silly looking monster & a plot point that popped up out of nowhere then inexplicably disappeared again Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Poorly made cheap sci-fi horror film about fish-man creature mutated by radiation. There's a ridiculous story involving spies and espionage, but this film is so unbelievably cheap, poorly acted, poorly written, poorly directed, and overall poorly made that there are really no redeeming qualities to recommend watching this film. Overall, "The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues" is a bad creature-feature even by American International Pictures standards. Not even interesting on a so-bad-it's-good level of entertainment. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Very low budget and a pretty silly concept but the film manages to achieve some real elements of suspense and creepiness at times. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues is a real stinker of a 50's B movie. It almost reaches levels of Ed Wood quality, but without the charm that Ed Wood's movies had. First of all, the phantom itself is barely in the movie at all, and is finally not a part of the main plot by the end of the movie. It's more about the radiation, murder and mystery more than anything else. The acting is just awful in this movie too, including the lead actor who was totally not right for his part. This film was also produced by American Releasing Corporation, which would later become American International Pictures, or AIP. For those who've seen their films, you can imagine what kind of quality you'll get out of this one. It's pretty bad all around and not even in an enjoyable way. It's boring, predictable and has no real redeeming value to it. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Cheesy monster, dull dialog, typical characters, and a usual bland plot. The story gets confusing and eventually I wasn't sure what was going on exactly. It has some interesting moments though, and fans of cheap monster movies should check it out. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When a postmortem finds that a murdered fisherman was exposed to unusual amounts of radiation, Dr. Ted Stevens (Kent Taylor) decides to investigate. Out looking for clues, he meets a young beauty named Lois (Cathy Downs), whose father, Professor King (Michael Whalen), runs a local marine biology lab. Ted discovers that the elder King's secret experiments with atomic energy have resulted in the creation of a murderous aquatic beast, and he must act fast to prevent more needless deaths.
Director
Dan Milner
Producer
Jack Milner, Dan Milner
Production Co
Milner Brothers Productions
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 20m
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