The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.
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- TriviaBased on a current BBC TV series in production, it uses four of the regulars from the show though largely sidelines them in featured rôles, favouring new character Del Shaw (played by Ian Bannen, whom director Peter Sasdy knew socially) as the lead alongside Judy Geeson's local schoolteacher, who aids him on Balfe Island.
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Dr. John Ridge: Can we stop playing games? These cannisters were yours. They've been dumped in the sea. And something very like pituitary growth hormone is escaping from them.
Sir Henry Leyton: It shouldn't do much harm. Be neutralised by the seawater in a couple of hours. Old Mother Nature has a way of dealing with these things, Dr. Ridge. That's what you doom and disaster fellas ought to realise!
Dr. John Ridge: Unfortunately Old Mother Nature's been nobbled in this case, as you well know!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Judy Geeson: Inseminoid Girl (2004)
Without being patronizing, idealistic or action filled, this movie is the most realistic movies about the environment. Some might say it lacks gore and monsters, but that is not the point of this film. It has interesting twists and turns and the characters all are reacting very unexpected. Again, this may confuse the average Sylvester Stallone fan, but for me it was very pleasant to see a movie with intelligent plot.
The movie could be seen as some thriller/horror crossover, but the strange thing about this one is that the story isn't about zombies and that it has a unsatisfying ending, which is good. No pointing fingers, no big stormy weather scenes and no action hero stuff.
If you hated "The day after tomorrow", you'll like this one. Cause this one might prove that environmentalists aren't always right...
I give this one a 8/10
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1