Curious title, considering the phantom rarely lurks deeper than six feet or so underwater. Kent Taylor and Rodney Bell are investigating several mysterious underwater deaths, supposedly caused by a sea “phantom.” The pair suspect that a professor of oceanography (Michael Whalen) knows something about the phantom, which he most certainly does. The phantom, a mutated sea monster, is the result of the professor’s evil experiments with an “atomic ray.” Both villain and phantom (which looks like an ulcerated beach toy) are dispatched by a few sticks of TNT. Famous for winning a ‘Golden Turkey’ award.
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ACMI Identifier
309813
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Fantasy & Science Fiction → Science fiction films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)