‘Something deadly in the water… more dangerous than any shark or killer whale!’
Barracuda (The Lucifer Project) - promoted as simply Barracuda - is a 1978 American horror film written, produced and directed by Harry Kerwin (Playgirl Killer – story; Sting of Death – special effects; God’s Bloody Acre – director) and Wayne Crawford (the latter also stars). It also features Jason Evers, Roberta Leighton, Cliff Emmich, William Kerwin and Bert Freed. The film’s score is by celebrated electronic composer and Krautrock musician Klaus Schulze.
Plot teaser:
The residents of Palm Cove, a small Florida coastal town, are menaced by highly aggressive barracuda fish caused by pollution from a chemical plant. The townspeople themselves are becoming aggressive too…
Reviews:
“The conspiracy plot is a complete waste of time and you just know which townspeople are in on the cover-up from the way their characters have been portrayed throughout the rest of the film. The film also ends with a real twist which came as a bit of a shock to me but looking back I should have seen it coming. If Barracuda had focused on the title fish a lot more much like Piranha did and then had the cover-up plot as the secondary theme then its overall quality would have been greatly enhanced.” Popcorn Pictures
“This movie keeps you guessing and makes up for the so-so special effects with a great storyline and amusing and interesting characters. This was actually written and directed by the star of the film, Wayne Crawford, and he did a great job with all three of his occupations in this production. Barracuda is a film that may have gotten lost in the mix of killer fish movies, but it is a quality film with some great twists and a fantastic ending.” Scared Stiff
“The biggest fault of Barracuda is the fact it suffers from not knowing whether it wants to be a complete ripoff or make a political statement. If it went down one path or another, the film might have been able to pull itself out of the sluggish no-man’s-land it finds itself wandering around in for 98 minutes. However, the flick tries to straddle both and accomplishes little in the way of entertainment.” Cain Gardner, The Film Yap
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