Island of Terror [Blu-ray]

Overview

Hammer horror director Terence Fisher made three films for Britain's small Planet Studios, of which this may be the most entertaining.While researching possible cures for cancer a scientist's experiments produce giant tentacled creatures which live on bone marrow and begin to take over an island, sucking out the bones of the helpless inhabitants. It is up to Cushing and fellow scientist Edward Judd to stop the disgusting creatures -- who begin multiplying by splitting in two -- from killing everyone. Fisher and Cushing returned with the less interesting Island of the Burning Doomed.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/20/2017
UPC:	0826663176230
Original Release:	1966
Rating:	NR
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:27:00

Special Features

New Commentary by Film Historian Dr. Robert J. Kiss and Blogger/Actor Rick Pruitt; Still Gallery; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Edward Judd	Dr. David West
Peter Cushing	Dr. Brian Stanley
Carole Gray	Toni Merrill
Sam Kydd	Constable John Harris
Eddie Byrne	Dr. Landers
Niall MacGinnis	Mr. Campbell
James Caffrey	Argyle
Liam Gaffney	Bellows
Roger Heathcote	Dunley
Peter Forbes-Robertson	Dr. Phillips
Richard Bidlake	Carson
Joyce Hemson	Mrs. Bellows
Edward Ogden	Helicopter Pilot
Keith Bell	Halsey
Shay Gorman	Morton
Terence Fisher	Actor
Malcolm Lockyer	Actor,Composer
Tom Blakeley	Actor
Al Ramsen	Actor
Roger Heathcott	Dunley
Margaret Lacey	Old Woman
Lew Hooper	Villager
Jim O'Brady	Villager
George Oliver	Villager
Gerald Paris	Villager
Guy Standeven	Minor Role

Technical Credits

Al Ramsen

Allan Ramsen

Michael Albrechtsen	Special Effects
Tom Blakeley	Producer
John Earl	Special Effects,Special Effects
Terence Fisher	Director
Barry Gray	Special Effects
Al Ramsen	Screenwriter
Allan Ramsen	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

This creepy yet clunky sci-fi-horror flick boasts one of the coolest monsters ever to grace the silver screen -- radioactive silicone beings ("silicates") that suck the calcium right out of your bones. They look like a cross between giant turtles, ostriches, and octopi, and they reproduce asexually every few hours by splitting in half and spilling out their glowing, spaghetti-like innards. With the exception of these creatures du jour and the eerie electronic sounds that emanate from them, Island of Terror is a fairly standard-issue lab-coats-versus-creatures flick in the mold of superior genre fare such as 1954's Them. A host of venerable British character actors, led by Peter Cushing and supplemented by saucy horror starlet Carole Gray, enliven the proceedings with their tics, their wit, and their willingness to throw their convictions behind stock suspense plot twists and low-budget special effects. A Saturday-afternoon creature-feature favorite, Island of Terror also boasts one of the most memorable amputation scenes ever.