High school journalism teacher Wayne Connors becomes interested in a series of mutilation killings, which started with dogs and have progressed to humans. When he hears a news report of an old couple killed in their home near the canal, Wayne goes there to investigate.
When a cop shows up, Wayne questions him about the mud in the living room, but the cops don't think it's relevant. Wayne collects a sample which he sends to his friend Dr. John. John discovers it's organic mud which takes on the characteristics of whatever it absorbs. He knows of a previous study of silt exposed to radioactivity via a leak at a nuclear plant and the organic compound was named Slithis.
Police dismiss Wayne's theory of a giant killer slime creature because... well, it sounds insane. They're leaning towards the theory of a mutilation cult, and let's face it, almost anything sounds better than a radioactive mud monster.
To prove his theory, Wayne and Dr. John shut off the towns Locks once the tide goes out. Their earlier dive near the nuclear plant revealed there were no fish in the area. They believe Slithis is killing for nourishment. So they're going to cut off it's access to the canals. Good idea. Too bad they didn't think far enough ahead to realize Slithis would need to find another food source and start attacking people in the marina. Nice job, Wayne. You're now responsible for peoples deaths.
Oh Slithis... the pacing is typical of a slow 70's movie. It is more dialogue based than kill based, and there is no gore. It's an old fashioned monster movie and I like it, even though it can be boring at times. If I'd seen this as a kid, it would have creeped me out, but now it's kind of amusing. There are also cool shots of 1970s Venice, CA.
"...the smell of fear hangs like a stench over the canals." - radio news broadcast
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| Act-ing! |
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| Oh yeah, derelicts love a guy in a panama hat. |
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| Disco ball in your living room? Must be the 70's. |
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| I had no idea turtle races were popular at nightclubs. |
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| Only in the 70's could a man wear high waisted pink pants. |
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| The way to a woman's heart? An 8x10 glossy of your bad self on the coffee table framed by two candles. |
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| The Slithis attacks and the 8x10 glossy has been replaced with a black and white drawing - WHY!!!???? |
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