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Octopus 2: River of Fear

Octopus 2: River of Fear

Above and below the water there is no escape

20013.91h 35m

Overview

Dead bodies are being found in New York harbor. The police have no clues nor suspects until Nick and his colleague realize the killer is a giant octopus. Everybody, especially the police captain, refuses to believe Nick's story, and soon the harbor will be filled with boats for the 4th of July celebrations.

Directed by Yossi Wein
Written by Boaz Davidson, Michael D. Weiss, Danny Lerner
Produced by Boaz Davidson, Danny Lerner, David Varod
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Top Cast

Michael Reilly Burke

Michael Reilly Burke

Nick Hartfeld

Meredith Morton

Meredith Morton

Rachel Starbird

Fredric Lehne

Fredric Lehne

Walter

John Thaddeus

John Thaddeus

Tony

Chris Williams

Chris Williams

Payton / X-Ray

S

Stoyan Angelov

X-Ray

Paul Vincent O'Connor

Paul Vincent O'Connor

Capt. Hensley

Clement Blake

Clement Blake

Mad Dog

Duncan Fraser

Duncan Fraser

Mayor

Violeta Markovska

Violeta Markovska

Anna Lee

Themes & Keywords

new york cityoctopusunderwatersea monstercreature featuregiant animalgiant octopus

About Octopus 2: River of Fear

Octopus 2: River of Fear is a horror, action film released in 2001 exploring themes of new york city, octopus, underwater, sea monster, creature feature, giant animal. Directed by Yossi Wein, it stars Michael Reilly Burke, Meredith Morton, Fredric Lehne. Dead bodies are being found in New York harbor. The police have no clues nor suspects until Nick and his colleague realize the killer is a giant octopus. Everybody, especially the police captain, refuses to believe Nick's story, and soon the harbor will be filled with boats for the 4th of July celebrations.

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