(According to the filmmakers' commentary on the DVD) the film was shot hand-held, except for a short sequence in Dan Dunne's apartment. The sequence in Dunne's apartment happens when he is not there, and it contains all static shots. These static shots were shot on a tripod.
Island of the Fishmen - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Fan of Island of the Fishmen or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Island of the Fishmen
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The name of the famous underwater mythological city featured in the movie was "Atlantis".
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Future director--then head of publicity and marketing for New World Pictures-- Jim Wynorski is the one who came up with the title change and tagline, and did additional filming, in order for this to be known as "Screamers" in the US.
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Barbara Bach had recently appeared in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), which like this film had also featured the mythological underwater city of Alantis. In fact, her character names were similar--Amasova in the Bond film and Amanda in this one.
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Mel Ferrer, Jim Alquist, Eunice Bolt, Tom J. Delaney and Cameron Mitchell only appear in the US version.
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Second part of director Sergio Martino's "Adventure Trilogy". The first was Slave of the Cannibal God (1978) ("Mountain of the Cannibal God"), and the third is The Great Alligator (1979) ("Big Alligator River").
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Cast members Barbara Bach, Richard Johnson and Claudio Cassinelli all returned to star in Sergio Martino's The Great Alligator (1979) ("Big Alligator River").
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The movie has often been likened to a cross between H.G. Wells The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) and the Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954).
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A sequel by the same director, Sergio Martino was released about 16 years later, titled The Fishmen and Their Queen (1995) ["The Fishmen and Their Queen"].
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Set in 1891.
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For the US version, distributed by Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Corman had approximately 15 minutes of new footage shot, of which 12 minutes was for the opening.
Island of the Fishmen - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Island of the Fishmen - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Island of the Fishmen - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Island of the Fishmen - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Island of the Fishmen - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Island of the Fishmen - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Island of the Fishmen - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Island of the Fishmen - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Island of the Fishmen - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Island of the Fishmen - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Island of the Fishmen - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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