Monster from the Ocean Floor - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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[sandra]

The first film produced by Roger Corman.

[victoria]

Film debut of Jonathan Haze; he was working at a gas station at the time he did this movie and had to grow a mustache for his role as Joe.

[clayton]

Stuart Wade came up with the idea to sing a song in the movie.

[maureen]

The mini submarine in the movie is a Aerojet General. This is a electric mini sub that was designed for the Navy's demolition teams. Roger Corman was able to use it for free for the movie because the designers wanted the publicity. They had hopes that the public would see it and want one for recreational activities.

[morris]

Producer Roger Corman got the idea for the movie while reading a Los Angeles Times article about a one-man submarine manufactured by Aerojet General. He phoned them and asked them if he could use it in a film, telling them that he couldn't pay them but they'd get free publicity. According to Corman they were delighted.

[willard]

Besides serving as producer, Roger Corman also drove the camera and equipment truck.

[wesley]

The original title was to be "It Stalked the Ocean Floor," but the distributors objected on the grounds it was "too cerebral."

[wallace]

Principal photography took six days, with two additional days for the underwater scenes.