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04/11/1995 Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction 1h 37m
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In the middle of the ocean, a new form of horror is taking shape.

Overview

Group of heroin smugglers finds shelter on abandoned oil rig after their ship had exploded. Soon they find that the oil rig was just cover for biological experiment. One of the results is Charlie - shape-shifting monster with ability to absorb the memory of its victims. However, even such creatures have their own bad habits.

  1. John Brosnan

    Writer

  2. Bob Keen

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Craig Fairbrass

    Alex

  2. Toni Barry

    Linda

  3. William Marsh

    Mark

  4. Jennifer Calvert

    Rachel

  5. Ricco Ross

    Buckley

  6. Jordan Page

    Dr. Carol Soames

  7. Nigel Pegram

    Dr. Shelley

  8. Neil Finnighan

    Brinkstone's Armed Guard

  9. Johnie Chase

    Brinkstone's Chinese Guard

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2015-06-26
There's a monster on the loose again!

Based on the novel Slimer written by Harry Adam Knight (AKA: John Brosnan), Proteus is just another low rent monsters on the loose picture. Plot has a bunch of drug smugglers initially thankful of finding an oil rig out at sea after their boat was wrecked by incompetence. But soon enough they realise they are not alone and floating out on a life raft may have been the better option.

So it's all nutty science gone wrong as a bunch of poor actors, headed by Craig Fairbrass with big muscles and a mullet, get involved in an Alien/The Thing amalgamation. ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$3,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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