Eye of the Beast

"From the Depths of the Ocean Comes Man's Darkest Fear."

2007 1h 30m EN

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Synopsis

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This menacing monster yarn stars James Van Der Beek as government scientist Dan Leland, who's sent to investigate reported sightings of a giant squidlike beast that's put the entire population of a fishing village on edge. Though Leland starts his journey confident that this sea creature with an insatiable appetite is the stuff of old legends, a string of horrific occurrences soon begins to change his mind.

“From the Depths of the Ocean Comes Man's Darkest Fear.”

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Cast

James Van Der Beek
Dan Leland
Alexandra Castillo
Katrina Tomas
Arne MacPherson
Gunnar Thorson
Ryan Rajendra Black
l Neepanak
Brian Edward Roach
Robbie MacGregor
Kyra Harper
Mother Tomas
Kelly Wolfman
Jen Thorson
Rick Skene
Mr. Connor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gary Yates
Writers: Nick Burns, Nick Burns, Mark Mullin
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Maneater Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gary Yates, shot by Michael Marshall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Jonathan Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeff Warren shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gary Yates directs. Michael Marshall behind the camera. Jonathan Goldsmith scores. Jeff Warren cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 19 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
5Part of the "Maneater Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Gary Yates, shot by Michael Marshall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Jonathan Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Jeff Warren shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9James Van Der Beek and Alexandra Castillo and Arne MacPherson carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "From the Depths of the Ocean Comes Man's Darkest Fear.".
11IMDB entry: tt0867286 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Marshall
Original score: Jonathan Goldsmith
Editing: Jeff Warren
Production design: Réjean Labrie
Costume design: Wanda Farian
Makeup / hair: Ediena Hawkes
VFX supervisor: Robert Crowther
Sound: Bruce Little
Stunt coordinator: Rick Skene
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Eye of the Beast (2007)

Part of

Maneater Collection

Maneater Series is the name, logo and line look given to a series of made-for-television natural horror films on DVD produced by RHI Entertainment for the Syfy Channel, and distributed by Vivendi Entertainment. The Maneater Series logo and line look were created under the direction of Danny Tubbs, the executive director of creative services of Vivendi Entertainment. The deal, made in October 2006, stipulated that the first ten films would premiere on the US-based channel in 2007, but due to a pre-licensing agreement, the first six actually premiered in Canada on the video on demand channel Movie Central on Demand. Most of the early films in the series were filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.