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Proteus1995

Name: Proteus
Genre: Monster & Creature, Sci-Fi Horror, Body Horror, Survival
Released: 1995-11-04
Rating: 4.8

“In the middle of the ocean, a new form of horror is taking shape.”

Directed by Bob Keen

4.8

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 4.1TMDB 4.7

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Year

1995

Runtime

97 min

Box Office

Budget

$3,000,000

The premise

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.

Horror Vault's take

When a group of drug smugglers abandons their stricken vessel and takes refuge on what appears to be a deserted oil platform, they quickly discover the rig harbours a far darker secret than empty corridors. A covert biological experiment has produced something that defies easy classification — a shape-shifting organism capable of absorbing the memories and identities of those it kills. Trapped miles from shore with nowhere to run, the survivors must outthink a predator that may already know everything about them. Proteus is a lean, mean creature feature that leans hard into its confined setting and the nightmarish implications of its central monster.

Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Body Horror, Drug Use