I need your help identifying an older horror/sci fi movie.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

(This was all brought on by my earlier post regarding childhood nightmares.)

It was the mid 1980s. I was probably around 5 years old at the time. My parents didn't let me watch scary movies, but I remember having a babysitter who was watching this horror/science fiction movie on television that gave me nightmares. Problem is, I have no idea what the movie was called.

From what I can remember, it was in color so it probably wasn't earlier than the late 1960s.

I believe it took place either at a military base or a hospital, or perhaps it was a military hospital.

And the military base/hospital/military hospital was overrun by these alien creatures with long octopus like tenacles. I believe they made shrieking or squealing noises too.

Was this a real movie? I swear it was, but my google searching hasn't revealed anything.

[ohiosmith]

1. Could it be The Thing? Made in 1982.

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[RebelOne]

3. No, the original The Thing was made in the 1950s.

No little monsters, just one big one.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. I don't think so....

Concept sounds vaguely familar, but I remember there being a female character (a nurse perhaps) on the base/hospital and the Thing had an all male cast.

[RebelOne]

16. I have the tape from the orginal movie.

There was a woman in the original film and she was part of the research team.

[uriel1972]

17. Dear lack of god The Thing was a piece of my nightmares. nt

[HarveyDarkey]

2. Day of the Triffids?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. Interesting looking movie.

Don't think that was it, though.

[HarveyDarkey]

11. Scroll ahead to 1:18:00

See if it jogs your memory. Your description certainly sounds like them though.

[sharp_stick]

23. I loved that movie when I was a kid

it used to show up on the late show sometimes and I'd always make sure I'd be ready for it.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

6. I'll bet it was Island Of Terror with Peter Cushing

Check out the tentacled monster at the 14:00 minute mark of this clip and the weird sound it makes.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. Perhaps....

....I'll have to see more of the clips to see if this is indeed the one.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

10. Or with the tentacles you could be describing a Lovecraftian creature

The Dunwich Horror, a film of the early 70s I believe had such a creature but I don't recall a hospital or military base.

[siligut]

7. Invaders From Mars?

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091276/

In this remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents, his least-liked schoolteacher and other townspeople. With the aid of the school nurse the boy enlists the aid of the U.S. Marines.

Do you remember anything else?

[Brother Buzz]

9. The Monster That Challenged the World

Navy base with hospital near the Sultan Sea. 1957. Hans Conrad is the only redeeming element to the entire film.

An inspection officer, Lt. Cmdr. John Twillinger, goes out to sea to investigate the disappearance of 3 naval officers that were part of a routine parachute jump. He finds a boat that's been deserted - but it has a strange substance on it. Suddenly 2 of the 3 naval officers' bodies rises up from below the surface. 1 of the bodies happens to be shriveled up. John takes the substance to Dr. Jess Rogers to have it analyzed.

[trueblue2007]

18. this movie would scare the pIMPLES off of me!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gorp]

12. "Galaxy Quest"?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. Nope, that was long afterwards

Although the aliens in that do have tenacles and shreik (when they aren't in humanoid form.)

[Gorp]

14. Oh, I know it was long afterward, but the description immediately brought that movie to mind.

[kentauros]

15. You might look through this site:

Public Domain Movie Torrents

It also sounds like either something from Dr. Who, or the Quatermass series. Specifically, The Quatermass Experiment

[Tom Ripley]

19. Terms of Endearment?

[CBGLuthier]

20. Island of Terror?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060548/


Similar to your description. I saw this one a very long time ago.

[Doc_Technical]

21. "The Green Slime" ?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

22. Of all the ones suggested so far, this might be the closest.

I can't confirm that this is it, though. I don't know if I ever will be able to identify it for sure.

That scene 51 minutes seems similar to what I remember. I do remember one scene where a female nurse type character was surprised by one of the creatures.


On edit: I'm 60%-70% certain this might be it.

Regardless of whether this is it or not, it looks hokey now. But it could have been terrifying for a 5 year old.