THE NEPTUNE FACTOR-1973-Navy commander Blake (Ben Gazzara with Southern accent) commands a special submarine to try and rescue some scientists trapped in an undersea lab after an earthquake. Dr. Andrews (Walter Pidgeon) and Dr. Janssen (Yvette Mimieux) work above water. Two divers Mack (Ernest Borgnine) and Bob (Donelly Rhodes) accompany him. They check it out but Blake thinks it's useless to try and returns to the surface. Mack convinces him otherwise and they return to the sea, this time taking Janssen with them. Following a trail and some pinging they go very deep and find huge coral and plants plus giant fish. Mack is almost eaten by a fish and a giant crab menaces the ship. They manage to rescue the scientists who are trapped by giant eels.
The SFX are laughable. Footage of normal fish blown up and a toy sub in a fish tank! Director Daniel Petrie later made THE BETSY and FORT APACHE THE BRONX.
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