Summary
Cryptozoologist Doctor Peña traps the legendary Chupacabra on a remote Caribbean Island to make his name in the scientific community. When he smuggles it aboard the cruise ship Regent Queen, commanded by Captain Randolph, the monster breaks out of the cargo hold and makes a smorgasbord out of the passengers and crew.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 33GoodWatch 39
IMDb3.6
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h 29 min
A typical length for horror movies, −6 min on the typical 95
typical 9589Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2005
January 29, 2005
21 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
Turks & Caicos Islands- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
13 of 13
John Rhys-DaviesCaptain Randolph
Dylan NealLance
Chelan SimmonsJenny
Giancarlo EspositoDr. Peña
Paula ShawMrs. Hartman
David MillbernRick McGraw- MVMark VinielloChupacabra
Matthew R. AndersonCommander Link- LDLuke DarnellEnsign Peters
- JMJoe MillerOfficer Hamilton
- JPJason PasqualeEddie / Waiter
Sazzy Lee CalhounPurser
Nils Allen StewartMercenary
Directing · 1
- John Shepphird Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Steve Jankowski Writer, Producer
Production · 1
- Jeffrey Schenck Producer
Camera · 1
- Neal Brown Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Lawrence A. Maddox Editor
Sound · 3
- Penka Kouneva Original Music Composer
- Craig Schafer Sound Designer
- Allan Schultz Sound Editor
Art · 2
- Laird Pulver Production Design
- Georgia Schwab Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Terri Middleton Costume Design
- Kim Collea Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Steven M. Blasini VFX Supervisor
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