

Proteus
In the middle of the ocean, a new form of horror is taking shape.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3M
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- shipwreck
- dinosaur
- genetic engineering
- oil rig
- oil platform
- assimilation
- shipwreck survivors
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PhysicalR23 Jul 1996
United KingdomGB
- Premiere18London Film Festival4 Nov 1995
FranceFR
- Digital / OTT18Prime Video8 Jun 2021
Frequently asked questions
Proteus was released on 4 November 1995.
Audience reviews
1- J3/10
John Chard
6/26/2015
There's a monster on the loose again! Based on the novel Slimer written by Harry Adam Knight (AKA: John Brosnan), Proteus is just another low rent monsters on the loose picture. Plot has a bunch of drug smugglers initially thankful of finding an oil rig out at sea after their boat was wrecked by incompetence. But soon enough they realise they are not alone and floating out on a life raft may have been the better o…
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