Creature of Destruction is a 1967 American made-for-television film directed by Larry Buchanan

Larry Buchanan

Larry Buchanan was a film director, producer and writer, who proclaimed himself a "schlockmeister". Many of his titles have landed on "worst movie" lists, but all at least broke even and many made a profit.Buchanan was born in Mexia, Texas. He was orphaned as a baby, and was raised in Dallas in...

. It is an uncredited color remake

Remake

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 of the 1956 film The She Creature

The She Creature

The She Creature is a 1956 American black-and-white horror film produced by American International Pictures from a script by Lou Rusoff , produced by Alex Gordon and directed by Edward L. Cahn...

directed by Edward L. Cahn.

Plot summary

A hypnotist on a ship in the middle of the ocean begins to predict a series of grisly murders committed by a hideous sea creature. However, in reality, he is the sidekick of a beautiful woman who is a carnivorous, shapeshifting

Shapeshifting

Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales. It is also found in epic poems, science fiction literature, fantasy literature, children's literature, Shakespearean comedy, ballet, film, television, comics, and video games...

 mermaid

Mermaid

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Cast

• Les Tremayne
  Les Tremayne
  Les Tremayne was a radio, film, and television actor. Born Lester Tremayne in England, he moved with his family at the age four to Chicago, where he began in community theatre. He danced as a vaudeville performer and worked as amusement park barker...
  
   as Dr. John Basso
• Pat Delaney as Doreena
• Aron Kincaid
  Aron Kincaid
  Aron Kincaid was an American actor perhaps best known for playing Killer Croc on Batman: The Animated Series and Sky Lynx on The Transformers. He also voiced characters for The Smurfs, and DuckTales, among others...
  
   as Capt. Theodore Dell
• Neil Fletcher
  Neil Fletcher
  Neil Fletcher was a Labour politician and the last Leader of the Inner London Education Authority before its abolition.-Early life:Fletcher was born in Blackpool and attended Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys...
  
   as Sam Crane
• Annabelle Weenick as Mrs. Crane
• Roger Ready as Lt. Blake
• Ron Scott
  Ron Scott
  Ronald Scott is a retired NHL hockey player. He was a goaltender for the New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings in the 1980s early 1990s....
  
  
• Suzanne Roy as Lynn Crane
• Byron Lord as Investigating psychiatrist / The Creature
• Barnett Shaw as Investigating psychiatrist
• Scotty McKay as Singer