How long you been drinking bottled water, Ben? How long???

After watching The Evil Below, which looked like an aquatic horror movie but wasn't, I still had an aquatic horror itch to scratch. I pressed play on Barracuda.

The credits rolled over underwater footage while ominous music played. So far, so good.

Then, I see it -
Starring WAYNE DAVID CRAWFORD

The same Wayne Crawford in the horrible Evil Below movie I just watched? The Wayne Crawford whose only positive review noted in his wikipedia bio was a Variety quote saying "well played"?

It got worse -
Underwater Sequences Directed by WAYNE CRAWFORD
Story and Screenplay by WAYNE CRAWFORD
Produced by WAYNE CRAWFORD

This is how I, unfortunately, came to accidentally watch a Wayne Crawford double feature today.

Against my better judgement, I kept watching. It's a killer barracuda movie, it couldn't be another bait and switch like The Evil Below.

But, of course, it was.

This was the second Wayne Crawford movie in a row that you would assume is a horror movie based on the title, poster, tagline and plot synopsis but isn't a horror movie at all. Sure, there's a few barracuda attacks, but the primary focus is on uncovering a conspiracy involving a chemical plant polluting the local waters.

Fooled me twice, Wayne Crawford. As Variety would say, well played. Well played indeed.

Accidental Wayne Crawford Double Feature Part One: The Evil Below