Strangely enough, I am yet another in the apparent landslide of 13-year-olds already so copiously documented here who saw this eerie and haunting offering first run in 1978 on ABC TV. I, too, was touched by all the same ethereal aspects others have mentioned. It is interesting that we all seem to share the same highlights: the lilting guitar-based "Jenny" theme and the symphonic theme, the cheesy turtle, the phenomenally fetching Ms. Selleca and the sad descent into the ocean at the end. I, too, can attest to all the same strange stirrings and emotions in response to the doomed love story...probably a lot of it was mere hormonal lust but I also suspect there was something deeper at work, because so many have echoed my remembrances. This seems like a somewhat extraordinary communal experience shared by so many given the presumably mediocre ratings for this modestly budgeted and anonymous tv movie which has rarely ever aired subsequently.

I saw portions of the movie again some years later (probably 1990 or so) and recall that the plot was not nearly as plausible as my less discriminating 13 year old mind might have believed and that the production values were lacking (the sea turtle was pretty claymation looking). I also seem to recall that there was something weird in one of the actor's voices like all of their lines had been dubbed sloppily. However, I also recall that there was something at work in this movie that is rare. A lot of it was probably in Connie Selleca's gorgeousness but some of it was also in the darkly gothic nature of the secret undersea world this movie creates so effectively. The movie itself has many amateurish aspects but there is still a magic to it such that I'm still intrigued by this movie, even with the limitations I can recall from having last seen it some ten or so years ago. I still want to see it again and be entranced by the tragic and ill-fated romance of...The Bermuda Depths.

One more thing (pretty innocuous, but it hasn't been mentioned yet so...) the "Jenny" song bears more than a passing resemblance to a similarly mysterious and haunting melody called "Moonchild" by KING CRIMSON on their "Court of the Crimson King" LP of 1969. Whenever I hear that song (which is semi-regularly), I immediately flash to the end where we see the turtle plunging to the depths. The movie really does stay with you!

After reading the other comments here, I see that this movie does truly affect people. The one and only time I saw this movie before last night, was when it first aired when I was only 4 years old. The turtle and Jennie's eyes were pretty much the only thing I remembered. Somehow this movie stuck out on my mind. I searched the web for it, not knowing the title but finally find it. I searched the web for a copy and finally found one. I watched it last night and got the full effect of it. This is actually such a sad, haunting tale of forbidden love and sadness.

The effects are good for its time and for a made for TV movie. The music is what conveys the sadness and gives the viewer a haunting sense of love that could never be and loss. This movie is many things-a love story, an adventure, a sci-fi movie and a fantasy movie. I'm so glad I was able to finally find it and see it as an adult so that I could get the full feel of it. I can see why so many others have had a lasting impression of it.

The acting is believable although not a full effort by some characters. Overall this movie is a definitely a must see for lovers of many genres.

the year the film made it to TV, I must have been 11 years old, and the intensity i felt at that time, must have been corresponding with puberty, as it left a lasting impression on me - much to the level "The Blue Lagoon" did around that same time.

It's just a haunting and cerebreal movie I had forgotten about, but am glad to find again... if it would only come out on DVD.