Leviathan (1989)

Director:

George P. Cosmatos

Writers (WGA):

David Webb Peoples (story)
David Webb Peoples (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

17 marzo 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Frase comercial:

Welcome to your worst nightmare, welcome to Leviathan

Plot:

Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results...

Plot Keywords:

The Black Guy Dies | Sea | Underwater | Creature | Gore

Awards:

1 win

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Hokey fun cramming in as much as it can.

Cast

Peter Weller	...	Steven Beck
Richard Crenna	...	Dr. Glen Thompson
Amanda Pays	...	Elizabeth 'Willie' Williams
Daniel Stern	...	Buzz 'Sixpack' Parrish
Ernie Hudson	...	Justin Jones
Michael Carmine	...	Tony 'DeJesus' Rodero
Lisa Eilbacher	...	Bridget Bowman
Hector Elizondo	...	G. P. Cobb
Meg Foster	...	Martin
Eugene Lipinski	...	Russian Ship Captain
Larry Dolgin	...	Helicopter Pilot
Pascal Druant	...	Winch Operator
Steve Pelot	...	Winch Operator

Duración:

98 min

País:

USA | Italy

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby SR

Clasificación:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Adriatic Sea

Company:

Filmauro

Trivialidades:

There are very few scenes in the film that were actually shot underwater, as production went for the "dry for wet" look. With most of the scenes inside the Shack taking place on soundstages and a tank measuring 130ft x 270ft.

Goofs:

Plot holes: If the creature had the ability to generate a total creature from part of itself, isn't blowing it up insuring there will be several hundred of these same creatures growing in the ocean?

Quotes:

Martin: I realize you must have gone through hell.
Justin Jones: Gone? Bitch, we're still here!

Movie Connections:

Features Luxo Jr. (1986)

Hokey fun cramming in as much as it can.

Let me start off by saying that the rating I have given is purely for personal reasons, I love daft creature features and rate them accordingly. Artistically the film scores about the average mark of 5/10, the acting, story and effects really don't demand much better unless you got a soft spot for the genre.

Tagged as Alien underwater the film was always going to struggle to live up to that particular tag for sure, but yes in structure that is what we get. A group of deep-sea miners come across a wrecked soviet ship and after plundering what they can they end up with more than they bargain for. Enter the plot of deep-sea miners under attack from very bad and creepy monster, will they survive?, how did it happen?, and on it goes to a joyously {unintentionally} funny finale. The film crams as many creature feature clichés in as it can get away with, and sure enough the boo jump scare moments are not found wanting.

The cast are all in on the joke {i hope}, so all in all you get a flipping great genre entry that isn't demanding much of the viewer if you are so inclined to check the brain at the door and enjoy a B-list film, simple as..........really, 7/10.