I predatori di Atlantide (1983)

User Rating:

3.1/10   

Director:

Ruggero Deodato

Writers:

Tito Carpi (writer)
Vincenzo Mannino (writer)

Release Date:

25 November 1983 (Italy)

Genre:

Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Adventure

Tagline:

Adventure Beyond the Edge of Time

Plot:

A team of scientists working to raise a sunken Russian nuclear submarine on an ocean platform off the coast of Miami...

Plot Keywords:

Atlantis | Sea | Island | Decapitation | Death

Cast

Christopher Connelly	...	Mike Ross
Gioia Scola	...	Dr. Cathy Rollins (as Marie Fields)
Tony King	...	Mohammed / Washington
Stefano Mingardo	...	Klaus Nemnez (as Mike Miller)
Ivan Rassimov	...	Bill Cook
Giancarlo Prati	...	Frank (as John Blade)
Bruce Baron	...	Crystal Skull
George Hilton	...	Professor Peter Saunders
Mike Monty	...	George (as Mike Monti)
Michele Soavi	...	James (as Michael Soavi)
Adriana Giuffrè		(as Audrey Perkins)
Maurizio Fardo	...	Larry Stoddard (as Morris Fard)
Lewis E. Ciannelli	...	Oil Rig Commander (as Benny Lewis)
John Vasallo	...	Manuel
James Demby

Also Known As:

Atlantis (Europe: English title) (video box title)
Atlantis Inferno
The Atlantis Interceptors
The Raiders of Atlantis

Runtime:

92 min | UK:89 min (cut version) | USA:98 min

Country:

Italy | Philippines

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Norway:(Banned) (uncut version) (1986) | Norway:18 (cut) | USA:Unrated | Iceland:(Banned) | Philippines:U

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Regal Films

Goofs:

Continuity: Rapid change from day to night and back again during the warehouse battle.

Quotes:

Dr. Cathy Rollins: [examining stone tablet] It's fantastic. I've never seen anything like it. Where did you find it?
Professor Peter Saunders: Five thousand, seven hundred-and-twelve feet down. The spectograph makes it about twelve-thousand-years-old, a lot older than anything you'd ever dig up in Mazzedland! And we've gotten you here to decipher the inscriptions on that tablet!
Dr. Cathy Rollins: What's going on here? Who are you?
Professor Peter Saunders: Of course, I'm sorry. I'm Professor Saunders, Peter Saunders, nuclear physics. A couple of years ago, a Russian sub armed with nuclear missiles foundered right underneath this rig. We're going to float it.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Edited into 42nd Street Forever, Volume 1 (2005) (V)

Brilliant Deodato Fun!

This is probably the best of Ruggerro Deodato's films. Starring Christopher Connelly, Tony King, Ivan Rassimov, and George Hilton, this post-apocalyptic thriller revolves around Mike (Connelly) and Washington (King), two Vietnam vets, who find themselves muddled up in a battle between good and the dark face of Atlantean evil.

When a team of scientists, led by Professor Peter Saunders (Hilton), attempt to raise a sunken Russian submarine off the coast of Miami, an ancient Atlantean tablet is recovered from the ocean floor. They call in Dr. Cathy Rollins, and expert in pre-Columbian dialects, to examine the artifact. During the attempt to bring up the sub, a tidal wave destroys the platform and leaves only a tiny group of survivors, including Saunders, Rollins, and Bill Cook (Ivan Rassimov). They are rescued by Mike and Washington, and after cruising around aimlessly for a day, hit an island off the Florida coastline. On going ashore, they find everything and anything has been destroyed, and a string of bodies have been left amongst the ruins. Coming face-to-face with the culprits, a viscous mob of Atlantean killers, led by their leader "Crystal Skull", Mike and the gang must find a way to escape before they too are added to the growing list of victims.

There is so much that makes this movie the classic that it is. Superb acting, an interesting if not exciting storyline, and brilliant effects combine to create this hard-to-find classic. Wonderful and often hilarious use of action scenes, including the gruesome decapitation of a motorcycle raider, and a hapless woman being shot in the throat with a dart. Also featuring an excellent soundtrack, this movie is a must-see for post-apocalyptic fans and even those who simply enjoy a great action flick.

See it!