Leviathan (1989)

Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. In a story owing a lot to _Alien_ and _The ... See full summary »

Director:

George P. Cosmatos

Writers:

David Webb Peoples (story), David Webb Peoples (screenplay),

Stars:

Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Amanda Pays

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Peter Weller	...	Steven Beck
Richard Crenna	...	Dr. Glen 'Doc' 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	...	Ms. Martin
Eugene Lipinski	...	Russian Ship Captain (as Eugene Lipinsky)
Larry Dolgin	...	Helicopter Pilot
Pascal Druant	...	Winch Operator
Steve Pelot	...	Winch Operator

Storyline

Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. In a story owing a lot to _Alien_ and _The Thing_, the crew of the mining base must fight to survive against a genetic mutation that hunts them down one by one. Part of a wave of underwater movies including _The Abyss_ and _Deep Star Six_.

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Plot Keywords:

underwater | mining | mutation | nickname | flare | 

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Taglines:

Welcome to your worst nightmare, welcome to Leviathan

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Genres:

Adventure | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Havets hämnare

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Gross:

$15,704,614 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmauro, Gordon Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

50 to 60 spec drawings of the potential look for the creature were submitted to director George P. Cosmatos. All the drawings were combined for the final definitive look for Leviathan which was a huge, fish-headed beast with dagger like teeth with the ability to absorb recognizable characteristics from its victims.

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Goofs

When Willie falls off the ridge, you see her walking among some large tube worms. Immediately before she says "My God", the worm to her left clearly shows a vertical seam where the left/right pieces of the worm were glued together.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Martin: How do you feel?
Steven Beck: [punches her] Better. A lot better.

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Connections

Referenced in The Commitments (1991)

User Reviews

Seen it all before - but still quite good!

Leviathan is one of those films that has "rip-off" written all over it.

Alot of it you've seen before in better films. The most obvious comparisons being Alien ( several isolated crew members, the dubious doctor, the suits etc.) and of course The Thing (a gooey monster spawned from human beings, it getting to the blood supply). I've viewed this one a few times and although it is an inferior movie it does have some pretty neat special effects, a recognizable cast and a decent music score by Jerry Goldsmith.

Not a total wet squib - it certainly has its moments. I'd give it 7/10.