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Overview

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5.3/10   4,101 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
David Webb Peoples (story)
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Release Date:
17 March 1989 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Welcome to your worst nightmare, welcome to Leviathan more
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... more | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
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(3 articles)
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User Comments:
Seen it all before - but still quite good! more (66 total)
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Cast

  (Complete credited 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
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Runtime:
98 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Chicken feathers were used at one point of shooting the underwater sequences to suggest things were floating around in the water. According to Alex Thomson this did not work because the feathers floating side to side instead of up and down and the idea had to be scrapped altogether. more
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Crew or equipment visible: You can see a crew member, probably the camera assistant, visible in the lower left hand corner of the mirror when Beck and the doctor are talking when the disease first makes its appearance. more
Quotes:
Justin Jones: Beck... Save... Yourself. more
Movie Connections:
References Luxo Jr. (1986) more

FAQ

What exactly is the monster?
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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Seen it all before - but still quite good!, 24 August 1999
7/10
Author: Andrew David Brown (andy3@cableinet.co.uk) from Gloucester, England

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.

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