Survival Quest (1988)

A bunch of city slickers from different backgrounds go into the wild mountains to be one with nature, but basically to have a good time. However, a paramilitary group has chosen the same ... See full summary »

Director:

Don Coscarelli

Writer:

Don Coscarelli

Stars:

Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, Steve Antin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lance Henriksen	...	Hank
Mark Rolston	...	Jake
Steve Antin	...	Raider
Michael Allen Ryder	...	Harper
Paul Provenza	...	Joey
Ben Hammer	...	Hal
Dominic Hoffman	...	Jeff
Traci Lind	...	Olivia (as Traci Lin)
Dermot Mulroney	...	Gray
Catherine Keener	...	Cheryl
Ken Daly	...	Checker
Reggie Bannister	...	Pilot
Ken Smolka	...	Olivia's Father
Brooke Bundy	...	Olivia's Mother
Dean Scofield	...	Olivia's Fiancé

Storyline

A bunch of city slickers from different backgrounds go into the wild mountains to be one with nature, but basically to have a good time. However, a paramilitary group has chosen the same time to go camping. When one of the soldiers thinks their boss has been killed by one of the city slickers, he coaxes his team into exterminating all of them. They will have to rely on their wits and on each other in order to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

survival | mountain | california | wilderness | hiking | 

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Taglines:

In the wilderness you can't dial 911

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Genres:

Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Camp der verlorenen Teufel

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Starway International Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Jake: Take a good look around you. Because when you come back from this trip, nothing will look the same to you again.

User Reviews

Bubba Ho-Hum

A group of people who have signed up for a wilderness survival course get terrorized by a more militant group. Of all the Coscarelli movies I've seen, I liked this the least. The film had none of the originality of Phantasm, nor the sheer awesomeness of Bubba Ho-tep, not even the dumb fun of Beastmaster. Instead we get a rather pedestrian ho-hum action movie in the cookie cutter mold of a million other 'group stuck in the wilderness against baddies' genre films complete with stock characters that don't really have memorable personalities or any likability. The great Lance Henriksen is the only actor who gets through this one with his dignity intact. Perhaps i'm being a bit too hearse with the film, it's not that bad and makes a merely watchable diversion, I just can't help but hold Don to a higher esteem as the rest of his output is rather marvelous.

My Grade: C-

Eye Candy: Traci Lind goes skinny dipping, but only her top is exposed

DVD Extras: Behind the scenes featurette; 2 U.S. and 1 International trailer for the film; and trailers for "Phantasm" "Phantasm 3", "Kenny & Company", "the Garden" & "Near Dark"