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Director:
Juan Piquer Simón
Writers:
Juan Piquer Simón (story) and
Mark Klein (story) ...
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Release Date:
26 July 1990 (West Germany) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
'You Can't Hold your Breath & Scream at the Same Time'
Plot:
An experimental submarine, the "Siren II", with a very experienced crew is sent to find out what happened to the "Siren I"... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
B-Sides: It Stinks!
 (From Dread Central. 28 September 2012, 11:51 PM, PDT)
Rip Pieces’ Edmund Purdom
 (From Fangoria. 13 January 2009, 3:13 PM, PST)
User Reviews:
Laughable,but quite entertaining piece of trash. See more (20 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jack Scalia ... Wick Hayes

R. Lee Ermey ... Capt. Phillips

Ray Wise ... Robbins
Deborah Adair ... Lt. Nina Crowley
John Toles-Bey ... Joe Kane (as John Toles Bey)

Ely Pouget ... Ana Rivera
Emilio Linder ... Philippe
Tony Isbert ... Fleming
Álvaro Labra ... Carlo
Luis Lorenzo ... Francisco
Frank Braña ... Muller
Pocholo Martínez-Bordiú ... Sven (as J. Martinez Bordiu)
Edmund Purdom ... CEO Steensland

Garrick Hagon ... Barton (as Garick Hagon)
James Aubrey ... Contek 1
Derrick Vopelka ... Contek 2
Jed Downey ... Man on Tapes
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Salvador Sáinz ... Sailor OTAN (uncredited)
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Directed by
Juan Piquer Simón  (as J.P. Simon)
 
Writing credits
Juan Piquer Simón (story) (as J.P. Simon) and
Mark Klein (story)

David Coleman (screenplay)

Produced by
Francesca DeLaurentiis .... producer (as Francesca De Laurentiis)
José Antonio Escrivá .... producer (as Jose Escriva)
Juan Piquer Simón .... producer (as J.P. Simon)
 
Original Music by
Joel Goldsmith 
 
Cinematography by
Juan Mariné 
 
Film Editing by
Isaac Sehayek 
Christopher Holmes (uncredited)
 
Production Design by
Gonzalo Gonzalo 
 
Makeup Department
Colin Arthur .... special makeup effects
Helen Lennox .... makeup artist
Victoria Lenox .... assistant makeup artist (as Victoria Lennox)
 
Production Management
Mario Pedraza .... production manager
Manuel Sánchez .... production manager: second unit
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
José María Ochoa .... first assistant director (as Jose Maria Ochoa)
 
Art Department
Pablo Alonso .... painter
Luis de Feo .... painter
Francisco Molina .... carpenter
José Molina .... carpenter
Luis Moreno .... carpenter
Francisco Prósper .... model maker (as Francisco Prosper)
Emilio Ruiz del Río .... model maker (as Emilio Ruiz)
Salvador Sáinz .... property master
 
Sound Department
Javier Baringo .... boom operator
Tina Canny .... sound recordist
Gene Corso .... supervising sound editor
Sabrina Ann Corso .... adr editor
David Cunningham .... sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Cyccone Jr. .... sound re-recording mixer
Kurt Nicholas Forshager .... foley editor (as Kurt N. Forshager)
Tommy Goodwin .... adr mixer
Tommy Goodwin .... foley mixer
Kini Kay .... sound designer
Kini Kay .... sound effects editor
Kini Kay .... supervising sound editor
Diane Livingston .... assistant sound effects editor
Laura Macias .... foley artist
Lorane Mitchell .... sound effects editor
Frank A. Montaño .... sound re-recording mixer (as Frank A. Montano Jr.)
Tony Pascuzzo .... sound recordist
Paige Pollack .... foley artist
Dean St. John .... adr recordist
Dean St. John .... foley recordist
Jim Willis .... sound engineer
Stephen Lloyd Wood .... assistant sound editor
Asher Yates .... sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Colin Arthur .... creatures
Marco Besas .... special effects
Basilio Cortijo .... special effects
Carlo De Marchis .... special technical effects
Sergio Hernandez .... special effects
Carlos Rojo .... special effects
 
Stunts
Juan Maján .... stunt coordinator (as Juan Majan)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Carlos Bustamante .... video engineer
Juan Cobo .... focus puller
Vicente Cobo .... crane operator
José Luis Fernández .... grip
Javier Lopez .... grip
Felipe López .... still photographer (as Felipe Lopez)
Laureano López .... gaffer (as Laureano Lopez)
Laureano López .... key grip (as Laureano Lopez)
Julio Madurga .... camera operator
Manuel Rojas .... camera operator: second unit
Anselmo Villalba .... grip
 
Casting Department
Craig Campobasso .... casting: USA
Jeremy Conway .... casting: UK
Dennis Vaugn .... casting: Spain
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
María Eugenia Escrivá .... wardrobe designer: Spain (as Maria Escriva)
Sigrid Insull .... wardrobe designer: USA
Carmen Sigmariaga .... seamstress
 
Editorial Department
Nuria Galán .... assistant editor (as Nuria Galvan)
Antonio Gimeno .... first assistant editor
Magdalena Paradell .... assistant editor (as Magda Paradell)
 
Music Department
Sherry Whitfield .... music editor
 
Other crew
Antonio Arias .... underwater equipment
María Bardem .... continuity supervisor (as Maria Bardem)
Christian Cid .... production assistant
Dale De La Torre .... legal services (as Dale R. De La Torre)
Carlo De Marchis .... submarine designer
Tirso Díaz .... production assistant (as Tirso Diaz)
Monica Escudero .... assistant to producers
Larry Ann Evans .... dialogue coach
Luis Fernandez .... accountant
Eduardo Macho .... financial supervisor
Benjamin Martin .... production assistant
Miguel Olarrieta .... underwater equipment
Pedro Angel Ruiz .... production assistant
 
Thanks
Christopher Holmes .... special thanks: editing
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Endless Descent" - USA (video box title)
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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
82 min
Country:
Spain | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | West Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Madrid, Spain
Company:
Dister GroupSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The principal shooting for this film lasted eight weeks. Moreover, an additional fourteen weeks was spent shooting the special effects for this movie.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Special Collector's Edition: La colina de las botas (#2.10)" (2011)See more »

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7 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
Laughable,but quite entertaining piece of trash., 28 April 2004
Author: HumanoidOfFlesh from Chyby, Poland

Juan Piquer Simon's "La Grieta"/"Endless Descent" is a pretty amusing piece of sci-fi/horror schlock.The film offers plenty of entertainment,if you like multiple monsters and gory death scenes.The plot is pretty silly,but the film has some tense and exciting moments.The creature effects are pretty good and occasionally quite imaginative and there is a nice amount of blood and gore.The acting is mediocre as we can expect,but it's nice to see veteran actors like Jack Scalia and R.Lee Ermey on screen.Overall,"Endless Descent" is not as good as "Pieces" or "Slugs",but it's much better than incredibly stupid "La Mansion de los Cthulhu".So if you are a fan of low-budget sci-fi/horror you can give this one a look.Recommended.My rating:5 out of 10.

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