Deep Core (2000)

Director:

Rodney McDonald

Writers:

Phillip J. Roth (story)
Jim Christopher (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 October 2000 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Adventure Never Ran So Deep

Plot Keywords:

Peril | Nuclear Weapon | Drilling Machine | Nuke | Magma

Cast

Craig Sheffer	...	Brian Goodman
Terry Farrell	...	Allison Saunders
Bruce McGill	...	Sam Dalton
Harry Van Gorkum	...	Alan Morrisey
Wil Wheaton	...	Rodney Bedecker
James Russo	...	Darryl Simmons
Ron Yuan	...	Chin Li
James Lew	...	Lou Chang
Kenneth Choi	...	Wayne Lung (as Ken Choi)
Dean Cameron	...	Head Engineer
Donald Li	...	Colonel Sun Po
Catherine Kwong	...	Phong Li
Joseph Patrick Kelly	...	M.I.B. #1
Dean Biasucci	...	M.I.B. #2
Gary Hershberger	...	Henry
Judie Aronson	...	Lilly
Bert Rosario	...	Gonzalez
Dane Northcutt	...	Technician
Melanie J. Elin	...	Consuella
François Chau	...	Crewmember
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marc McClure	...	Mac (uncredited)

Directed by
Rodney McDonald

Writing credits
Phillip J. Roth		(story) (as Phillip Roth)
Jim Christopher		(screenplay) (as Martin Lazarus)

Produced by
Jeffery Beach	....	producer
Melanie J. Elin	....	line producer
James Hollensteiner	....	executive producer (as Jim Hollensteiner)
Thomas J. Niedermeyer Jr.	....	executive producer
Ken Olandt	....	producer (as Kenneth Olandt)
Phillip J. Roth	....	producer (as Phillip Roth)
Richard Smith	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Richard McHugh		(as Rich McHugh)

Cinematography by
Richard Clabaugh

Film Editing by
Randy Carter

Casting by
Nannette Troutman

Production Design by
David Huang

Art Direction by
Roger Baer

Set Decoration by
Eden Barr

Costume Design by
Ulrika Johansson

Makeup Department
Francie Hart	....	assistant hair stylist
Francie Hart	....	assistant makeup artist
Suzi Haydon	....	key hair stylist
Suzi Haydon	....	key makeup artist
Meghan Jeffers	....	additional makeup artist (as Megan C. Jeffers)

Production Management
Claudia Sumner	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Bogh	....	first assistant director
Kathleen 'Kaz' Butler	....	second assistant director (as Kathleen 'Kas' Butler)
Courtney King	....	second second assistant director
Claudia Sumner	....	second unit director

Art Department
Jami Anderson	....	on-set dresser
Sergio Arevalos	....	swing gang: day player (as Sergio A. Arevacos)
Chris Barber	....	carpenter (as Christopher K. Barber)
Dan Barnes	....	carpenter
Kenneth Caldwell	....	carpenter
Kenny Cousens	....	carpenter
Sara Davenport	....	assistant art director
Marco De Oreo	....	property maker
Françoise Fasan	....	scenic artist
Guy Francise	....	carpenter
Greg Guinasso	....	swing gang: day player
Thaddeus Hallinan	....	property master
Sebastian Hernandez	....	lead man
William Jackson Jr.	....	carpenter (as William E. Jackson Jr.)
Christopher Jones	....	construction coordinator
John Jhong Ho Kim	....	carpenter
Jon Klein	....	carpenter
Bruce Leonhart	....	swing gang: day player
John Leynes	....	carpenter
Martin Lockamy	....	carpenter (as Martin 'Scott' Lockamy)
Bryan Matulay	....	swing gang
David Maturana	....	swing gang: day player
Chip Nerwegh	....	on-set carpenter (as Chip Herwegh)
Michael A. Null	....	carpenter
Greg Paregon	....	carpenter (as Greg Peregon)
Chris Pye	....	assistant props
Nick Ralbovsky	....	swing gang: day player
Damian F. Ruddy	....	carpenter
Aaron S. Rutman	....	foreman (as Aaron Rutman)
Rod Scheuerman	....	carpenter
Matt Tognacci	....	lead scenic artist (as Matthew Tognacci)
Chad Vachter	....	swing gang: day player
Heather L. Watson	....	carpenter (as Heather Ewart)
Ryan Weiss	....	assistant carpenter
Molly Williams	....	scenic artist
Neva Williams	....	set designer
Lulu Wilson	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Anita Cannella	....	foley artist
David Cannella	....	foley editor
Sanaa Cannella	....	foley artist
Tony Cannella	....	sound designer
Tony Cannella	....	sound mixer
James H. Coburn IV	....	sound mixer
Chris Rudland	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Lee McConnell	....	physical effects coordinator: Acton FX
Robert Miller	....	special effects costume designer

Visual Effects by
Steven M. Blasini	....	animator
Steven M. Blasini	....	sequence supervisor
David Chan	....	animator (as David L. Chan)
John R. Ellis	....	animator
D.R. Greenlaw	....	animator
Andrew Hofman	....	visual effects director
Steven Kaplan	....	animator (as Steve Kaplan)
Jerad Kissack	....	animator (as Jerad L. Kissack)
Dennis Michel	....	visual effects designer
Dennis Michel	....	visual effects supervisor
Bradley Mullennix	....	animator
James Perry	....	animator
William Rehoreg	....	animator
David Ridlen	....	3D animator
Claudia Sumner	....	visual effects producer
Alvaro Villagomez	....	animator

Stunts
Ron Otis	....	stunt coordinator
Patrick J. Statham	....	stunts (as Pat Statham)

Camera and Electrical Department
Monty Bass	....	grip
John Cappilla	....	gaffer (as John Cappila)
Sean Cohen	....	gaffer
Collin S. Colberg	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Colin Coleberg)
David Darwin	....	electrician
Manuel Duran	....	grip
Ron Edmonson	....	grip
Sergio Eremenco	....	electrician
Mark Fragale	....	first assistant camera
Brad Heiner	....	dolly grip
Brad Heiner	....	grip
Michael A. Johnson	....	Steadicam operator (as Michael Johnson)
Casey Kazlauskas	....	director of photography: second unit
Kia Kiso	....	second assistant camera (as Kia Dawson)
Stephen B. Martinez	....	best boy grip (as Steve Martinez)
Stephen B. Martinez	....	key grip (as Steve Martinez)
Terence McNally	....	electrician (as Terry McNally)
Vladimir Melnik	....	best boy electric (as Vladimir Melmik)
Vladimir Melnik	....	electrician (as Vladimir Melmik)
Matthew Minke	....	electrician (as Matt Minke)
Tom Nordstrom	....	camera operator: "b" camera
John O'Shaughnessy	....	electrician
Robert Olson	....	camera loader
David Ortegon	....	grip
Paul Ott	....	grip
Irene Pak	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Irene Park)
Gregory Peters	....	still photographer (as Greg Peters)
Thomas Pugh	....	best boy electric (as Tom Pugh)
Mark Robinson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Alexander Salazar	....	best boy grip (as Alex Salazar)
Alexander Salazar	....	grip (as Alex Salazar)
R. Michael Stringer	....	key grip
Tony Thomas	....	grip (as Tony 'Bones' Thomas)
Jason Young	....	electrician

Casting Department
Karen Martin	....	casting assistant
Debe Waisman	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yulia Gershenzon	....	wardrobe supervisor
Pamela Haddad	....	wardrobe production assistant

Editorial Department
David Block	....	mastering colorist
Michael R. Hall	....	assistant editor
David Whitten	....	color timer

Music Department
Ric Gallaher	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
William Berumen	....	driver
Al Burton	....	transportation captain
Roger Byrd	....	driver
Dennis A. Coleman	....	driver
Dennis Goble	....	driver
Gregory S. Hoslet	....	driver
Ken Kaplan	....	transportation coordinator
Kenny Kaplan	....	transportation coordinator
Keith Laursen	....	driver: water truck
Joseph Lauth	....	driver
Manuel Martinez	....	driver
Kelly Murphy	....	driver
Karl E. Nelson	....	driver: honeywagon (as Karl Nelson)
Elmer S. Osorio	....	driver (as Elmer Osorio)

Other crew
H. Leah Amir	....	set production assistant
Laurie Beale	....	insurance: Gary Krause Insurance
Valerie Brosset	....	financial services: Imperial Bank
Jennifer M. Byrne	....	production coordinator
Jon Clark	....	office production assistant
Karen M. Cockrell	....	production accountant (as Karen Cockrell)
Lorraine Conklin	....	set production assistant
Laurette Dobson	....	script supervisor (as Tita Dobson)
Frank Donner	....	account executive (as Frank D. Donner III)
Corinne Fixmer	....	assistant accountant
Kent Ford	....	set production assistant
David Holmes	....	set production assistant
Gary Jackson	....	key set production assistant
Jeff Jenofsky	....	set production assistant
Nathaniel Justiniano	....	UFO intern
Robert Kazlauskas	....	production assistant
Jon Ko	....	set medic
Tami Kumin	....	set production assistant
Sandy Laureno	....	craft service
Robert Lepucki	....	location manager (as Bob Lepucki)
Bruce Lomet	....	account coordinator
Karen Martin	....	office production assistant
Daniel McCoy	....	assistant production office coordinator
Ken Meyer	....	legal services
Amy Murray-Rolon	....	director of UFO operations (as Amy Murray)
Carol Petters	....	completion bond: Film Finances (as Carol Peters)
Morgan H. Rector	....	financial services: Imperial Bank (as Morgan Rector)
T.J. Sakasegawa	....	director: international distribution
Marion Spiegelman	....	completion bond: Film Finances (as Marion Speigelman)
Mike Tristano	....	armory technician
Steve Trombatore	....	paymaster (as Steve Trombotore)
Jared Underwood	....	financial services: Imperial Bank
Matthew Warren	....	completion bond: Film Finances (as Matt Warren)
Kurt Woolner	....	completion bond: Film Finances (as Kurt Wolner)

Production Companies

• Unified Film Organization (UFO)

Distributors

• Alliance Atlantis Communications
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• New City Releasing
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Pictures
• PlayArte Filmes (Brazil) (video)

Special Effects

• Title House (opticals)

Other Companies

• All Payments Services  payroll services
• BTS Payroll Services Inc.  payroll services
• Cannella Productions  audio post-production
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cinemobile System  grip and lighting equipment
• Film Finances  bonding
• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative cutting services
• Magic Film and Video Works  telecine services
• NT Audio Visual  optical soundtrack
• Papa's Catering  catering
• Screen Music Studios (SMS)  post audio mixing facility
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll
• Title House  titles

Also Known As:

"Deep Core 2000" - USA (alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, language and brief sexuality

Runtime:

Germany:80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese | Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Unified Film Organization (UFO)

Trivia:

The display used when Sam, inside the drilling machine, is monitoring the materials in rocks that they are about to drill through, is reused in Epoch: Evolution (2003) (TV). Before the "object" in that movie is unlocked and entered, one of the displays used to monitor technical data is exactly the same display used in "Deep Core".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Epoch: Evolution (2003) (TV)

Die, Wesley, die

Chant ten thousand geeks, as Wesley Crusher appears on screen. Does he die? Frankly, who cares. With no characterisation, a plot that could be (and probably was) written on the back of a cigarette packet, mediocre actors, a sloppy score, Amateur Hour CGI and fair to middling awful camera work, it's hard to pay attention to anything happening in this B- movie.

Guys, here's a hint. When the crew turns up with Hi-8 camcorders, it's time to call your agent and see if there's any commercials going, or small car showrooms that need opened. This film does nobody any favours. It's pretty much welfare for C list jobbing actors and crew. Terry Farrel at least has the grace to look embarrased at doing the same old "lean to the left, spout some technobabble" rubbish she did on Star Trek, but Wesley actually seems to be trying to make something of his role. Unfortunately, all he manages to do is to make it highly irritating. Die, Wesley, die.

Low budget doesn't preclude a film from being fun, but this movie sadly tries to hide its budget. So cue "mass evacuation" scenes where five extras run out of a door and are filmed from three angles, sets where the paint on the plywood is barely dry, and muffed lines that are simply accepted rather than reshot (must have been running out of those Hi-8 tapes).

It's not even funny bad, it's just desultory and sad. Avoid.