Unearthed (2007)

An unknown creature terrorizes an archeological dig in the middle of a desolate New Mexico town.

Director:

Matthew Leutwyler

Writer:

Matthew Leutwyler

Stars:

Emmanuelle Vaugier, Luke Goss, Beau Garrett

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luke Goss	...	Kale
Deborah Offner	...	Tanya the waitress
Mark Kelly	...	Frank the trucker
Russell Means	...	Grandpa
Tonantzin Carmelo	...	Nodin
Charlie Murphy	...	Hank
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Annie Flynn
Isait De La Fuente	...	Luis
M.C. Gainey	...	Rob Horn
Chris Andrew Ciulla	...	Kelly
Beau Garrett	...	Caya
Whitney Able	...	Ally
Tommy Dewey	...	Charlie
Ric Barbera	...	Curtis
Jeff Olson	...	Harlan

Storyline

In the desert area of Hat Creek, cows are found partially devoured and the farmers believe that a wolf is attacking the cattle. The alcoholic Sheriff Annie Flynn is called by the local farmer Rob Horn to witness the remains of an animal to request reimbursement from the government and for an accident with a tank truck that is blocking the road. However, Annie sooner discovers that an ancient alien creature sent to annihilate life on Earth hundreds of years ago was released by the Indian Kale during an archaeological excavation in the desert. The Indian Caya and a group of travelers stranded in the spot without gas together with Annie and Kale try to find a means to destroy the alien and save mankind.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | creature | stranded | cow | sheriff | 

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Taglines:

Some secrets should stay buried.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/gore and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official MySpace Page Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alien Rising

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cold Iron Pictures, Ambush Entertainment, Combustion Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 90 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Kale puts a knife through the dead trucker's chest. In the close-ups the body is wearing a red shirt, which the knife goes through. In the other shots, the body is topless.

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Quotes

Kale: [to the group, about the creature] I was right... It was never dead.

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Soundtracks

Lonely
Written by Zach Selwyn
Performed by Zachariah and the Lobos Riders

User Reviews

Unearthed... You May Dig This

Unearthed has two strikes against it. The monster is an outright Alien rip-off complete with bad very CGI. They simply would have been better off not showing it.

The other strike is for a film some seriously attractive actresses (Emmanuelle Vaugier, Beau Garrett, Miranda Bailey, Whitney Able, and heck even cute older Deborah Offner) there is no T and A. This seems silly for what is in essence an exploitation movie.

Outside of those faults this is a better than average monster romp. Direction is tight and creative. The acting is professional. The film looks good. And the action scenes are filled with actual action.

Anyone who has been tortured with the grade Z five guys vs. a cartoon films on the SciFi Channel will appreciate an above board effort.

Good gore and great action make Unearthed a worth watching. Just wish they explored the sexual tension between the twenty-something lady sheriff and the twenty-something lady scientist.