The Descent: Part 2 (2009)

Director:

Jon Harris

Writers:

James McCarthy (screenplay) &
J Blakeson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

14 October 2009 (France)

Genre:

Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Fear runs deeper

Plot:

Refusing to believe her story about cave-dwelling monsters, the sole survivor of a spelunking exploration gone horribly wrong is forced to follow the authorities back into the caves where something awaits.

Plot Keywords:

Cave | Blood | Sheriff | Rescue Team | Monster

Cast

Michael J. Reynolds	...	Ed Oswald
Shauna Macdonald	...	Sarah Carter
Jessika Williams	...	Susanne Small
Douglas Hodge	...	Dan
Josh Dallas	...	Greg (as Joshua Dallas)
Anna Skellern	...	Cath
Gavan O'Herlihy	...	Vaines
Krysten Cummings	...	Ellen Rios
Doug Ballard	...	Doctor Roger Payne
Josh Cole	...	Lynch
Saskia Mulder	...	Rebecca
Natalie Mendoza	...	Juno Kaplan
Alex Reid	...	Beth
Nora-Jane Noone	...	Holly
MyAnna Buring	...	Sam
Robin Berry	...	Crawler
Adam Paul Harvey	...	Crawler (as Adam Harvey)
Nicholas Daines	...	Crawler
Kengo Oshima	...	Crawler
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mac McDonald	...	Mayor Riley Kaplan (uncredited)

Directed by
Jon Harris

Writing credits
James McCarthy		(screenplay) &
J Blakeson		(screenplay) and
James Watkins		(screenplay)
Neil Marshall		(characters) uncredited

Produced by
Christian Colson	....	producer
François Ivernel	....	co-executive producer
Ivana Mackinnon	....	producer (as Ivana MacKinnon)
Neil Marshall	....	executive producer
Cameron McCracken	....	co-executive producer
Diarmuid McKeown	....	associate producer
Paul Ritchie	....	co-producer
Paul Smith	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Julyan

Cinematography by
Sam McCurdy		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jon Harris

Casting by
Gail Stevens

Production Design by
Simon Bowles

Art Direction by
Michael Kelm
Mark Scruton		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Claire Nia Richards

Costume Design by
Nancy Thompson

Makeup Department
Jemma Carballo	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Abigail Edwards	....	prosthetics makeup artist
Dan Frye	....	prosthetics technician
Clarice Gill	....	makeup artist
Vesna Giordano	....	prosthetics makeup artist
Paul Hyett	....	special makeup & creature effects designer
Camilla Kirk-Reynolds	....	makeup daily
Chris Lyons	....	special effects teeth
Robin Pritchard	....	special makeup effects technician
Kirstie Stanway	....	hair & makeup designer
Simon Webber	....	prosthetic sculptor
Stuart Conran	....	prosthetic technician (uncredited)
Robbie Drake	....	foam technician (uncredited)

Production Management
Alison Banks	....	production manager
Jeanette Haley	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dan Channing-Williams	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Melanie Heseltine	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Emily Hobbs	....	third assistant director
Carley Lane	....	assistant director: second unit
Jack Ravenscroft	....	first assistant director
James Watkins	....	second unit director
Harriet Worth	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Graham Baker	....	stand-by rigger
Louise Begbie	....	assistant art director
Dan Bryant	....	dressing props
Jay Butcher	....	stand-by carpenter
Tristan Carlisle-Kitz	....	dressing props
Chris Cull	....	property master
Gary Dempsey	....	stand-by painter
Simon Duric	....	storyboard artist
Robert Haynes	....	stand-by art director
Nigel Kirk	....	hod painter
Johnny Mann	....	scenic sculptor
Nathan Middleton	....	painter
Jono Moles	....	construction manager
Lucy Moles	....	construction coordinator
John Moolenschot	....	carpenter
Ben Munro	....	standby art director: pickups
Barnaby Papworth	....	construction manager
Simon Riley	....	stand-by props
Tom Roberts	....	stand-by props
Zoe Smith	....	props buyer: pickups
Paul 'Welcie' Wellstead	....	hod rigger

Sound Department
Chris Burdon	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matthew Collinge	....	sound supervisor and designer
Sebastian Dale	....	foley editor
Naomi Dandridge	....	adr recordist
Elliott Gilhooly	....	sound assistant: FT2
Claire Mahoney	....	foley artist
Michael Maroussas	....	sound effects editor
Rob Prynne	....	additional creature vocalisations
Danny Sheehan	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Sturmer	....	dolby sound consultant
Jason Swanscott	....	foley artist
Ivor Talbot	....	sound mixer
Mark Verner	....	foley artist
Tarn Willers	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Clive R. Kay	....	special effects contact lenses
Daniel Massett	....	special effects trainee
John Rafique	....	special effects supervisor
Mark Shelley	....	armourer
Chris Watson	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Louie Alexander	....	digital compositor: Framestore
Fredrik Averpil	....	on-set visual effects supervisor
Matthew Baker	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore
Håkan Blomdahl	....	visual effects
Zachary Bloom	....	scanning and recording: Framestore
Turea Blyth	....	visual effects editorial
Clare Brody	....	data operator - framestore
Zoe Cousins	....	digital film scanning operator: Framestore
Jerome Dewhurst	....	di engineer
Richard Edwards	....	digital intermediate data operator
Charlie Habanananda	....	digital intermediate conform editor
Adam Hawkes	....	digital compositor
Karsten Hecker	....	film mastering engineer
Sarah K. Hellström	....	visual effects coordinator
Leo Hills	....	digital intermediate technical director: Framestore CFC
Jan Hogevold	....	executive producer: framestore di
Linus Lindbalk	....	matte painter
Christopher Lloyd	....	visual effects editor
James Long	....	digital intermediate data operator
Kevin Lowery	....	high definition engineer
Laura Lunt	....	production assistant: framestore
Veronica Marcano	....	scanning & recording operator: Framestore
Joseph McLamb	....	matte painter
Mike Morrison	....	digital intermediate producer
Emelie Nilsson	....	digital compositor
Jacob Otterström	....	visual effects supervisor (as Jacob Svensson)
Adam Parker	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore
James Reed	....	scanning and recording
Jimmy Saul	....	scanning and recording assistant manager
Asa Shoul	....	digital colourist
Sean Wheelan	....	vfx producer: Filmgate

Stunts
Lucy Allen	....	stunt double
Richard Bradshaw	....	additional stunt coordinator
Michael Byrch	....	stunt crawler
Siobhan Coughlin	....	stunt double
Nicholas Daines	....	stunt crawler
Jim Dowdall	....	stunt coordinator
Neil Finnighan	....	stunt double
Steve Griffin	....	stunt coordinator
Paul Hornsby	....	assistant fight coordinator
Paul Hornsby	....	safety diver
Paul Hornsby	....	stunt supervisor
Kim McGarrity	....	stunt double
Belinda McGinley	....	stunt double
Nick McKinless	....	stunt crawler
Mark Southworth	....	stunt double
Roy Taylor	....	stunt double
Maxine Whittaker	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew Bailey	....	gaffer
Anthony Band	....	camera trainee
Sergio Bernuzzi	....	key grip
Trevor Chaisty	....	electrician
Deloris Collins	....	trainee camera assistant
Louisa Court	....	apprentice grip
Warwick Drucker	....	grip: "b" camera
Jon Garwes	....	first assistant camera
Robert Hamilton	....	video operator: additional photography
David Holliday	....	grip
Phil Humphries	....	clapper loader: "a" camera
Robert Milton	....	electrician
Christopher R. Nunn	....	video assist
Jennie Paddon	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Leighton Spence	....	video assist
James Swanson	....	aerial cinematographer
Andrew Taylor	....	gaffer
Neil Tomlin	....	crane technician dailies
Oliver Upton	....	still photographer
Gavin Warwick	....	electrician
Matthew Waving	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Peter Wignall	....	second director of photography
Gareth Williams	....	best boy
Dan Carling	....	camera trainee (uncredited)

Casting Department
Abigail Barbier	....	adr voice casting
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
Kelly Valentine Hendry	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kate Laver	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Siobhan Boyes	....	post-production coordinator
Tamsin Jeffrey	....	assembly editor
Alexandra Montgomery	....	post-production coordinator
James Winnifrith	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Mikael Carlsson	....	soundtrack producer
Chris Clad	....	violin
Andrew Glen	....	music editor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Nick Ingman	....	conductor
Perry Montague Mason	....	orchestra leader
Dana Niu	....	orchestrator
Steve Orchard	....	music engineer
Steve Orchard	....	music mixer
Jill Streater	....	copyist
Alison Wright	....	music supervisor
Alison Wright	....	score coordinator

Transportation Department
Mark Crowley	....	unit driver
Ben Vokes	....	production driver
Ian Westwell	....	facilities driver

Other crew
Farah Abushwesha	....	production coordinator: additional photography
David Barr	....	production office assistant
Paresh Behera	....	key assistant accountant
Steve Butler	....	floor runner: additional photography
Adam Cocker	....	runner
Matt Curtis	....	title design
Helen Christine Dwyer	....	production secretary
Ed Evers-Swindell	....	script consultant
Amanda Fernie	....	trainee assistant accountant
Peter Gray	....	location assistant
Paul Hornsby	....	climbing consultant
Carlton Jarvis	....	medical advisor
Liam Lock	....	floor runner: additional photography
Michael Mann	....	assistant production coordinator trainee
Debbie Moore	....	production accountant
Steve Mortimore	....	location manager
Alex Paterakis	....	floor runner: additional photography
Asha Sharma	....	assistant location manager
Albert Sharpe	....	epk: producer / director
Joss Spry	....	assistant: director
Mandy Todd	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Celador Films

Distributors

• Audio Visual Enterprises (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• CDI Films (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Kadokawa Pictures (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• California Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Excesso Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (double feature with "The Descent")
• Excesso Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (double feature with "The Descent")
• FS Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Hollydan Works (2010) (Serbia) (DVD)
• Icon Film Distribution (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2010) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Elements Special Effects
• Filmgate (visual effects)
• Mediscene

Other Companies

• Media Services  stationery supplier
• Access Bookings  free accommodation sourcing & management service
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  music mixed at
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  music recorded at
• Bonded Services  film storage
• De Lane Lea  sound re-recording
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Framestore  digital intermediate
• Fuji Photo Film  motion picture film supplied by
• London Session Orchestra, The  orchestra (uncredited)
• McAinsh Consulting  publicity
• Midnight Digital  dailies
• Mint Post  foley studio
• MovieScore Media  soundtrack
• TLO Film Services  action vehicles
• Take 2 Film Services  camera equipment provided by
• Technicolor  release printing

Also Known As:

"Descent 2" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, grisly images, terror and language

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Canada:PG | UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Japan:R15+ | France:-12 | USA:R (certificate #45838) | Sweden:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | Singapore:R21 | Finland:K-18 | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | Malaysia:18

Filming Locations:

Ashridge Park, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Celador Films

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The film is set right after the first one, in 2005. Rios records her video message to her daughter on a Nokia N81 phone. The N81 wasn't released until 2007.

Quotes:

Vaines:[to the hospital doctor] There are five girls missing, and you put the one person who knows where they are to sleep?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Hagan Reviews: Intermedio (#2.5)" (2012)

A poor mans sequel.

A Sheriff suspects that Sarah has killed her friends and forces her to return to the caves with a rescue team.

Even after the UK ending of The Descent, Sarah still manages to get out but is forced back to the uncharted underground to help locate her five missing companions.

I'll try not reminisce over the amazing first film, there appears to be some mixed comments on The Decent: Part 2. If you did like The Descent, for the record the follow up even with the tantalising story setup it is sadly a huge disappointment.

Surprisingly the excellent editor Jon Harris gives a poor directorial debut. Even with some of the strong original cast including Shauna Macdonald and Natalie Mendoza, they simply can't save J Blakeson and James McCarthy poor screenplay. On board is Eden Lake's writer James Watkins and support from cinematographer Sam McCurdy (The Descent, Dog Soldiers, Doomsday to name a few).

It feels and looks like a poor mans interpretation of the Descent, it's not a straight to video production but its almost there, awful dialogue, little if any character development, no suspense and poorly executed scares and that's just touching the surface. The film looks rushed, the lighting, sets, sound, direction, everything on screen looks cheap and nasty. It lacks the grittiness of the first and the Crawler's don't look as menacing or a realistic.

It is only worth watching to see how film with such great talent can go so wrong.