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Underworld

  • 19851985
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  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
1.1K
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Underworld (1985)
ActionHorrorSci-Fi
When high class hooker Nicole is kidnapped from her brothel, Rich businessman Hugo Motherskille hires her ex love Roy Bain to find her.When high class hooker Nicole is kidnapped from her brothel, Rich businessman Hugo Motherskille hires her ex love Roy Bain to find her.When high class hooker Nicole is kidnapped from her brothel, Rich businessman Hugo Motherskille hires her ex love Roy Bain to find her.
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • George Pavlou
  • Writers
    • Clive Barker(screenplay)
    • James Caplin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Denholm Elliott
    • Steven Berkoff
    • Larry Lamb
  • Director
    • George Pavlou
  • Writers
    • Clive Barker(screenplay)
    • James Caplin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Denholm Elliott
    • Steven Berkoff
    • Larry Lamb
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 24User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Larry Lamb in Underworld (1985)
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    Steven Berkoff in Underworld (1985)
    Art Malik in Underworld (1985)
    Irina Brook in Underworld (1985)
    Miranda Richardson and Paul Bown in Underworld (1985)
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    Denholm Elliott
    Denholm Elliott
    • Savary
    Steven Berkoff
    Steven Berkoff
    • Motherskille
    Larry Lamb
    Larry Lamb
    • Bain
    Nicola Cowper
    Nicola Cowper
    • Nicole
    Irina Brook
    Irina Brook
    • Bianca
    Art Malik
    Art Malik
    • Fluke
    Brian Croucher
    • Darling
    Ingrid Pitt
    Ingrid Pitt
    • Pepperdine
    Trevor Thomas
    • Ricardo
    Clive Panto
    • Abbott
    Sean Chapman
    Sean Chapman
    • Buchanan
    Candy Davis
    • Barmaid
    Karen Gould
    • Dancer
    Jeanette Landry
    • Dancer
    Mark West
    • Dancer
    Gary Olsen
    • Red Dog
    Paul Bown
    • Nygaard
    Phil Davis
    Phil Davis
    • Lazarus
    • (as Philip Davis)
    • Director
      • George Pavlou
    • Writers
      • Clive Barker(screenplay) (story)
      • James Caplin(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Clive Barker hated the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Svengoolie: Transmutations (2001)

    User reviews24

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    2/10
    SO EIGHTIES - IT'S PAINFUL
    Given that this is based on a Clive Barker story, and contains some major acting talent it should be good. It's NOT good, and the blame for that rests squarely with director George Pavlou.It could have been an interesting melding of the crime/horror genre, but takes every wrong turn possible.

    Larry Lamb is a good actor, but he is so hopelessly miscast here as the hard man reluctantly dragged back into the criminal underworld, that there is a gaping hole at the heart of the film where a central character should be. In fact most of the normally reliable actors here, turn in awful performances.

    The sets are awful (the neon tube underground lab looks like a Gary Numan stage set). The costumes are awful (the gangsters dress like Duran Duran). The music is awful, and the dialogue is awful. The script is so bad its difficult to imagine Barker had anything to do with it. At one point "our hero" is injected with the deadly transmutating drug, absolutely nothing happens to him, its simply not referred to again !. In playing down the horror element, and playing up the crime element, the producers missed an opportunity to produce a piece of contemporary horror, and instead produced a cheap looking Mockney version of Miami Vice. Most of the people involved leave this off their c.v.'s. I'd certainly leave it off your shopping list.
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    • Release date
      • April 18, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Transmutations
    • Filming locations
      • UK
    • Production companies
      • Limehouse Productions
      • Green Man Productions
      • Alpine
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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