DeepStar Six (1989)

A team of navy personnel stationed at a temporary base at the bottom of the ocean and tasked with setting up nuclear missiles discovers a huge underwater cavern which houses a giant prehistoric creature.

Director:

Sean S. Cunningham

Writers:

Lewis Abernathy (story), Lewis Abernathy

Stars:

Greg Evigan, Nancy Everhard, Taurean Blacque

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Taurean Blacque	...	Laidlaw
Nancy Everhard	...	Joyce Collins
Greg Evigan	...	McBride
Miguel Ferrer	...	Snyder
Nia Peeples	...	Scarpelli
Matt McCoy	...	Richardson
Cindy Pickett	...	Diane Norris
Marius Weyers	...	Van Gelder
Elya Baskin	...	Burciaga
Thom Bray	...	Hodges
Ronn Carroll	...	Osborne

Storyline

The crew of an experimental underwater nuclear base are forced to struggle for their lives when their explorations disturb a creature who threatens to destroy their base.

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Plot Keywords:

laboratory | psychotronic film | gore | columbia tristar | low budget sci fi movie | 

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Taglines:

Six miles below the surface of the ocean, something beyond your imagination will scare the hell out of you.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was released by TriStar Pictures in the United States on January 13, 1989. It opened on 1,117 screens and debuted in eighth place with a weekend total of $3,306,320. Its final box office total was $8,143,225.

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Goofs

Richardson performs electric arc welding outside of the station, at the bottom of the ocean, several thousand meters deep. At present, underwater welding is not technically possible deeper than approx. 1000 meters (3300 feet) underwater.

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Quotes

Captain Phillip Laidlaw: Get out of here save yourselves

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Connections

Referenced in Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot (2014)

User Reviews

Liked it for its monster fun.

I remembered watching DeepStar Six on TV as a kid, about the same time I first watched "The Abyss." While this movie is not as suspenseful, dramatic and adventurous as "The Abyss," I still found it to be quite entertaining and fun.

The film starts off with a crew in a sub doing some sort of experiment on an underwater nuclear base. However, their presence then disturbs an unidentified giant sea creature, which I thought resembled a large lobster. The creatures attacks the sub and crew and then the rest of the movie is basically a struggle for survival with some intense monster action.

The movie is sort of predictable and the cast of characters weren't as memorable as I recalled, but it has a quick-paced plot with good special effects and intense monster action one might find enjoyable.

Grade B-

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 January 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deep Six

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,306,320, 15 January 1989

Gross USA:

$8,143,225

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,143,225

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carolco Entertainment, Carolco Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 87 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1