Survival Quest (1988)

A bunch of city slickers from different backgrounds go into the wild mountains to be one with nature, but basically to have a good time. However, a paramilitary group has chosen the same ... See full summary »

Director:

Don Coscarelli

Writer:

Don Coscarelli

Stars:

Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, Steve Antin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lance Henriksen	...	Hank
Mark Rolston	...	Jake
Steve Antin	...	Raider
Michael Allen Ryder	...	Harper
Paul Provenza	...	Joey
Ben Hammer	...	Hal
Dominic Hoffman	...	Jeff
Traci Lind	...	Olivia (as Traci Lin)
Dermot Mulroney	...	Gray
Catherine Keener	...	Cheryl
Ken Daly	...	Checker
Reggie Bannister	...	Pilot
Ken Smolka	...	Olivia's Father
Brooke Bundy	...	Olivia's Mother
Dean Scofield	...	Olivia's Fiancé

Storyline

A bunch of city slickers from different backgrounds go into the wild mountains to be one with nature, but basically to have a good time. However, a paramilitary group has chosen the same time to go camping. When one of the soldiers thinks their boss has been killed by one of the city slickers, he coaxes his team into exterminating all of them. They will have to rely on their wits and on each other in order to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

man tied up | survival | mountain | wilderness | california | 

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Taglines:

In the wilderness you can't dial 911

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Genres:

Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in 1986 but not released in the United States until 3 years later.

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Goofs

As the start, the plane pilot castigates Gray for smoking near the fuel tanks. Which shows he's an actor, not an aviator. AV fuel has an extremely high flash point. You could drop a lit cigarette onto AV fuel and it still wouldn't catch alight.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jake: Take a good look around you. Because when you come back from this trip, nothing will look the same to you again.

User Reviews

Lance Henriksen the action hero

Survival Quest is one of the few Lance Henriksen starrers that happened during the eighties. This time he gives a great unexpected performance as a good guy, who runs a survival school and leads a group of assorted city people through the wilderness. Eventually they cross paths with a military man played by Mark Rolston who leads a survival class of his own. Don Coscarelli pulls out fine performances from everybody and the script is so well done that every character that's supposed to matter does. Aside from the acting, the film relies on such inexpensive things as breathtaking vistas and avoiding clichés (for the most part). The only thing that downplays the whole experience is the music one'd expect from a Hallmark family movie. Definitely the strongest Coscarelli effort outside of Phantasm and Bubba Ho-Tep.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Survival Quest

Filming Locations:

Lone Pine Creek Waterfall, Whitney Portal, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$29,453, 12 November 1989

Gross USA:

$62,683

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$62,683

Company Credits

Production Co:

Starway International Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1