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The Rift

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The Rift (1990)
Siren II, a submarine under the command of Capt. Phillips, ventures into the deep on a mission to recover the missing Siren I. Their quest is hindered when the submarine becomes entangled in a patch of toxic seaweed.
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Siren II, a submarine under the command of Capt. Phillips, ventures into the deep on a mission to recover the missing Siren I. Their quest is hindered when the submarine becomes entangled in... Read allSiren II, a submarine under the command of Capt. Phillips, ventures into the deep on a mission to recover the missing Siren I. Their quest is hindered when the submarine becomes entangled in a patch of toxic seaweed.Siren II, a submarine under the command of Capt. Phillips, ventures into the deep on a mission to recover the missing Siren I. Their quest is hindered when the submarine becomes entangled in a patch of toxic seaweed.
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    • Juan Piquer Simón
  • Writers
    • Juan Piquer Simón(story)
    • Mark Klein(story)
    • David Coleman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jack Scalia
    • R. Lee Ermey
    • Ray Wise
    • Juan Piquer Simón
  • Writers
    • Juan Piquer Simón(story)
    • Mark Klein(story)
    • David Coleman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jack Scalia
    • R. Lee Ermey
    • Ray Wise
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    • 39Critic reviews
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    Jack Scalia
    Jack Scalia
    • Wick Hayes
    R. Lee Ermey
    R. Lee Ermey
    • Capt. Phillips
    Ray Wise
    Ray Wise
    • Robbins
    Deborah Adair
    Deborah Adair
    • Lt. Nina Crowley
    John Toles-Bey
    John Toles-Bey
    • Joe Kane
    • (as John Toles Bey)
    Ely Pouget
    Ely Pouget
    • Ana Rivera
    Emilio Linder
    • Philippe
    Tony Isbert
    Tony Isbert
    • Fleming
    Álvaro Labra
    • Carlo
    Luis Lorenzo
    Luis Lorenzo
    • Francisco
    Frank Braña
    Frank Braña
    • Muller
    Pocholo Martínez-Bordiú
    • Sven
    • (as J. Martinez Bordiu)
    Edmund Purdom
    Edmund Purdom
    • CEO Steensland
    Garrick Hagon
    Garrick Hagon
    • Barton
    • (as Garick Hagon)
    James Aubrey
    James Aubrey
    • Contek 1
    Derrick Vopelka
    • Contek 2
    Jed Downey
    • Man on Tapes
    Salvador Sáinz
    • Sailor OTAN
    • (uncredited)
      • Juan Piquer Simón
    • Writers
      • Juan Piquer Simón(story)
      • Mark Klein(story)
      • David Coleman(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      After producing Leviathan (1989) for about $30 million, Dino De Laurentiis, albeit uncredited, decided to finance this low budget version of his own bigger budgeted movie. He hired David Coleman to rewrite a 250 pages draft by Colin Wilson. Coleman's work was written in English but it had to be translated into Italian for De Laurentiis and into Spanish for director Juan Piquer Simón who didn't speak English.
    • Goofs
      The Siren II was descending to a depth of 45K feet when it was attacked. The deepest point on Earth is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean which is about 36K feet. This has been confirmed by satellite imaging, sonar and topography maps.
    • Quotes

      Lt. Nina Crowley: Bio-lab, sick bay, and the engine room are off limits. The algae has infected them.

    • Connections
      Featured in R. Lee Ermey on 'The Rift' (2016)

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    Laughably stupid
    Only good if you are in the mood for an idiotic laugh-fest on the order of Plan 9 From Outer Space.

    Here are a few of the more brilliant quotes from this movie that takes itself way too seriously:

    "You're my kind of white boy, Wick"

    "We're passing 45,000 feet!" -- the deepest trench on earth is the Marianas trench at 35,813 feet

    "Reverse the polarity" and "Divert all power to the main engines" -- what is this, the USS Enterprise?

    "Here we got nothing but darkness and goose bumps"

    And some of the stupidest looking movie monsters you will ever see.
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    • Sep 11, 2004

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    • Release date
      • July 26, 1990 (West Germany)
      • Spain
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
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      • Estudios Piquer, Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Dino De Laurentiis Company
      • Dister Group
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    • 1 hour 23 minutes
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