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Undertow

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
558
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Mia Sara, Charles Dance, and Lou Diamond Phillips in Undertow (1996)
ActionDramaThriller

After his car breaks down, Jack seeks shelter, lost in a thunderstorm in a remote shack in the woods. He finds himself held at gunpoint by a deranged mountain man who lives there with his yo... Read allAfter his car breaks down, Jack seeks shelter, lost in a thunderstorm in a remote shack in the woods. He finds himself held at gunpoint by a deranged mountain man who lives there with his young wife. As the storm rages on, tension mounts in the small cabin. Matters reach a climax... Read allAfter his car breaks down, Jack seeks shelter, lost in a thunderstorm in a remote shack in the woods. He finds himself held at gunpoint by a deranged mountain man who lives there with his young wife. As the storm rages on, tension mounts in the small cabin. Matters reach a climax when Jack falls for the beautiful woman and tries persuading her to escape with him. Soon... Read all

  • Director
    • Eric Red
  • Writers
    • Eric Red
    • Kathryn Bigelow
  • Stars
    • Lou Diamond Phillips
    • Mia Sara
    • Charles Dance
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    558
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eric Red
    • Writers
      • Eric Red
      • Kathryn Bigelow
    • Stars
      • Lou Diamond Phillips
      • Mia Sara
      • Charles Dance
    • 14User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Charles Dance and Lou Diamond Phillips in Undertow (1996)
    Mia Sara, Charles Dance, and Lou Diamond Phillips in Undertow (1996)
    Mia Sara, Charles Dance, and Lou Diamond Phillips in Undertow (1996)

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    Lou Diamond Phillips
    Lou Diamond Phillips
    • Jack Ketchum
    Mia Sara
    Mia Sara
    • Willie Yates
    Charles Dance
    Charles Dance
    • Lyle Yates
    • Director
      • Eric Red
    • Writers
      • Eric Red
      • Kathryn Bigelow
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    • Goofs
      During the hurricane sequence, the wind has enough force to blow windows out of the house, but the nearby trees are standing perfectly straight and not a leaf is moving. Bright sunlight can be seen in the treetops in several shots.
    • Connections
      Referenced in JoBlo Horror Originals: NEAR DARK - Best Horror Movie You Never Saw (2020)

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    Strange movie
    This is one strange movie, because it has two great names writing and directing it, Kathryn Bigelow (Near Dark) and Eric Red (The Hitcher). It's almost as if some one said: how can we make the leanest, most effective thriller? This is a movie with literally only three actors (3), no extras and the carpenters and assistant carpenters outnumber them more than 2 to 1. As well, this movie, even though it is supposedly located somewhere in "The Carolinas", is shot on location in Latvia (maybe that's why they only flew over 3 actors). This shack could have been anywhere, though, they never needed to leave Hollywood. The major problem with this movie is that the theme has been done to death (hapless traveller drives through the country side, a car breaking down and is scooped up by the locals - where have we seen that before? Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes, Deliverance, Children Of The Corn...). Anyway, the actors do what they can and there are some suspenseful moments, but they're not sustained until the end of the movie. Cliches abound.
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    • Dec 20, 2001

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    • Release date
      • March 24, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Підводна течія
    • Filming locations
      • Lithuania
    • Production companies
      • Showtime Networks
      • Weintraub/Kuhn Productions
      • Lietuvos Kinostudija
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo

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