The Rig (2010)

In the midst of a tropical storm, the crew of an offshore oil rig must survive the rampage of a creature after invading its undersea habitat.

Director:

Peter Atencio

Writers:

Scott Martin (original screenplay), C.W. Fallin (story and characters)

Stars:

William Forsythe, Stacey Hinnen, Serah D'Laine

Cast

Complete credited cast:
William Forsythe	...	Jim Fleming
Stacey Hinnen	...	Freddy Brewer
Serah D'Laine	...	Carey Fleming
Marcus T. Paulk	...	Andrew
Carmen Gloria Pérez	...	Rodriguez (as Carmen Perez)
Daniel Benson	...	Colin Brewer / The Creature (as Dan Benson)
Robert Zachar	...	Faulkner
Scott Martin	...	Kyle Dobbs
Darren Scott	...	John
Eric Bivens-Bush	...	Virgil
Jacob Bruce	...	Wallace
Dennis LaValle	...	Earl
Art LaFleur	...	Ken Fleming

Storyline

As a hurricane rages outside, the small but experienced crew of an oil drilling rig settles in to ride out the storm. Isolated on the rig, their calm is short lived when a crew member goes missing and an extensive search proves futile. Slowly, they discover that a deadly creature is stalking the skeleton crew, eliminating them one by one. Surrounded by nothing but raging ocean, their communication severed and no way off the rig, the roughnecks try to survive the stormy night with an unrelenting force of death hunting them down.

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Plot Keywords:

oil rig | psychotronic film | oil | creature | storm | 

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Taglines:

Some things shouldn't be disturbed.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody creature violence, language and some sexuality/nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Peter Atencio decided to pay homage to the 'Alien' franchise by naming the drilling company 'Weyland drilling Corp' an using a similar logo throughout the film

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Goofs

In the storyline description it says that the crew has no way off the rig. But drill rigs are usually equipped with at least two lifeboats that can each hold the entire crew. And in the opening shot of the movie an orange lifeboat is clearly visible on the side of the rig.

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Quotes

Freddy Brewer: I'm gonna find this thing and I'm gonna kill it!

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Connections

References Aliens (1986)

User Reviews

A paucity of imagination

THE RIG is another nondescript monster-on-the-loose story, made foul by an almost non-existent budget and a distinct lack of imagination. Indeed, the paucity of creative energy is evident in this film's paint-by-numbers script, which tells exactly the same kind of story as has already been done dozens of times before by better directors with bigger budgets.

In this one, the crew of an oil rig find themselves menaced by a monster from the ocean floor, although there aren't many explanations on offer. It all boils down to a man in a rubber suit – or what looks like a child in this case – running around and killing overacting cast members in slapdash ways. Attempts at poverty-row gore effects are pitiful and the acting from the no name cast is even worse, not that it mattered when the characters are so clichéd to begin with. The only actors I recognised were THE BRING remake's Art LaFleur and OUT FOR JUSTICE's William Forsythe, neither or whom can readily be described as stars.

In the end, the things that really bring THE RIG down are the lack of money and the lack of experience on the part of the director. It just looks cheap and cheesy throughout, and not in a good way. There are no surprises, no well-directed scenes of suspense or action, just a mindless mess of watered-down and hackneyed scenarios done before and better.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Platform

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

OffSpring Productions, Workshop Films 2

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1