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Harbinger Down

  • 20152015
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  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
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Harbinger Down (2015)
Terror is Just Beneath the Surface
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  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi

While studying the effects of global warming on a pod of whales, grad students on a crabbing vessel and its crew uncover frozen Soviet space shuttle and unintentionally release a monstrous o... Read allWhile studying the effects of global warming on a pod of whales, grad students on a crabbing vessel and its crew uncover frozen Soviet space shuttle and unintentionally release a monstrous organism from it.While studying the effects of global warming on a pod of whales, grad students on a crabbing vessel and its crew uncover frozen Soviet space shuttle and unintentionally release a monstrous organism from it.

IMDb RATING
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6.4K
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  • Director
    • Alec Gillis
  • Writer
    • Alec Gillis
  • Stars
    • Lance Henriksen
    • Camille Balsamo
    • Matt Winston
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alec Gillis
  • Writer
    • Alec Gillis
  • Stars
    • Lance Henriksen
    • Camille Balsamo
    • Matt Winston
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    • 105User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
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  • Videos2

    Harbinger Down
    Trailer 1:36
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    Trailer 1:35
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    Lance Henriksen in Harbinger Down (2015)
    Harbinger Down (2015)
    Lance Henriksen in Harbinger Down (2015)
    Camille Balsamo in Harbinger Down (2015)
    Reid Collums and Winston James Francis in Harbinger Down (2015)
    Lance Henriksen and Edwin R. Habacon in Harbinger Down (2015)
    Camille Balsamo and Milla Bjorn in Harbinger Down (2015)
    Matt Winston and Giovonnie Samuels in Harbinger Down (2015)
    Reid Collums, Camille Balsamo, and Winston James Francis in Harbinger Down (2015)
    Milla Bjorn in Harbinger Down (2015)
    Harbinger Down (2015)
    Camille Balsamo and Milla Bjorn in Harbinger Down (2015)

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    Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    • Graffas Graff
    Camille Balsamo
    Camille Balsamo
    • Sadieas Sadie
    Matt Winston
    Matt Winston
    • Stephenas Stephen
    Reid Collums
    Reid Collums
    • Bowmanas Bowman
    Winston James Francis
    Winston James Francis
    • Guillaumeas Guillaume
    Milla Bjorn
    • Svetas Svet
    • (as Milla Björn)
    Giovonnie Samuels
    Giovonnie Samuels
    • Ronelleas Ronelle
    Michel Estime
    Michel Estime
    • Dockas Dock
    • (as Mike Estimé)
    Edwin R. Habacon
    Edwin R. Habacon
    • Atkaas Atka
    • (as Edwin Bravo)
    Kraig W. Sturtz
    • Rolandas Roland
    • (as Kraig Sturtz)
    Jason Speer
    • Sergei Petrovaas Sergei Petrova
    Morgana Ignis
    Morgana Ignis
    • Creature Suit Performeras Creature Suit Performer
    Lev Poberesky
    • Russian Voice #1as Russian Voice #1
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    Alla Poberesky
    • Russian Voice #2as Russian Voice #2
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      • Alec Gillis
    • Writer
      • Alec Gillis
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    Storyline

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    A group of grad students have booked passage on the crabbing boat Harbinger to study the effects of global warming on a pod of Belugas in the Bering Sea. When the ship's crew dredges up a recently thawed piece of old Soviet space wreckage, things get downright deadly. It seems that the Russians experimented with tardigrades, tiny resilient animals able to withstand the extremes of space radiation. The creatures survived, but not without mutation. Now the crew is exposed to aggressively mutating organisms. And after being locked in ice for 3 decades, the creatures aren't about to give up the warmth of human companionship. —MovieKnut
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    • outer space
    • creature feature
    • shaky cam
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      • Terror is just beneath the surface.
    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Sci-Fi
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language and creature violence.
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    • Trivia
      In 2010 Amalgamated Dynamics (ADI) was hired to create the practical monster effects for the film The Thing (2011). However much to ADI's dismay, the studio had the majority of their work digitally replaced with CGI for the final cut of the film. In response to this, ADI used Kickstarter to fund this film, Harbinger Down, which features entirely practical creature effects created through the use of animatronics, prosthetic makeup, stop motion and miniature effects. There are zero computer animated monsters in this film.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1 min) The coordinates in the opening scene, 58.122 N -178.603 W, are not in the Arctic Circle but south of it in the Bering Sea.
    • Quotes

      Graff: You're gonna need a bigger bucket.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Skin Wars: Man vs. Machine (2015)

    User reviews105

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    3/10
    The only thing remarkable about this film is that it got made at all!
    Poor script, poor characters, poor acting, poor direction, poor special effects...need I go on? It really is sad to see Lance Henrikson ending his career making these stinkers. Do not be fooled (as I was) by some of the reviewers here saying this stands up next to Carpenters 'The Thing'....it is nowhere near it. I only granted it 3 stars because there are actually films around that are even worse. Please don't bother. Just watch 'The Thing' again instead.
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    • Release date
      • August 7, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Trùng Quỷ
    • Filming locations
      • Chatsworth, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Studio ADI
      • Dark Dunes Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $61,036
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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