What Waits Below (1984)

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  • The US military is running a test for a special type of radio transmitter, to be used to communicate with submarines, in a deep system of caves in Central America. When the signal from one of the transmitters suddenly disappears, a team of soldiers led by Major Elbert Stevens (Timothy Bottoms) and cave specialists led by Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen (Robert Powell) including scientist Leslie Peterson (Blount) are sent in to find out what happened.
    Exploring deep underground, they stumble upon a tribe of albino cave-dwellers who have apparently been isolated from the rest of the world for thousands of years. The cave-dwellers are hurt by radio frequencies and are able to see in infra-red frequencies, tracking the explorers by their body heat.
    A 1984 American science-fiction fantasy adventure film (initially released under the title "Secrets of the Phantom Caverns") directed by Don Sharp, produced by Sandy Howard and Robert D. Bailey, screenplay by Robert Vincent O'Neil and Christy Marx, based on the story by Freddie Francis (as Ken Barnett), cinematography by Virgil L. Harper, starring Robert Powell, Timothy Bottoms, Robert Powell, Richard Johnson, Anne Heywood, A.C. Weary, Richard Beaucham, Liam Sullivan, Jackson Bostwick, and Lisa Blount. Screen debut of Pamela Hallisey Hiss.
    It was the first American film for Robert Powell, who was cast in October 1983. Powell described it as more than "another pulp movie. It's a romp, a more physical movie, and fun stuff for an actor." Lisa Blount said "We would go into the caverns before dawn, stay there all day, and come out at night, so we never saw the sunlight, except for Sunday. Blount died of a blood disorder at age 53 on 25 October 2010. She is remembered for "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982) for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe, as well as "Dead & Buried" (1981).
    Sandy Howard produced the film with special effects designer Robert Bailey. "Sandy came to me and said, 'Bob, how'd you like to work on a picture that'll get you out of those darkrooms you've been working in on all those effects?' So I said, ‘Hey, that sounds great'."
    Howard wanted to shoot the film in a real cavern to give the film "a special beauty and grandeur that has taken over one million years to develop, and which no Hollywood set could ever dare hope to recreate."
    Filming started August 1983. Principal photography for the film took place in a former limestone quarry and in natural caves. It shot at Cumberland Caverns for about two weeks, then another two weeks were shot at Cathedral Caverns in Alabama. Several days were spent filming at Fall Creek Falls, too.
    Production was briefly halted in late August when carbon monoxide produced by generators in the Cathedral Caverns location sent at least 17 people, including Sharp, to the hospital. Blount recalled the accident happened while her character was captured and tied up on a rise inside the cavern. "All the extras, as the Lemurians, were out in front of me, and I watched all these people just start silently falling over, fainting, as this wave of carbon monoxide came at them," she said. "All hell broke loose. We had little golf carts for transportation, and it was an immediate emergency situation of getting out, but these carts didn’t go that fast. We had very sick people, and it was a matter of determining who got in the first car out - youngest ones first. It was just total chaos. There were sixty people who went to the hospital." Blount said the cause was "one of those technical problems where the generator running everything backed up and started shooting fumes back into the cave. We had to shut down for a few days because of that, but we got through it." Co-producer and special effects designer Robert D. Bailey said "Frankly, I underestimated the difficulty of shooting in the caverns. If I had it to do over again, I would not attempt to do such extensive filming underground."
    Don Sharp was born in Hobart, Tasmania, and began his career in Australia as an actor. He enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1941. After the war he moved to England. After a few insignificant film parts in unimportant films like, he turned to scriptwriting and direction. In the 1960s, he gained a reputation as a man who could work well with limited budgets and thus became a popular genre-film director, in particular for Hammer.
    Making the film was an unhappy experience for director Don Sharp. He said people were frequently fired during the shoot and he was never given what he was promised in terms of effects. "It wasn't very good," said Sharp, "It wasn't a very good cast." Sharp said he told the producer he felt the film was awful and he left after shooting without taking part in editing.
    A minor, but completely distinctive and enjoyable horror/adventure trek made on the cheap in some underground caverns. After a slow beginning it keeps you watching and manages some effective shocks, interesting atmospherics and sprinkles of moody suspense.

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  • @sarlaccstapeworm990
    @sarlaccstapeworm990 Рік тому +82

    I haven't seen this movie for over 30 years now! I can't believe I actually found it on UA-cam!! I've got a great love for ALL things "80's"!... Thanks a million for uploading this gem!!! 👍

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому +5

      Welcome. I post 80s movies here: ua-cam.com/play/PLk3CReZFhoBfNUjGxwkHYODPPVjv4aKk8.html

    • @Hannah_The_Elon_Jew
      @Hannah_The_Elon_Jew 9 місяців тому +2

      5 Years, TOP

    • @RoxiFanMJ
      @RoxiFanMJ 6 місяців тому +1

      ​​​@@DonaldPBorchersOGpoți să postezi filme cu actorul Robert Powell din acest film?
      E actorul meu preferat și ador filmele cu el
      Alții nu postează filme cu el sau pun doar prima parte și restul nu.
      Te rog postează cu acest actor!
      Promit că mă abonez!
      Can you post movies with the actor Robert Powell?
      He is my favorite actor and I love his movies! Others don't post movie with his or post only the first part and not the rest!😢
      Please post with this actor
      I promise to subscribe!

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  5 місяців тому +2

      @@RoxiFanMJ I'm sorry. I never produced a movie that Robert Powell appeared in. I can post his movies from the public domain if you tell me the names of them.

    • @RoxiFanMJ
      @RoxiFanMJ 5 місяців тому +2

      @@DonaldPBorchersOG Names of movies?
      Of course! For example Hannay or Robbery

  • @andreaso8886
    @andreaso8886 Рік тому +43

    I saw this back in the days in cinema. Later watched it with my dad at home. Good memories. Thank you for sharing this. Always loved Robert Powell.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому +2

      Welcome.

    • @HarrisO.R8
      @HarrisO.R8 Рік тому +2

      Absolutely agree about Powell...IMO, The best physical looking and acting pedigree to do the best portrayal of Jesus Christ. Breathtaking.

    • @pattynjan1
      @pattynjan1 Рік тому +3

      Watch Harlequin ( 1980) one of his weirdest movies.

    • @HarrisO.R8
      @HarrisO.R8 Рік тому +1

      @@pattynjan1 My first time seeing him was as the I'll fated, new resident doctor in "Asylum".... Man, seems like yesterday.. LOL

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому

      @@HarrisO.R8 Thanks for the visit!

  • @wendischofield4543
    @wendischofield4543 8 місяців тому +3

    I really was captivated by this film. It just shows that a good story doesn't need a large budget or the latest technology. Thank you for the upload- I enjoyed it very much!

  • @rindordrums
    @rindordrums 10 місяців тому +4

    It must have been 30+ years since I saw this. I've had memories of it ever since. Still enjoyed it today. Low-budget entertainment worth the time. Recommended.

  • @mind_of_a_darkhorse
    @mind_of_a_darkhorse Рік тому +17

    I remember watching this decades ago! Good movie! Thank you for the opportunity to watch it again!

  • @itallia666
    @itallia666 Рік тому +13

    Ohh Robert Powell! 💗
    I used to have posters of him all over my bedroom walls! I was mad about him!
    I cant believe ive never seen this film!
    Ive never seen him in a bad film so im going to enjoy this!
    I thought he was the best Jesus id ever seen in that role!
    His presence onscreen was so reverent & not of this world, he was just how i imagined Jesus would have looked!
    Oddly after that film, i couldnt bring myself to fancy him any more, it felt wrong somehow,
    I know he was just an actor playing a film part but...
    God works in mysterious ways
    Even though im not religious
    I couldnt work out why i felt
    As i did.
    I remember Robert married the beautiful Babs from the girl dance troup, Pans People from the pop tv show!
    They made a wonderful couple!
    Thanks for the upload!
    Peace
    🇬🇧👧🕊
    Top of the Pops

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому +1

      👍

    • @dyejohn1905
      @dyejohn1905 Рік тому +1

      So itallia666 had a thing for Jesus of Nazareth, interesting.

    • @itallia666
      @itallia666 Рік тому

      @@dyejohn1905
      Lol! But the 666 is my birth date
      6th of the 6th month of 1956
      Nothing to do with the number of the beast!
      But people always just assume it is,.. sad.
      🇬🇧👧

    • @garyclarke9685
      @garyclarke9685 Рік тому +2

      Not just the best Jesus's but also one of the greatest performances by an actor

  • @hummingbird027
    @hummingbird027 8 місяців тому +3

    1st time watcher. I'm amazed that this is not classified as a classic!!! ❤

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  6 місяців тому +1

      Welcome. I post Sandy Howard productions here: ua-cam.com/play/PLk3CReZFhoBfMHANcC3EEBp_EYRAgRrqB.html

  • @niculiciuramona
    @niculiciuramona 7 місяців тому +4

    I had never seen it before . I love Robert Powell ❤. I love his unique voice, the way he walks, and he is an extraordinary actor!

    • @mikebasil4832
      @mikebasil4832 4 місяці тому +3

      Indeed, Robert Powell can bring something significantly new to any role.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  4 місяці тому +1

      Glad you like. Welcome.

    • @cjw419
      @cjw419 3 місяці тому +2

      Always expect to see Jasper Carrot alongside him.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  3 місяці тому

      @@cjw419 The Detectives

  • @garyclarke9685
    @garyclarke9685 Рік тому +15

    Thanks for this. Never heard of it before & well worth the watch. Sad so many people had to die especially as the tribe were simply protecting themselves & their home.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому

      Welcome. I post Sandy Howard productions here: ua-cam.com/play/PLk3CReZFhoBfMHANcC3EEBp_EYRAgRrqB.html

    • @shable1436
      @shable1436 11 місяців тому

      They attacked first though

    • @Thomas-em9du
      @Thomas-em9du 9 місяців тому +3

      It isn't real😂😂😂

  • @BlancGivre
    @BlancGivre Рік тому +6

    Bravo for uploading in the correct aspect ratio! 🏆

  • @necron99.aka-sammyboy92
    @necron99.aka-sammyboy92 Рік тому +12

    Awesome movie. I can't believe i haven't seen this B4. The beginning has some good action, then it gets interesting, as well as original and fun.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for the visit!

    • @mikebasil4832
      @mikebasil4832 4 місяці тому +1

      I can remember seeing it for the first time on TV in the 80s. There was something that set it apart from most of the popular sci-fi of that decade which made it particularly enjoyable for me.

  • @obesetuna3164
    @obesetuna3164 Рік тому +12

    A good piece of escapism. Worth watching..

  • @mirabella2154
    @mirabella2154 Рік тому +6

    A really good movie from a much better era...

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  11 місяців тому +2

      Thanks for watching! I post Sandy Howard productions here: ua-cam.com/play/PLk3CReZFhoBfMHANcC3EEBp_EYRAgRrqB.html

    • @mikebasil4832
      @mikebasil4832 4 місяці тому +1

      Especially with the most basically impressive quotes like Wolf's "In a cave, the only predictable element is the unpredictable." which enriches the atmosphere of the era.

  • @themousethatroared3371
    @themousethatroared3371 Рік тому +5

    Thanks especially for all the background info in the description. 👍👍

  • @rudyagresta
    @rudyagresta Рік тому +8

    I really enjoyed this one! Thank you for the upload.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому +1

      Welcome.

    • @mikebasil4832
      @mikebasil4832 4 місяці тому +2

      @@DonaldPBorchersOG I thank you for this upload too. It's always most appreciable when UA-cam channels like yours can allow access to particularly enjoyable films like this that most of the mainstream TV may not.

  • @crazytexan7532
    @crazytexan7532 8 місяців тому +2

    Everytime I watch this I keep thinking how awesome it would have been to have Powell and Weary do a sequel with a different setting they were magic together in this film

  • @elisabettacrescenzo6196
    @elisabettacrescenzo6196 Рік тому +8

    The 80s were the best time of horror movies

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому +1

      Fond memories. I post 1980s movies here: ua-cam.com/play/PLk3CReZFhoBfNUjGxwkHYODPPVjv4aKk8.html and horror movies here: ua-cam.com/play/PLk3CReZFhoBeiHuiBj50Zkbsagt1rm691.html

    • @RAPINCITE
      @RAPINCITE 4 місяці тому

      I agree dude 🙏

  • @joeblogs-vx4ep
    @joeblogs-vx4ep 3 місяці тому +1

    This is a brilliant movie
    Very underated
    In parts very scary and the whole film has tons of Atmosphere 👍

  • @jackiemarini3203
    @jackiemarini3203 10 місяців тому +2

    First time seeing this .Was not old enough in the 80 .Hope it's good .☮️💜

  • @mickgatz214
    @mickgatz214 Рік тому +7

    Reminds me of 'The Omega Man (1971), Starring Charleton Heston... 😀

  • @owensthilaire8189
    @owensthilaire8189 10 місяців тому +4

    Never seen this before.
    Thanks very much for the upload.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  10 місяців тому +2

      Glad you enjoyed it! Welcome. I post Sandy Howard productions here: studio.ua-cam.com/channels/dD-5KRbMdKfKgAwAXv7MmA.htmlcontent/playlists

  • @robwalsh9843
    @robwalsh9843 Рік тому +5

    I still think that the Lemurian warrior looks like a jacked albino Ziggy Stardust. Even since I saw this movie I kept seeing him as David Bowie LOL

  • @hankmessaros6700
    @hankmessaros6700 Рік тому +2

    Wow only saw the last 15mins 30 some yes ago then found it and saw the whole thing . I love this movie. Imagine if this was true. Thank you for putting this up

  • @kidnostalgia
    @kidnostalgia 7 місяців тому +1

    A hidden gem! As if Robert Powell didn't have enough after Asylum or the Asphyx and Richard Johnson in the Haunting, the Comeback, Island of Fishmen, Zombie Flesh Eaters, the Great Alligator, or... the Monster Club. Thanks for the upload!

  • @kerrydoherty8329
    @kerrydoherty8329 Рік тому +24

    I remember watching this as a kid back in the late 80's or early 90's and it was a genuinely creepy film and I think it still is. I think there's a fair bit of influence on "The Descent" from this! Sure it went on another name "Secrets of the Phantom Caverns".

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому +3

      I discuss that a bit in the description. Fond memories. Thanks for the visit!

    • @shable1436
      @shable1436 11 місяців тому +1

      Journey to the center of the earth had similar monsters, but ever since man could write there has been tales of beings living in deep caves, and either and offshoot of humanity thousands of years ago, or completely different altogether. There has been descriptions from hairy humanoid forms like bigfoot with red eyes, to lizard types, I for one believe that there has to be a reason for all this, but I think it's a rabbit hole that involves inter dimensional or aliens that experiment with DNA of life forms we know nothing about. What's interesting is the sci-fi lovers know this, look at Star wars characters, look at old books, look at even land of the lost as kids watching Chaka and sleestacks

    • @paxillusinvolutus5213
      @paxillusinvolutus5213 11 місяців тому +1

      Same. I was very young and got my mum to tape it for me when it was shown on BBC 1 at some point in the early 90’s. Didn’t catch the title at the time so the tape was labelled ‘monster cave film’. Moisture got in and the film was lost to me. Nobody I talked to about this film had any idea of its existence. Thanks to a very vague but passionate description to my friend with internet(and internet banking of all things!), in about 2009. Said friend found it on DVD! I new that this film existed! I’ve watched at least once a year ever since.

  • @austinsandefer649
    @austinsandefer649 Рік тому +2

    Don, Thank You for showing this picture. Very good. My first time to see it. 👍👍 🍿. 🇺🇸.

  • @peterbamforth6453
    @peterbamforth6453 Рік тому +2

    A very nice upload thank you I havn't seen this for years.

  • @michaelmccafferty3
    @michaelmccafferty3 5 днів тому +1

    What a great movie,enjoyed that.Thx😊

  • @noniefuss
    @noniefuss Рік тому +2

    Great 80's movie. It was perfect for scratching that analog sci fi itch.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому

      Welcome. I post 1980s movies here: ua-cam.com/play/PLk3CReZFhoBfNUjGxwkHYODPPVjv4aKk8.html
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      Enjoy!

  • @raphaelandrews3617
    @raphaelandrews3617 3 місяці тому

    "in a cave the only predicable element is unpredictable" brilliant line.

  • @denofearthundertheeverlast5138
    @denofearthundertheeverlast5138 Рік тому +10

    For those that want to know the stalagmite Goliath is in Cathedral Caverns in Alabama.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому +1

      Yes. I discuss this in the description. Thanks for the visit!

    • @denofearthundertheeverlast5138
      @denofearthundertheeverlast5138 11 місяців тому

      @@DonaldPBorchersOG Oh my bad, you'll have to forgive me, I didn't read the description before watching or typing

  • @petermoeller5901
    @petermoeller5901 Рік тому +1

    Not the worst on UA-cam. If you like this kind of 80s low budget movie, maybe you even enjoy it.

  • @daddydavey
    @daddydavey Рік тому +5

    Awesome film-ology in the description! Thank you ❤️

  • @charlesmcknight9409
    @charlesmcknight9409 Рік тому +4

    I was in this movie.good seeing it again

    • @mariekatherine5238
      @mariekatherine5238 Рік тому +1

      Who were you?

    • @charlesmcknight9409
      @charlesmcknight9409 Рік тому +3

      @@mariekatherine5238 I was the soldier on the rock shooting at wolf and the other guy. After the beer can got shot .was also a driver for the cast.

    • @charlesmcknight9409
      @charlesmcknight9409 Рік тому +3

      If you ever see Order of the black eagle I'm the one at table playing cards and I pull out a gun then I get
      A knife in my back and get killed

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому

      Welcome.

    • @charlesmcknight9409
      @charlesmcknight9409 Рік тому +3

      Fun being in this movie it was an honor

  • @michaelsummerell8618
    @michaelsummerell8618 9 місяців тому +1

    Many thanks for sharing this!

  • @trevormiles5852
    @trevormiles5852 Рік тому +2

    good movie, you can so tell that there is a different message that is being conveyed to us. Liked this movie.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому

      Welcome.

    • @trevormiles5852
      @trevormiles5852 Рік тому +1

      @@DonaldPBorchersOG This guy goes to Hawaii and goes up to a native selling flowers, and says; How do you properly pronounce Island name. Is it Hawaii or Havaii? Glad you asked, it is HAVAII. Thank you so much. Your Velcome.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому +1

      @@trevormiles5852 An elderly man is stopped by the police around 2 a.m. and is asked where he is going at this time of night.
      The man replies, "I am on my way to a lecture about alcohol abuse and the effects it has on the human body, as well as smoking and staying out late."
      The officer then asks, "Really? Who is giving that lecture at this time of night?"
      The man replies, "That would be my wife."

    • @trevormiles5852
      @trevormiles5852 Рік тому +1

      @@DonaldPBorchersOG 🤣🤣

  • @dougiearmstrong
    @dougiearmstrong Рік тому +7

    Well that was a goodie never seen it before

  • @rochellesummers8894
    @rochellesummers8894 9 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for the awesome sauce movie! Merry Christmas to all! God bless us all AMEN!

  • @d1halberdgnoll963
    @d1halberdgnoll963 Рік тому +2

    Okay this didn't go where I expected it to go. Still, an alright flick. The mat paintings are nice too.

  • @DavidRice111
    @DavidRice111 Рік тому +4

    @9:20- Belize is NOT in S. America, but in Central America. Who doesn't know THAT? @56:02- he hands Santos his weapon back saying, "It shouldn't "jam" on you again." It's a revolver! They don't 'jam'!

  • @FinneousFogg-ix6vr
    @FinneousFogg-ix6vr Рік тому +5

    How did Jesus end up in this movie??

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому

      Ha! Obviously, his money-hungry agent brokered this deal. Thanks for the visit!

  • @francis-mariedechatillon987
    @francis-mariedechatillon987 Місяць тому

    Very good film. Loved it.

  • @crystalwilson3466
    @crystalwilson3466 Рік тому +5

    Love old flicks

  • @captainsensiblejr.
    @captainsensiblejr. Рік тому +3

    Vaguely similar to the excellent science fiction novel "The Descent" which was dumbed down to become a horror movie also called " The Descent."

  • @chrismcpherson1586
    @chrismcpherson1586 8 місяців тому +1

    Watched 👀 from Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇸 This movie 🎥 was enjoyable ❤

  • @joachimlindback
    @joachimlindback Рік тому +2

    Thx, nice b movie for us oldtimers.

  • @robertleach230
    @robertleach230 Рік тому +4

    A big part of this movie was filmed just 30 minutes from my home the huge caverns in Alabama

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому

      Did you want to be an extra in it?

    • @robertleach230
      @robertleach230 Рік тому +1

      @@DonaldPBorchersOG truth be told I didn't even know they where shooting a movie lol

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому

      @@robertleach230 Ha! Thanks for the visit!

  • @DaleHibbs-ei6en
    @DaleHibbs-ei6en Рік тому +1

    Haven't seen this great movie in years

  • @ikd3240
    @ikd3240 Рік тому +3

    This was a fun little flick.

  • @David-uf8ex
    @David-uf8ex Рік тому +2

    Even Robert Powell couldn’t save this one. Dreadful

  • @garybrockwell2031
    @garybrockwell2031 Рік тому +2

    Ooopppss thought this was a Tom Waits song.💪🗣️🤩🤔💯✌️

  • @carycoller3140
    @carycoller3140 8 місяців тому +2

    There is NO scenario where I go into a cave with guns and lights against a bunch of blind people and I don't come out the winner, unless I run out of bullets and batteries. These people didn't use their resources to full effect.

  • @redwandennaoui4508
    @redwandennaoui4508 Рік тому +4

    Guy hits the creature with the gun handle, perhaps he should just pulled the trigger instead of using it as a fly squatter ????

  • @jaxflfreebird
    @jaxflfreebird 6 місяців тому +1

    This is actually a watchable movie. That said, they spend way too much time above ground.

  • @jaywoelfel9228
    @jaywoelfel9228 8 місяців тому +1

    This movie is pretty obsure, for years I never found anyone who even knew of it. It kind of turns into a Star Trek episode after a certain point, but I don't mind that. Much of it is a bit like The Descent. Be great if someone would do a proper blu ray release of it.

  • @budthomason8890
    @budthomason8890 Рік тому +1

    Not bad. Worth the watch.

  • @PaintedTurtle001
    @PaintedTurtle001 Рік тому +3

    Good movie!

  • @jivanvasant
    @jivanvasant Рік тому +13

    Surrounded by ancient, huge, phallic stalagmites, a subterrestrial hominid alien Fighter channels David Bowie practicing Mixed Martial Arts and is defeated by the Human spelunker who practices superior MMA and stabs the alien leader with the alien's magical crystal blade. The subterrestrial hominid alien Leader then transfers the alien ephod-mantle from the defeated alien fighter to the Human victor. You will not believe what happens next!

  • @josephbritt6890
    @josephbritt6890 Рік тому +3

    Interesting movie

  • @troysmith763
    @troysmith763 Рік тому +1

    one of those great eighties movies soundtrack like miami vice

  • @mykneeshurt8393
    @mykneeshurt8393 Рік тому +2

    How did these underground folks make their clothes? Where did they get the fabric?

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому

      Food for thought! Thanks for the visit!

    • @tiffanyeyoung1800
      @tiffanyeyoung1800 5 місяців тому

      They made it out of their own hair. Believe it or not, hair is stronger than people think

  • @MichaelSmith-fh5xk
    @MichaelSmith-fh5xk 10 місяців тому +2

    The creatures looked like novelty candy licorice.

  • @tiffanyeyoung1800
    @tiffanyeyoung1800 5 місяців тому

    Amusing how people are analyzing the mistakes as if Hollywood is going to bother with authenticity

  • @carlosperez-dw1dp
    @carlosperez-dw1dp Рік тому +4

    Esta película esta en YT en español como "caverna fantasma".

  • @orcokiwo6703
    @orcokiwo6703 9 місяців тому +1

    Enjoyed this movie, thanks!!. Just one observation, at 9:21 they are at a camp in Belize, but inside the tent where they're being briefed there's a red, yellow and green flag which happens to be Bolivia's.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  9 місяців тому

      Good catch. You might want to post that blooper on the movie's trivia page: contribute.imdb.com/updates/edit?edit=tt0088392/fun-facts&ref_=tt_trv_trv

    • @orcokiwo6703
      @orcokiwo6703 9 місяців тому +1

      @@DonaldPBorchersOG I'll check it. Cheers 👍🍺

    • @gretchengraef3012
      @gretchengraef3012 7 місяців тому

      I thought they said Nicaragua.

    • @tiffanyeyoung1800
      @tiffanyeyoung1800 5 місяців тому

      You can't count on movies to be completely accurate

  • @butziporsche8646
    @butziporsche8646 Рік тому +3

    Robert Powell was great in Jesus of Nazareth!

  • @charliemowry774
    @charliemowry774 Рік тому +2

    We'll see,all Star cast of drones

  • @thedevilinthecircuit1414
    @thedevilinthecircuit1414 Рік тому +2

    @11:20 "Our experts have determined this site to be the *optinum* position for..."
    Who was the dialog coach? Elmer Fudd?

  • @jamesheyes5520
    @jamesheyes5520 Рік тому +9

    Don't make them any more super ❤

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому +3

      I agree. Thanks for the visit! You can watch more Sandy Howard productions here: ua-cam.com/play/PLk3CReZFhoBfMHANcC3EEBp_EYRAgRrqB.html

  • @fatboy1603
    @fatboy1603 Рік тому +2

    Needed a warning at the beginning for patriarchy/ micro aggression/ toxic masculinity. not enough trans activism and carnality to be a good movie. +1 for the Tony Danza cameo.

  • @johnharris7353
    @johnharris7353 Рік тому +3

    Not bad, pretty good.

  • @Wig4
    @Wig4 Рік тому +3

    My impression:
    The film scenario is excellent. The storyline theme is original and holds a balanced middle between adventure, science fiction, anthropological and horror, none of any of those four pushing the others in a corner, the balance is kept up to the end. That makes it quite exceptional, as a scenario. There is very well developed story-wise logic, that also is not disrupted any moment. (It happens with lots of movies that the 'inner logic' at some point gets broken up with scenes that come in as if written for a different movie, and give absolutely unsatisfying feelings. Not here ! The only moment it becomes a little bit weaker is in the end. But at least, it's an open end leaving questions, not adding absurdities. (Loads full of films do have an end that clearly shows, the story writer/scenario writer had no idea how to built this end it in equilibrated logic.)
    So, little weak points >
    In the ending, it could be a little bit better (the scene where the bracelet is given back to the undergrounder, needed better followup to explain the 'peacefull' separation of undergrounders and explorers... I guess SOME budget and extra 5-8 minutes of film were needed to get a real satisfying end. (We know it was low budget, and already a lot of hours were lost due to the CO-intoxication incident...)
    Other weak point, was the lack of storywise explanations on the black killing monsters. Just a short sequence in the film, not preceded by storywise evidence, neither followed by any storywise 'evidence' why the undergrounders did not seem to interfere with the monsters, only the explorers did. Here, it feels like if the idea of 'part horror' was introduced by some other member of the team, not the original storywriter ??? "A more or less loose drop in" , however, glued together quite well. It's forgiven.. lol lol (I'm guessing, but I observed lots of trouble in film making in general due to conflicts within the team.)
    The production notes from Donand P. Borchers, are excitingly interesting :
    "The director was unhappy". As we enjoy the results, I suspect is was much more about his personal feelings on the set (due to conflicts..) then about the quality level as such. (Who will know this ?) Fact is that storytelling / scenario is so strong, that whatever minor (budgetwise) quality cuts in the production are forgivable ! Lets remember: 'how to do a GOOD low budget film' , is a 1000 times more difficult then when swimming in production money. (And even then, a film can fail.. lol)
    CHEERS ALL.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Welcome.

    • @owensthilaire8189
      @owensthilaire8189 10 місяців тому +1

      I would say it should be obvious that the Lemurians know full well about the cave creatures and avoid/use them as a food source.
      In fact one might presume they were added to provide a presumption of other life in the caves.
      Otherwise greater ambiguity about the Lemurians as cannibals would have made them much less relatable.
      Just my two cents.

  • @mollyscot1563
    @mollyscot1563 Місяць тому

    Robert Powell gave up his iconic role in Doomwatch because he did not want to be typecast. It must have hurt to end up being only offered roles in trash like this.

  • @AyeOne-e4h
    @AyeOne-e4h 10 місяців тому +1

    Very good movie!

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  10 місяців тому

      Welcome. I post Sandy Howard productions here: ua-cam.com/play/PLk3CReZFhoBfMHANcC3EEBp_EYRAgRrqB.html

  • @booth2710
    @booth2710 Рік тому +1

    I was quite enthralled by the movie to start with - till a took a direction towards 'Land Of The Lost' ...

  • @thisissoeasy
    @thisissoeasy Рік тому +2

    34,000 views and only 400 likes speaks volumes...

  • @buffyevans1632
    @buffyevans1632 Рік тому +4

    Great Movie! the good stuff starts at about 25min in,just saying

  • @chriscoughlan5221
    @chriscoughlan5221 Рік тому +2

    the build up to entering the cave was pretty good, but after that it got a bit cheesy, almost dr who-ish!!

  • @catchaser52
    @catchaser52 10 місяців тому +1

    Donald P. Borchers some of The BEST !!

  • @suzie_lovescats
    @suzie_lovescats Рік тому +9

    This reminds me of the decent, a group of explores explore a cave and discovered a different species of humans 😁

  • @strausshome6911
    @strausshome6911 Рік тому +2

    wait, stalagtite creation (goliath) is affected by the particulars of each ingredient. Rate has to assume each ingredient is constant and that cannot be assumed to be so...........rate is not constant if not proven so by testable science, else is just assumption.

    • @strausshome6911
      @strausshome6911 Рік тому +1

      otherwise is mear "historical science" which is not the same as impirical science, and requires a measure of faith.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому

      Thanks for the visit!

    • @tiffanyeyoung1800
      @tiffanyeyoung1800 5 місяців тому

      Lol! Overanalyzing a movie that's strictly designed for entertainment is absurd. Hollywood will always take creative liberties just to entertain

    • @strausshome6911
      @strausshome6911 5 місяців тому

      @@tiffanyeyoung1800 in western thought we become brothers/sisters, not ying/yang. Value the "being known" part of exístanse, just as much as being entertained. It is the privilage of perfected lenguage/ communal thought.

    • @tiffanyeyoung1800
      @tiffanyeyoung1800 5 місяців тому

      @@strausshome6911 And it's complete BS!

  • @MarcelVanHoekElvis
    @MarcelVanHoekElvis Рік тому +3

    Thanks for the upload! Greets from Marcel The Netherlands Europe.

  • @Kim-lj6jp
    @Kim-lj6jp 10 місяців тому +1

    Pretty Good Thanks 👍

  • @TheMrFarkle
    @TheMrFarkle Рік тому +2

    Gives D films a bad name. What Waits Below should have waited a lot longer.

  • @hoibsh21
    @hoibsh21 Рік тому +3

    What Waits Below?
    U don't wanna know.
    What Waits Below?
    It's not Thar She Blows.

  • @rogerrendzak8055
    @rogerrendzak8055 8 місяців тому +2

    Wasn't impressed at first, especially since I thought, it was a SA film, which kinda suck. But, it picked up, and kept my attention. Never even heard of this sci-fi/horror, adventure film🎞️, and wasn't disappointed either.
    It's all fun and games, 'till David Bowie shows up (1:04:52)😏…………

  • @NalaRichenbach
    @NalaRichenbach Рік тому +1

    This was interesting.

  • @fabiwilliams4644
    @fabiwilliams4644 10 місяців тому +1

    So this is what the descent movie is based on

  • @RAPINCITE
    @RAPINCITE 4 місяці тому

    Anne Haywood gave good face.

  • @lukedenittis
    @lukedenittis 10 місяців тому +1

    great

  • @Norfolk250
    @Norfolk250 Рік тому +3

    0:53:00
    No, no, don't! Or I'll hit you with my gun!

  • @pauljones1350
    @pauljones1350 7 місяців тому +1

    Robert Powell narrating mentioned Jesus in footnote and in life of acting he’d played Jesus to profection like the girl in this cute Lisa boult

  • @hermanardayamejiamejia3054
    @hermanardayamejiamejia3054 Рік тому +1

    Parabens ao youtube raro ver filmes antigo

  • @leelarson107
    @leelarson107 Рік тому +3

    Indescribably poor effort at movie-making. Poor cast. Poor acting. Poor plot. Poor scenery. Budget somewhere around $20. Forget it.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому

      👍 I saw it coming. That's why I left the project before pre-production started.

    • @leelarson107
      @leelarson107 Рік тому +1

      @@DonaldPBorchersOG You, Sir, were the only sane adult in the crowd. You and I could have made this film with a hand-held camcorder.

    • @DonaldPBorchersOG
      @DonaldPBorchersOG  Рік тому

      @@leelarson107 Ha! I wanted to make it with Tommy Lee Wallace. We had a simple idea to build two tunnels that intersected , on a sound stage. With the side pieces being detachable, then when re-attached, the scenic painters make it seemless again. Varying angles, painting, and the like, a multitude of location could be achieved from such a simple approach. Sandy Hoestly believed, in his heart of hearts, from all of his life's experiences, that maximum production value would have been achieved on location. Thus, the philosophical difference.

  • @brianroberts815
    @brianroberts815 Рік тому +3

    Can anyone say HAARP?

  • @Rexerman89
    @Rexerman89 Рік тому +1

    "This soo smells of jolly ol' England!"

  • @halesdad7167
    @halesdad7167 Рік тому +2

    In the good old days, TIMMOTHY BOTTOMS would have been thrown in the brig, pig shaved and lost all rank for his haircut. Everything in the Military is UNIFORM. There are specific guidelines for facial hair. Moustashe must not extend over the vermillion of the lip nor the corner of the mouth. UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.

  • @vodaredhill1704
    @vodaredhill1704 Рік тому +1

    The money must have been good.

  • @robynmarler1951
    @robynmarler1951 Рік тому +1

    When he's hitting it with the gun😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @dyejohn1905
    @dyejohn1905 Рік тому +2

    Early Morlocks.