DeepStar Six

"Not All Aliens Come From Space. Save Your Last Breath... To Scream."

1989 1h 39m EN

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Synopsis

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The crew of an experimental underwater nuclear base are forced to struggle for their lives when their explorations disturb a creature who threatens to destroy their base.

“Not All Aliens Come From Space. Save Your Last Breath... To Scream.”

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Cast

Taurean Blacque
Captain Phillip Laidlaw
Nancy Everhard
Joyce Collins
Greg Evigan
McBride
Miguel Ferrer
Snyder
Nia Peeples
Scarpelli
Matt McCoy
Jim Richardson
Cindy Pickett
Dr. Diane Norris
Marius Weyers
John Van Gelder

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sean S. Cunningham
Writers: Geof Miller, Lewis Abernathy, Lewis Abernathy
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sean S. Cunningham, shot by Mac Ahlberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Harry Manfredini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Handman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Taurean Blacque and Nancy Everhard and Greg Evigan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Not All Aliens Come From Space. Save Your Last Breath... To Scream.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0097179 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sean S. Cunningham directs. Mac Ahlberg behind the camera. Harry Manfredini scores. David Handman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Sean S. Cunningham, shot by Mac Ahlberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Harry Manfredini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor David Handman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Taurean Blacque and Nancy Everhard and Greg Evigan carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Not All Aliens Come From Space. Save Your Last Breath... To Scream.".
7IMDB entry: tt0097179 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "sea", "ocean", "deep sea", "water monster".
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mac Ahlberg
Original score: Harry Manfredini
Editing: David Handman
Production design: John Krenz Reinhart Jr.
Costume design: Amy Endries
Makeup / hair: Michael Williams
VFX supervisor: James Isaac
Sound: David E. Campbell
Stunt coordinator: Kane Hodder
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,000,000
Box office: $8,143,225
Return: 102% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: DeepStar Six (1989)

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tmdb964480142019-08-11
A pretty standard B-movie SF horror where the characters get killed one by one and only the happy couple we met in the first scene survives. Not a spoiler because you could guess that from the start if you know anything about stories. That said, I enjoyed it as the acting was good, the characters were a varied bunch and the monster was kept mysterious until near the end. The thrills kept coming. A good one to watch on Friday night with beer and popcorn.
Wuchak2025-03-24
★ 6/10
Mixes elements of "Alien," "The Abyss" and Star Trek, but not as good Due to the hype of James Cameron's blockbuster "The Abyss" in 1989, there was a glut of underwater sci-fi/horror thrillers, all lesser productions (not that "The Abyss" was a great movie, just that it was a top level production). "Deepstar Six" is essentially an underwater version of "Alien" and Star Trek, but not as good. The story revolves around A crew of underwater workers/scientists who accidentally breach a cavern and disturb the creature living there. Havoc ensues. The film was directed by Sean S. Cunningham, known for 1980's "Friday the 13th" and 1983's "Spring Break." "Deepstar Six" is essentially Friday the 13th underwater, but with adults and therefore more sophistication. Although this is a Grade B production in comparison to the Grade A "The Abyss," it's not bad at all as far as actors, sets and F/X go. In other words, the sets are convincing, the no-name actors do a quality job and the special effects are effective. The monster is pretty good, it just lacks the iconic stature of the creatures in "Alien" and "Aliens." Whereas the actors are skilled, the character development is lacking and, as such, they're relatively uninteresting people and therefore largely fail to apprehend the viewer's sympathy. Don't get me wrong, there's only one whiny loser in the bunch, but the rest of 'em come off too bland. Nia Peeples is the best, but probably only because she's such a petite beauty, who's inexplicably removed prematurely; stupid! Still, there's just barely enough of her. The first half is relatively ho-hum as the characters are introduced and the underwater setting is established, but the second half won me over to some degree. There's a great scene of someone dying because he or she failed to properly decompress; and the ending, although clichéd, is effective. So, overall it's pretty mediocre, but just good enough to check out. It runs 1 hour, 45 minutes. GRADE: B-

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