The Terror Within II

"Out there lurked danger ... but the real terror came from within."

1991 1h 30m EN

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★4.1TMDB · 22

HorrorScience Fiction

Synopsis

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In a world gone mad, the last human colony struggles to survive underground, beneath a land of nightmarish mutants who seek to destroy them. But when the mutant breaks inside humanity's final stronghold, the battle for survival pits the human colonists against their deadly invaders miles below the earth's surface.

“Out there lurked danger ... but the real terror came from within.”

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Cast

Andrew Stevens
David
Stella Stevens
Kara
Chick Vennera
Kyle
R. Lee Ermey
Von Demming
Burton Gilliam
Dewitt
Clare Hoak
Ariel
Larry Gilman
Jamie
Barbara Alyn Woods
Sharon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Stevens
Writers: Andrew Stevens, Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Terror Within Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrew Stevens, shot by Janusz Kamiński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

ERA

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Andrew Stevens and Stella Stevens and Chick Vennera carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Out there lurked danger ... but the real terror came from within.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0100765 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Andrew Stevens directs. Janusz Kamiński behind the camera. Brent A. Schoenfeld cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Terror Within Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Andrew Stevens, shot by Janusz Kamiński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Brent A. Schoenfeld shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Andrew Stevens and Stella Stevens and Chick Vennera carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Out there lurked danger ... but the real terror came from within.".
8IMDB entry: tt0100765 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.