A group of engineers and scientists installing a missile base in the deepest part of the ocean are preyed upon by. Deepstar six 1989 the movie title stills collection. Closed captions are accessible, but there are no subtitles. The black sheep is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer hated, but that the majority of film fans loved, or. With greg evigan, nancy everhard, taurean blacque, miguel ferrer. Cunningham on allmovie friday the th director sean s. Aug 23, 2019 released in 1989 and often compared to its fellow 89 release leviathan which has also gotten the black sheep treatment, deepstar six was scripted geoff miller and lewis abernathy which is. Everything you need to know about deep star six 1989 duration. The films main actors and supporting players included greg evigan, taurean blacque, nancy everhard, cindy pickett, miguel ferrer, nia peeples and. Nov, 2014 the black sheep is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer hated, but that the majority of film fans loved, or that the writer loved, but that most others loath. In the semidistant future, a nuclear research and missile base on the ocean floor is jeopardized by an enormous crustacean. Take the ostensible centerpiece of the films narrative. Free deep star six dvd cover 1989 r2 german ready to download and print. Deepstar six is a 1989 american science fiction horror film about the struggles of the crew of an underwater military outpost to defend their base against the attacks of a sea monster possibly a giant eurypterid.
This movie also delivers far more when it comes to horror. Deep star six 1989 was the first release of several underwatermonsterthemed feature films released during 1989 90, including the abyss 1989, leviathan 1989, the evil below 1989, and lords of the deep 1989, and the rift aka endless descent, 1990. The fourth series in the star trek franchise, it served as the third sequel to star trek. Between january 1989 and the spring of 1990, no fewer than five films all came out with a similar theme deepstar six was first, followed by leviathan, lords of the deep, the abyss, and the. Deepstar six 1989 published on may 29, 2015, by jproscoe posted in movies 0. The trapped undersea team of scientists must battle for their lives.
Sean cunninghams 1989 scifi action film deepstar six comes to dvd from artisan with a standard fullframe transfer and dolby digital 2. Today, myself and sean go head to head with deepstar six and leviathan. Yify movies the only official yify site at and deepstar six 1989 bluray 1080p yts yify 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. I didnt care for the character motivations and some of their decisions are just odd. Action, horror, science fiction, thriller 1989 add to watchlist. Cindy pickett, greg evigan, miguel ferrer, nancy everhard, nia peeples, taurean blacque. The most impressive part of this movie is all the props. Listen to the corpse club discuss aquatic horror movies leviathan and deepstar six on a new episode of daily deads podcast. Deepstar six was poorly received by critics and audience members. Where deepstar six comes up short, though, is in melding all those elements into a memorable story. Nov 03, 2017 so with deepstar six we might think of him as returning to those same roots. Deepstar six is a 1989 american science fiction horror film about the struggles of the crew of an underwater military outpost to defend their base against the. So with deepstar six we might think of him as returning to those same roots. The crew of an experimental underwater nuclear base are forced to struggle for their lives when their explorations disturb a creature who threatens to destro.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The movie will appeal to bad horror film lovers and does appear to be bigger than the straighttovideo movies that dominated the video stores at the time. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing deepstar six near you. Cunningham has directed, however it works well enough to a fun, mindless ride if you can forget the fact that it rips off the abyss and alien. Deepstar six 1989 stream and watch online moviefone. Theres something endearing about the way deepstar six goes back to this idea of the oldschool monster movie. Deepstar six and leviathan came out two months apart back in early 1989.
The new horror film underwater is a piece so devoid of entertainment value that you may find yourself yearning for the understated elegance of a film like deepstar six 1989 or even the subtlety of similar fare like leviathan 1989. Inside the deepstar six, a team of explorers is working to build a navy base on the ocean floor. However, deepstar six boasts an excellent harry manfredini score which does a lot to elevate the movie. Set the wayback machine to 1989 hollywood, after surviving a series. Deepstar six 1989 r 011989 us action, horror, thriller, science fiction 1h 45m user score. In the semidistant future, a nuclear research and missile base on the ocean floor is. Deepstar six has moments of cleverness, the scene with richardson is a ripper. Theres something deadly in davey jones locker and it isnt gorgos old gym stuff. Van gelder has been heavily funded by the united states navy to create a deepsea colony consisting of civilians, scientists and military personnel. Released by intrada in 1989 maf 7004d containing music from deep star six 1989. The special effects were pretty dang good for 1989, except for maybe the monsters sound effects. Cunningham, starring taurean blacque, nancy everhard, greg evigan, miguel ferrer home 19201924. Movie typography from the film deepstar six 1989, directed by sean s. Cunningham director of the original friday the th, deepstar six is a watery nod to the man versus monster genre.
Asimov, bradbury, clarke, dick, heinlein and other sf books. Underwater researchers taurean blacque, nancy everhard, greg evigan get trapped with a monster. Harry manfredini deepstar six original motion picture. Far below the surface, the crew of deepstar six is on a mission to establish a navy base on the ocean flooruntil they unwittingly disturb an undersea monster. Deepstar six is a 1989 film about a naval facility that discovers an alien monster at the bottom of the sea directed by sean s. With the exception of the abyss, none of these films were box office hits. Taurean blacque, nancy everhard, greg evigan, miguel. 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.
Mar 02, 2016 free deep star six dvd cover 1989 r2 german ready to download and print. Released in 1989 and often compared to its fellow 89 release leviathan which has also gotten the black sheep treatment, deepstar six was scripted geoff miller and lewis abernathy which is. Deepstar six, dvd, scificontemporary, 012236116042. Deepstar six the black sheep we take a look back at the 1989 scifihorroraction flick, deepstar six, which stars miguel ferrer, greg evigan, nancy everhard, taurean blacque and nia peeples. Feb 28, 2001 today, myself and sean go head to head with deepstar six and leviathan. It originally aired from january 1993 to june 1999, in syndication, spanning 176 episodes over seven seasons. Science fiction, or speculative fiction if you prefer. Not a spoiler because you could guess that from the start if you know anything about stories. In the semidistant future, a nuclear research and missile base on the ocean floor is jeopardized by an enormous. Deepstar six 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. At the bottom of the ocean, the deepstar six has just discovered a new and deadly alien menace. Deepstar six was the first release of several underwaterthemed feature movies released during 1989, including leviathan, the evil below, lords of the deep, the rift endless descent and the abyss. The films main actors and supporting players includ.
May 29, 2015 deepstar six wasnt a great movie, but it is rather short and painless. A pretty standard bmovie sf horror where the characters get killed one by one and only the happy couple we met in the first scene survives. Jun 06, 2017 between january 1989 and the spring of 1990, no fewer than five films all came out with a similar theme deepstar six was first, followed by leviathan, lords of the deep, the abyss, and the. If you like deepstar six you are looking for scary, rough and suspenseful movies about with survival, rescue, race against time, experiment gone awry, dangerous animal, danger and heroic mission themes of action, horror and scifi genre shot in usa. The schitts creek cast on their final season and why their shows name caused some problems. In the end however, this is little more than a collection of nods to far superior films and an examination of what happens when everyone making a movie seems to. Deep space nine ds9 is an american science fiction television series created by rick berman and michael piller. A crustaceous cavedwelling carnivorous sea monster jangles the nerves of the undersea engineers assigned to install a deepsea missile base on the ocean. Deepstar six wasnt a great movie, but it is rather short and painless. On this episode of corpse club, we continue our class of 1989 celebration with a look back at two deepsea horror movies that swam into cinemas 30 years ago.
Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Hopefully, it will be a stupid fun night and we might even stay on schedule. Inspired by classic 1950s bmonster movies and directed by sean s. Get deepstar six dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats.
I get that it was seriously having a bad day, but it spent way too much. In the other movies, however, just a simple monster wasnt enough. And the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn. Released 1989, deepstar six stars taurean blacque, nancy everhard, greg evigan, miguel ferrer the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Deep star six soundtrack from 1989, composed by harry manfredini.
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