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Summary
Crew of an undersea mining platform falls prey to mysterious and dangerous parasite. The parasite has the ability to affect people's minds, so survivors can't be certain who is safe and who is infected.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 36GoodWatch 38
IMDb4.2
Audience score30%
Running time
1 h 15 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −20 min on the typical 95
typical 9575Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Released
1995
July 18, 1995
31 years ago
Genres
HorrorScience FictionTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Scott P. Levy Director
Writing · 2
- Alex Simon Writer
- Rob Kerchner Story
Production · 4
- Roger Corman Executive Producer
- Mike Elliott Producer
- Bill Bromiley Co-Producer
- Jon Kuyper Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Mike Mickens Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- John Bergstresser Editor
Sound · 1
- Christopher Lennertz Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Doug J. Meerdink Production Design
- Michelle Fort Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Lynn Burnette Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Michael Burnett Special Effects Makeup Artist, Creature Effects Technical Director
- Darin Bouyssou Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Fionagh Cush Makeup Artist
- Tania Wanstall Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Robert Skotak Visual Effects
- Dennis Skotak Visual Effects
Other crew · 2
- Lou Carlucci Special Effects
- David Covarrubias Special Effects Technician
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