Leviathan (1989 film)

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Summary

"Welcome to your worst nightmare, welcome to Leviathan." An American deep-sea mining colony stumbles upon a sunken Soviet vessel hiding a horrific secret.

Details

• Release Date: 1989
• Country/Language: US/Italy, English
• Genres/Technical: Sci-fi, Horror, Thriller, Adventure
• Runtime: 1 hr 38 min
• Starring: Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Amanda Pays
• Director: George P. Cosmatos
• Writer: David Webb Peoples (as David Peoples)
• Producer/Production Co: Filmauro, Gordon Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• View Trailer: (link)

Ratings

MPAA Ratings

• Rated: R (Violence, Profanity, brief Nudity and Adult Content)

Tentacle Ratings

A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:

• S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)

Not particularly "Lovecraftian", though the genetically-engineered tentacle monsters might, at a stretch, be thought of as "Deep One hybrids".

Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.

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Synopsis

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Hired by the head of a major corporation, a descends to the ocean's depths for a mining project. When the undersea explorers find a sunken ship and investigate, they inadvertently bring a malevolent life form on board their vessel. The creature kills some crew members and causes them to mutate, resulting in a battle for survival against an unknown force far below the surface of the ocean.

Notes

Associated Mythos Elements

• race: Deep One Hybrids

External links, See Also

For more soggy deep-sea tentacle horror movies, see:

• The Abyss (1989 film)
• Deep Star Six (1989 film)
• The Rift (1990 film) AKA Endless Descent
• Sphere (1998 film)
• Deep Rising (1998 film)
• Dagon (2001 film)