The Thing Below - Das Grauen lauert in der Tiefe (2004)
Als die Fördermannschaft einer Ölplattform bei geheimen Bohrungen im Golf von Mexiko ein uraltes, außerirdisches Wesen aufweckt, nimmt ein regelrechter Albtraum seinen Lauf: Denn das krakenartige Wesen, das mehrere Jahrtausende lang in der Tiefe auf dem Grund des Ozeans schlummerte und noch nie mit einem Menschen in Berührung kam, verfügt über ungeheure Kräfte, die es nun zu einem mörderischen Angriff gegen die Mannschaft einsetzt. Captain Jack Griffin (Billy Warlock) und die weiteren Besatzungsmitglieder, die alles daran setzen, um zu verhindern, dass sich das Monster zur Küste bewegt, stellen sich dem Ungetüm mutig entgegen. Doch das Wesen scheint nicht nur nahezu unverwundbar zu sein, sondern verfügt zudem über die Fähigkeit der Gedankenmanipulation…
Der Regisseur: Jim Wynorski
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Billy Warlock as Captain Jack Griffin |
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Kurt Max Runte as Crank Wowchowski |
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Catherine Lough Haggquist as Anna Davis |
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Peter Graham-Gaudreau as Dean Rieser |
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Warren Christie as Cassidy |
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Kiara Hunter as Mel Rodgers |
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David Richmond-Peck as Bobby Gibbons |
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Colin Lawrence as Dixon |
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Jim Thorburn as Cole Griffin |
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Craig Bruhnanski as Captain Mark Stewart |
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John Reardon as Lance Taylor |
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Ari Solomon as Prouty |
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Ken Kramer as Dr. Edgar Pretorious |
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Darryl Scheelar as Peters |
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Jano Frandsen as Commander Korda |
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Michael J Rogers as Mr. Paul |
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Eric Breker as Bob Davis |
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Glori-Anne Gilbert as Cindy Mayberry |
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Terry Lawrence as Captain Jack's Father |
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Tom Scholte as Edward Lynch |
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Peter LaCroix as General Bulworth |
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J. Paul MacKenzie as Poncho Man |
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Gianna Patton as Maggie |
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Julie Hill as Professor Glenda Marshall |
| Camera | Pieter Stathis | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Raul Sanchez Inglis | Writer |
| Editing | Richard Benwick | Editor |
| Writing | Keith Shaw | Writer |
| Directing | Jim Wynorski | Director |
| Camera | Sid Holman | Still Photographer |
| Camera | David Pelletier | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Brian Scholz | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Peter Carty | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Sarah Mather | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Scooter Corkle | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Darren Joseph | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Pieter Stathis | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Peter Wilke | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Peter Wilke | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Katie Yu | Still Photographer |
| Production | James Shavick | Producer |
| Production | Jeffery Beach | Executive Producer |
| Writing | William Langlois | Writer |
| Art | Phil Schmidt | Production Design |
| Production | Daniel Grodnik | Executive Producer |
| Production | Andrew Stevens | Executive Producer |
| Production | Maryvonne Micale | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Young | Costume Design |
| Production | Robert Snukal | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kirk Shaw | Producer |
| Production | Jim Wynorski | Executive Producer |
| Art | James Purvis | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Allen Benjamin | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Doug Chapman | Stunts |
| Crew | Braden Haggerty | Stunt Double |
| Directing | Arlene L. Arnold | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Rob Hayter | Stunts |
| Directing | Michael Bendner | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Wayne Rose | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Dave Stephens | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Owen Walstrom | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Dean Redman | Stunts |
| Crew | Jon Kralt | Stunts |
| Directing | Janice Melnyk | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Bill Baxter | Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Richard Mintak | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Paul Benjamin | Special Effects |
| Crew | Peter Graham-Gaudreau | Stunts |
| Production | Chris Foss | Line Producer |
| Sound | Peter Allen | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emma Clarke | Key Hair Stylist |