What Waits Below (1984)

  • PG
  • 11/19/1984 (US)
  • Horror, Adventure, Science Fiction
  • 1h 28m

Underground, no-one can hear you die!

Overview

The US military is running a test for a special type of radio transmitter, to be used to communicate with submarines, in a deep system of underground caves in Central America. When the signal from one of the transmitters suddenly disappears, a team of soldiers led by Major Elbert Stevens and cave specialists led by Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen including scientist Leslie Peterson are sent in to find out what happened. Exploring deep underground, they stumble upon a tribe of albino cave-dwellers who have apparently been isolated from the rest of the world for thousands of years. The cave-dwellers are hurt by radio frequencies and are able to see in infra-red frequencies, tracking the explorers by their body heat.

Don Sharp

Director

Freddie Francis

Story

Robert Vincent O'Neil

Screenplay

Christy Marx

Screenplay

Cast

Robert Powell's headshot

Robert Powell

Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
Timothy Bottoms's headshot

Timothy Bottoms

Major Elbert Stevens
Lisa Blount's headshot

Lisa Blount

Leslie Peterson
Anne Heywood's headshot

Anne Heywood

Frieda Shelley
Richard Johnson's headshot

Richard Johnson

Ben Gannon
A.C. Weary's headshot

A.C. Weary

Lt. George Barwell
Liam Sullivan's headshot

Liam Sullivan

Lemurian Elder
Jackson Bostwick's headshot

Jackson Bostwick

Hunter Prime

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