Deepstar Six [Blu-ray]

Overview

Friday the 13th director Sean S. Cunningham helmed this sea-monster opus about a team of engineers on an undersea missile platform who disturb the slumber of a huge, killer crustacean, which soon develops a taste for human-flavored snacks. The rubbery-looking beastie is quite a laugh, but there are some genuine freak-outs as it chomps away at the crew -- that is, while they're not reducing their own numbers through sheer incompetence. In the end, it's B.J. & the Bear's Greg Evigan (alas, minus chimp) who saves the day. One of a dozen-or-so subaqueous Alien clones (half of which were produced by Roger Corman) designed to trade on the building hype of James Cameron's long-awaited The Abyss, this soggy little picture managed to reach theaters first. Not that it's the least impressive of the lot -- actually, it succeeds on its own terms as a thoroughly intense and fast-paced "B"-monster flick, aided by good performances (Evigan is a likable, sensitive hero, and Miguel Ferrer quaffs the scenery as a high-strung jerk). At least it's better than Leviathan, which tells essentially the same story but wastes considerably more money.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/13/2020
UPC:	0738329249076
Original Release:	1989
Rating:	R
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00
Sales rank:	5,483

Special Features

1920x1080p; Audio commentary with director Sean S. Cunningham and visual effects supervisor James Isaac; Audio commentary with screenwriters Lewis Abernathy and Geof Miller; Isolated score selections and audio interview with composer Harry Manfredini; From the Deep: interviews with creature effects & special make-up designer Mark Shostrom, creature supervisor Greg Nicotero and creature artist Robert Kurtzman; The Survivors: interviews with actors Greg Evigan and Nancy Everhard; Water Damage: interview with stunt coordinator Kane Hodder; Vintage interview clips; Original EPK; BTS footage; Image gallery; Theatrical trailer; TV spot

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Taurean Blacque	Captain Phillip Laidlaw
Nancy Everhard	Joyce Collins
Greg Evigan	McBride
Miguel Ferrer	Snyder
Nia Peeples	Scarpelli
Matt McCoy	Richardson
Cindy Pickett	Diane Norris
Marius Weyers	Van Gelder
Elya Baskin	Burciaga
Thom Bray	Hodges
Ronn Carroll	Osborne
Harry Manfredini	Composer

Technical Credits

Geof Miller

Lewis Abernathy

Sean S. Cunningham	Director,Producer
Kane Hodder	Stunts
Mario Kassar	Executive Producer,Producer
Patrick Markey	Producer
Andrew Vajna	Executive Producer,Producer,Executive Producer
Geof Miller	Screenwriter
Lewis Abernathy	Screenwriter
Mark Shostrom	Special Effects