Introduction
The Rift, also known as Endless Descent, is a 1990 film directed by Juan Piquer Simón and starring R. Lee Ermey.
The story involves a submarine rescue that goes awry.
It is also known as Endless Descent and Sirene I.
Outline
An experimental submarine, the “Siren II”, with an experienced NATO crew is sent to find out what happened to the missing “Siren I”.
They trace the Siren I’s black box to an underwater rift.
Later they surface in a cave system where they discover that the company they are working for has been engaged in illegal genetic engineering experiments that have produced a variety of mutant creatures.
Cast
- Jack Scalia as Wick Hayes.
- R. Lee Ermey as Capt. Randall Phillips.
- Ray Wise as H. Robbins.
- Deborah Adair as Lt. Nina Crowley.
- John Toles Bey as Joe “Skeets” Kane.
- Ely Pouget as Ana Rivera.
- Emilio Linder as Philippe Huppert.
- Tony Isbert as Roger Fleming.
- Álvaro Labra as Dr. Carlo Camerini.
- Luis Lorenzo as Francisco Grau.
- Frank Braña as H. Mueller.
- Pocholo Martínez-Bordiú as Sven Holst (as J. Martinez Bordiu).
- Edmund Purdom as CEO Steensland.
- Garrick Hagon as Barton (as Garick Hagon).
- James Aubrey as Contek 1.
- Derrick Vopelka as Contek 2.
- Jed Downey as Tony Garner (Man on Tapes).
Trivia
- The story was set in outer space in an earlier draft of the script.
- At about the 38 minute mark, the submarine is making its way through a tight passage and the character Skeets says “This feels like a golf ball being sucked through a garden hose”. This line will seem familiar from another film, Full Metal Jacket (1987), said by R. Lee Ermey who stars in both films.
- The principal shooting for this film lasted eight weeks. Moreover, an additional fourteen weeks was spent shooting the special effects for this movie.
- Director Juan Piquer Simón had an interpreter present on the set to help him give directions to the American cast members due to the fact that he was not fluent in English.
Production & Filming Details
- Director(s): Juan Piquer Simon.
- Producer(s): Francesca De Laurentiis, Jose Escriva, and Juan Piquer Simon.
- Writer(s): Juan Paiquer Simon, Mark Klein, and David Coleman.
- Music: Joel Goldsmith.
- Cinematography: Juan Marine.
- Editor(s): Isaac Sehayek and Christopher Holmes.
- Production: Dister Group.
- Distributor(s): Trimark Pictures.
- Release Date: 09 March 1990 (Spain).
- Running time: 83 minutes.
- Country: US and Spain.
- Language: English.
Video Link
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