The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
A man with an unknown disease travels to an island with his girlfriend where his relatives once lived, hoping to find a cure to his illness. Although his relatives were all thought to be dead, he finds them living underground.
Ratings
IMDb4.3/10
73 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter SvatekDirector
- Charles AdairWriter
- Dan O'BannonWriter
- Ronald ShusettWriter
- Alan ReevesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Roy DupuisJohn Strauss
- Kristin LehmanKathleen Strauss
- Rutger HauerDr. Marlowe
- Leni ParkerBaby Laura
- John Dunn-HillHank Gordon
- Joanna NoyesByrde Gordon
- Janine TheriaultAlice Gordon
- Pascal GruselleVermeer
- Jackie BurroughsLexie
- Felicia ShulmanYolanda
- Michelle BrunetRamona
- John Harold CailFerryman
Stills
Themes
islandlighthousemurdercannibalincestcampybased on short storyunderground tunneldeformityunderground caverninbreedingcanuxploitation