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The Thing Below

The Thing Below

Fear is rising

20043.21h 34m

Overview

A top secret drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico raises a dormant alien creature from the depths. Once loose, the creature goes on a murderous rampage.

Directed by Jim Wynorski
Written by Keith Shaw, Raul Sanchez Inglis, William Langlois
Produced by Kirk Shaw, James Shavick
Box OfficeBudget: $1.5M0

Top Cast

Billy Warlock

Billy Warlock

Captain Jack Griffin

Kurt Max Runte

Kurt Max Runte

Crank Wowchowski

Catherine Lough Haggquist

Catherine Lough Haggquist

Anna Davis

Peter Graham-Gaudreau

Peter Graham-Gaudreau

Dean Rieser

Warren Christie

Warren Christie

Cassidy

K

Kiara Hunter

Mel Rodgers

David Richmond-Peck

David Richmond-Peck

Bobby Gibbons

Colin Lawrence

Colin Lawrence

Dixon

Jim Thorburn

Jim Thorburn

Cole Griffin

Craig Bruhnanski

Craig Bruhnanski

Captain Mark Stewart

Themes & Keywords

telepathyaliensea monsterdrilling stationgovernment cover-up

About The Thing Below

The Thing Below is a horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 2004 exploring themes of telepathy, alien, sea monster, drilling station, government cover-up. Directed by Jim Wynorski, it stars Billy Warlock, Kurt Max Runte, Catherine Lough Haggquist. A top secret drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico raises a dormant alien creature from the depths. Once loose, the creature goes on a murderous rampage.

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