Deep Star Six

Movie
German title	Deep Star Six
Original title	Deep Star Six
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1989
length	93 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Sean S. Cunningham
script	Lewis Abernathy Geof Miller
production	Sean S. Cunningham Patrick Markey
music	Harry Manfredini
camera	Mac Ahlberg
cut	David Handman
occupation
Taurean Blacque : Captain Phillip Laidlaw Nancy Everhard : Joyce Collins Greg Evigan : McBride Miguel Ferrer : Snyder Nia Peeples : Scarpelli Matt McCoy : James Richardson Cindy Pickett : Dr. Diane Norris Marius Weyers : Dr. John Van Gelder Elya Baskin : Burciaga Thom Bray : John Hodges Ronn Carroll : Osborne

Deep Star Six (Alternative title: DeepStar Six - The horror in the deep ) is an American science fiction film directed by Sean S. Cunningham from 1989 . The film opened in German cinemas on April 13, 1989.

action

The crew members of the Deep Star Six underwater station are building a rocket launch pad for the military. A prehistoric being is freed by blowing up an underwater cave. This attacks the station. The crew members then prepare to evacuate the station, with Snyder destroying all missiles by detonating the warheads due to a wrong classification of the threat ("hostile behavior" stands for a military opponent). This triggers a wave of explosion that severely damages the station and makes evacuation almost impossible.

The creature kills one crew member after another. The station's nuclear reactor threatens to explode. When only McBride and two women remain alive, McBride swims to the small submarine with which all three want to escape. Before he returns, the women are confronted with the creature that kills one of the women. McBride and the other Mrs. Joyce spend some time in the decompression chamber , then escape in time for the reactor to explode. You can reach the surface of the water by submarine. There they put a lifeboat on the water, at that moment the being appears. McBride kills it by setting the sub on fire and causing it to explode. At the end you see McBride and Joyce in the lifeboat rowing on the ocean, waiting for help.

Reviews

Janet Maslin wrote in the New York Times on January 13, 1989 that the exotic underwater world in the film was no more interesting than the average closet in a bedroom. The film mainly shows the command center with " flashing lights ". It is " flat " and " predictable "; the tension is " minimal ".

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was an “ exciting underwater adventure with elements common to the genre ”. Its equipment is " cheap ", it is " nervously cut ", but " surprisingly sovereign in terms of image design ". The " crude ideology " hidden behind it is " just as outrageous as it is artificial ".

background

The film grossed approximately $ 8.1 million in US cinemas .

Age rating

The original theatrical version of the film was approved by the FSK for ages 18 and over. This version was also included on the DVD, which meant that it was not released for children under the age of 18 for many years. Only after a re-examination in 2008 did the film receive an FSK 16 rating in full.

Web links

• Deep Star Six in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Deep Star Six at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• Comparison of the cut versions FSK 18 - FSK 16 (re-examination) , Tele 5 from 12 / FSK 16 (first edition) - Uncut by Deep Star Six at Schnittberichte.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Review by Janet Maslin , accessed June 12, 2012
2. ↑ Deep Star Six. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
3. ↑ Box office / business for DeepStar Six, accessed June 22, 2007