Year: 1981
Duration: 1:31:10
Directed by: Peter Carter
Actors: Chad Everett, Joseph Bottoms, Jennifer Warren
Language: English
Country: USA
Also known as: The Lucifer Rig, El intruso, Le monstre des profondeurs, Il terrore viene dal passato
Description: Engineers on an oil rig in the Antarctica stumble upon weird fossilized eggs from pre-history. They make the mistake of not destroying them immediately and what follows is mayhem as the crew on the rig are killed off one by one by a deep sea monster that has already destroyed humanity millions of years back. The monsters are back again, hoping for a repeat of their previous exploits.
Oil rig drillers bring up several eggs from a prehistoric creature. Once hatched, the ancient creature begins its destructive lifecycle. This was made for television in the early 80’s, so don’t expect lots of graphic violence. The film has some descent acting, and does a great job of creating a sense of doom and dread. Taking place entirely on an oil rig makes for a very claustophobic film. The creature is an obvious clone of Alien, but the location of the film still helps it stand out from the usual Alien-run-amok films, and you really get a sense that these are real oil rig workers facing a deadly crisis.
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