The Evil Below
The Evil Below is a 1989 horror film about an adventurer who goes hunting for treasure on a cursed shipwreck. Starring actors included Paul Siebert and June Chadwick. It is one of many underwater-themed movies released around 1989, including The Abyss, Leviathan, DeepStar Six, Lords of the Deep, and The Rift (Endless Descent).
| The Evil Below | |
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 Region 2 DVD Release Cover | |
| Directed by | Wayne Crawford Jean-Claude Dubois |
| Written by | Arther Payne |
| Produced by | Barrie Saint Clair |
| Starring | Wayne Crawford June Chadwick Paul Siebert |
| Cinematography | Keith Dunkley |
| Music by | Julian Laxton |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Raedon Home Video |
Release dates | United States: July 1, 1989 (Video) |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States/South Africa |
| Language | English |
Plot
Max Cash is a down-on-his luck fisherman and charter boat captain living in the Bahamas when his life takes a turn when he meets Sarah Livingstone, a tourist who is seeking to find the treasure of accursed shipwreck, 'The El Diablo' which has been rumored to have sunk on an offshore reef near one of the many islands. Max and Sarah then team up to locate the wreck while dodging a local crime boss as well as a mysterious businessman who claims that the wreck is guarded by supernatural forces in form of a sea monster that no one claims to have ever seen and survived.
Cast
- Wayne Crawford as Max Cash
- June Chadwick as Sarah Livingstone
- Sheri Able as Tracy
- Ted Le Plat as Adrian Barlow
- Graham Clarke as Ray Calhoun
- Liam Cundill as Ray Calhoun Junior
- Gordon Mulholland as Max Cash Senior
- Brian O'Shaughnessy as Father Shannon
- Peter Terry as Constable Chambers
- Paul Siebert as Guido
Reception
Creature Feature gave the movie two out of five stars.[1]
References
- Stanley, J (2000) Creature Feature: #rd Edition