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Within the Rock

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
796
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Within the Rock (1996)
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A team of space miners sent to stop a moon's collision course with the earth discover a hibernating creature that soon revives and starts slaughtering them.A team of space miners sent to stop a moon's collision course with the earth discover a hibernating creature that soon revives and starts slaughtering them.A team of space miners sent to stop a moon's collision course with the earth discover a hibernating creature that soon revives and starts slaughtering them.

  • Director
    • Gary J. Tunnicliffe
  • Writer
    • Gary J. Tunnicliffe
  • Stars
    • Xander Berkeley
    • Caroline Barclay
    • Bradford Tatum
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    796
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gary J. Tunnicliffe
    • Writer
      • Gary J. Tunnicliffe
    • Stars
      • Xander Berkeley
      • Caroline Barclay
      • Bradford Tatum
    • 17User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Xander Berkeley
    Xander Berkeley
    • Ryan
    Caroline Barclay
    Caroline Barclay
    • Dr. Dana Shaw
    Bradford Tatum
    Bradford Tatum
    • Cody Harrison
    Brian Krause
    Brian Krause
    • Luke Harrison
    Barbara Patrick
    Barbara Patrick
    • Samantha 'Nuke em' Rogers
    Michael Zelniker
    Michael Zelniker
    • Archer
    Duane Whitaker
    Duane Whitaker
    • Potter
    Calvin Levels
    Calvin Levels
    • Banton
    Earl Boen
    Earl Boen
    • Michael Isaacs
    Dale Dye
    Dale Dye
    • General Hurst
    • Director
      • Gary J. Tunnicliffe
    • Writer
      • Gary J. Tunnicliffe
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    5kirachloe

    Definitely worth the watch.

    In a nut shell, this is quite the good movie for a low budget film. Theis crew hit all the right buttons, and with a bit more budget could easily have ranked higher.

    My biggest marker, the script, was very solid. All the actors were given believable, appropriate dialog. The actors, with a few very recognizable names, nailed their parts, without trying to go overboard or out an appropriate character expectation. As a low budget movie their sets were limited and the creature wasn't extreme, but neither were any of them shoddy. The direction and scene setup were well thought through. All in all a SOLID performance by every segment of the cast and team.
    6gabedrumminggamer

    An better, underrated, well-made 90's Sci-Fi B-Movie

    I'm one of those people that actually enjoy B-movies. Well, B-movies that aren't stupid. Anyways, I watched "Within the Rock" with very low expectations. My expectations were exceeded. Let's face it: 90'S Horror and Sci-Fi movies were mostly crap. However, this film manages to pull off being crappy with a good story, average acting, average effects, and a pretty cool monster. This film has cool fights, suspenseful jumps, and an interesting look at space-mining.For the little amount of money that was used for this film, it was used well. I recommend "Within the Rock" for anyone who will settle for an average, entertaining Sci-Fi flick.
    gadams-3

    Entertainment

    I can't judge this film using normal reviewing techniques, because it's not a big budget, Armageddon type film that will comepletely blow you away. What it is is a mildley entertaining, fun-for-anyone-after-a-completely-undemanding-film-sort-of movie. Given millions of dollars and time, this would have been a spectacular, if completely un-original, dim-bulb film. But it's not. It was probably filmed over a month or less, for about a million dollars. For that, it's pretty damn good! It had a good script, with only one scene of bad dialogue towards the end (just think the worst, oldest cliche). Just goes to show that all you need is one talented person to start a film (I mean this films Writer/Director, who obviously knew what he was doing) and you'll end up with something respectable. 6/10 or ***/*****
    7Walle-2

    Bad Space scenes

    A meteor is heading for earth. A team is sent to the comet to drill into the middle of it and blow it up before is smashes into earth (sounds like Armageddon?).But then they have to fight for their lives when a monster that has been dead for many million years come to life. Think the movie is pretty well done for a b-movie except the space scenes they look just like when you have the "fly through space thing" on your computer.

    Grade: 7 out of 10
    8frightfan

    A good b-movie... similar plot to Deep Impact/Armageddon... done better though.

    A "renegade moon" called Galileo's Child is headed for Earth. A drilling team is sent to create tunnels to be used as propulsion channels for a nuclear detonation that is to divert the moon from its collision course. That in itself is a rough job, but add to that one very angry awakened-from-hibernation alien, and you get an entertaining film containing cool makeup effects and good character development. A good bet for a relaxing night of no-brainer cinema.

    (sounds a little like two other recent movie plots huh? - this was done two years earlier and to better end than one of them - so who copied who?)

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    Related interests

    Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968)
    Horror
    James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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    • Trivia
      Its writer/director, Gary Tunnicliffe, started out performing special make-up effects having worked on Waxwork II: Lost in Time, Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, Hellraiser: Bloodline, Hellraiser: Inferno, and Hellraiser: Hellseeker.
    • Goofs
      The crew is able to decipher the alien inscription because it is in binary code, despite the fact that the underlying text would presumably be in an alien language.
    • Quotes

      Michael Isaacs: General, I resent your accusations.

      General Hurst: Folks, this conversation is pointless. Time is on my side. Now we got about 6 months before this moon is scheduled to impact the Earth. That's enough time for you to accomplish this exercise in futility.

      Dr. Dana Shaw: The decision's been made General.

      General Hurst: Yes, I know it has and as usual I'll sit back and watch you fail then I'll step in and save the day. Now if you both will excuse me.

      [walks away abruptly]

    • Connections
      Featured in Svengoolie: Within the Rock (2000)

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    • Release date
      • June 8, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Таємниця астероїда
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Le Monde
      • Prism Entertainment Corporation
      • 360 Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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