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What Waits Below
“Underground, no-one can hear you die!”
42%
Movie
1h 28m
AI Analysis
What Waits Below (1984) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of What Waits Below (1984) — a movie tagged as Horror, Adventure, and Science Fiction with dark moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: The US military is running a test for a special type of radio transmitter, to be used to communicate with submarines, in a deep system of underground caves in Central America. When the signal from one of the transmitters suddenly disappears, a team of soldiers led by Major Elbert Stevens and cave specialists led by … Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~88 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate What Waits Below 42% (20 votes) — polarizing or niche appeal for this movie.
AI verdict
What Waits Below suits viewers who want a dark film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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TMDb audience score
42%
from 20 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The US military is running a test for a special type of radio transmitter, to be used to communicate with submarines, in a deep system of underground caves in Central America. When the signal from one of the transmitters suddenly disappears, a team of soldiers led by Major Elbert Stevens and cave specialists led by Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen including scientist Leslie Peterson are sent in to find out what happened. Exploring deep underground, they stumble upon a tribe of albino cave-dwellers who have apparently been isolated from the rest of the world for thousands of years. The cave-dwellers are hurt by radio frequencies and are able to see in infra-red frequencies, tracking the explorers by their body heat.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1984-11-19
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- TMDB rating
- 4.2
- TMDB ID
- 28867
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What is What Waits Below about?
The US military is running a test for a special type of radio transmitter, to be used to communicate with submarines, in a deep system of underground caves in Central America. When the signal from ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for What Waits Below?
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How long is the movie What Waits Below?
The official runtime for What Waits Below is approximately 88 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Robert Powell
Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
Timothy Bottoms
Major Elbert Stevens
Lisa Blount
Leslie Peterson
Anne Heywood
Frieda Shelley
Richard Johnson
Ben Gannon
- A
A.C. Weary
Lt. George Barwell
Liam Sullivan
Lemurian Elder
Jackson Bostwick
Hunter Prime
- R
Richard Beauchamp
Santos Arias
Gary Carlos Cervantes
Hector Lopez
Dick Curtis
Lemurian
- W
William Gribble
Sgt. Neumann
Carl Spurlock
Major Castillo
- J
Jason Laskay
Hunter Second
Tim Powell
Jim White
- D
David Avery
American Soldier
- R
Rick Davis
Mercenary
- J
Janine Stamler Jordan
Mercenary
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