What Waits Below

"Underground, no-one can hear you die!"

Feb 4 1985 PG 1h 28m
Action, Horror

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.

Plot

The U.S. government has been using deep caves in Central America as bases for a special type of radio transmitter used for communicating with submaries. When the signal from one of these transmitters suddenly disappears, a team of soldiers and cave specialists is sent in to find out what happened. After some exploring deep underground, they stumble upon a tribe of albino cave dwellers who have been isolated from the rest of the world for thousands of years.

Written by

Freddie Francis, Christy Marx, Robert Vincent O'Neil

Directed by

Don Sharp

Cast

Robert Powell, Timothy Bottoms, Lisa Blount

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Adams Apple Film Company

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Secrets of the Phantom Caverns (1985) Roadshow Home Video Australia Trailer
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