Question 1

How did 'The Rift' come about after Leviathan?

Accepted Answer

After producing Leviathan (1989) for about $30 million, Dino De Laurentiis financed this low budget version of his own bigger budgeted movie. David Coleman rewrote a 250-page draft by Colin Wilson, which was translated into Italian and Spanish for the director.

Question 2

Which actor appears in both 'The Rift' and 'Full Metal Jacket'?

Accepted Answer

R. Lee Ermey, who plays Capt. Phillips in 'The Rift', also starred in 'Full Metal Jacket'. A line he says in 'The Rift'—'This feels like a golf ball being sucked through a garden hose'—is familiar from that film.

Question 3

What was the original setting of 'The Rift' in an earlier script draft?

Accepted Answer

The story was set in outer space in an earlier draft of the script.

Question 4

Why did director Juan Piquer Simón need an interpreter on set?

Accepted Answer

Director Juan Piquer Simón wasn't fluent in English, so he had an interpreter present to help him give directions to the American cast members.

Question 5

Which 1989-90 underwater-monster films were released before 'The Rift'?

Accepted Answer

Deep Star Six (1989) was the first release, followed by The Abyss (1989), Leviathan (1989), The Evil Below (1989), and Lords of the Deep (1989). 'The Rift' (aka 'Endless Descent', 1990) was among them.

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