Underworld

1985

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

IMDb Rating 4.0/10 10 1373 1.4K

rescue brothel gang physical deformity

Plot summary

When high class hooker Nicole is kidnapped from her brothel, Rich businessman Hugo Motherskille hires her ex love Roy Bain to find her. Investigating the disappearance, he eventually finds traces that lead to Dr. Savary, who has produced a strange white powder that's coveted by a race of deformed human beings who live in the underworld in the sewers below the city.

Director

George Pavlou Photo
George Pavlou

Top cast

Brian Croucher Photo
Brian Croucher as Darling
Paul Bown Photo
Paul Bown as Nygaard
Philip Tan Photo
Philip Tan as Tung
Miranda Richardson Photo
Miranda Richardson as Oriel
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
845.01 MB
1280*690
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles pt  
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 27
1.53 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
Seeds 51

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 5 / 10

A campy, but ultimately unremarkable film.

I stumbled across this as Clive Barker's Underworld on Prime, and intrigued I checked it out. Ultimately while interesting enough, it was ultimately a forgettable watch, which given that this was based off of the work I expected it to at least be interesting.The story centers around an adventurer who is hired by a crime boss to find a prostitute that he once loved. In his search he stumbles across a sinister drug that has unforseen side effects on those who take it.This movie started off strong enough, campy, but strong but quickly got boring fast. The characters are dull, and the effects on the creatures of the underworld was quite bland. In fact if anything it just looked like they had some skin sores and nothing more. The villains we're one dimensional and even the main character was no one you really cared of for. Overall this is a middle of the road flick, not bad but not good either. Just, meh.
Reviewed by 3 / 10

A Very Weird and Confused Story

This movie looks like those from the end of 1950s or beginning of the 1960s, only badly directed. A very weird and confused story, ham actors and actresses, I believe nothing is worthwhile in this film. The unique curiosity is the name of Clive Baker in the credits. But my advice is: - Do not waste your time! My vote is three.
Reviewed by 5 / 10

Underrated

A mixed bag.On the positive side, it was written by Clive Barker and has a number of his recurring themes and ideas. The central concept of a drug that externalizes the ugliness of addiction is quite compelling and had a lot of potential.The colors, costumes, and atmosphere are otherworldly and impressive when you consider the low budget.Denholm Elliott (from Indiana freaking Jones) is one of the villains and really helps elevate the film.Also, the soundtrack is better than it has any right to be. It was done by a synth-pop-rock band called Freur. Interestingly, Freur later changed their name to Underworld.On the negative side, many of the actors seem to be sleepwalking their way through the film. It's no wonder because the script does not include character development. There's a handful of clever lines but nothing to make you connect with any of these zombies. Many characters make impossibly dumb decisions in service of the plot.At the end of the day, it's both underrated, and you can skip it.
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