What Waits Below (1984)

Join Vincent and Tangella as they watch “What Waits Below” from 1984 with Timothy Bottoms and Lisa Blount.
"What Waits Below" is a gripping science-fiction adventure set in the mysterious depths of Central America's caves. The US military, testing a novel radio transmitter for submarine communication, faces an unexpected crisis when one transmitter vanishes without a trace. A specialized team, comprising soldiers led by the resolute Major Elbert Stevens and cave experts under the guidance of the seasoned Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen, including the astute scientist Leslie Peterson, embarks on a perilous mission to unravel the mystery. Their journey takes a startling turn when they encounter a hidden civilization: a tribe of albino cave-dwellers, isolated for millennia and possessing unique adaptations. These cave-dwellers, sensitive to radio frequencies and capable of seeing in infrared, perceive the explorers as threats, setting the stage for a tense and dangerous confrontation between two worlds.
Cast:
Robert Powell - Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
Timothy Bottoms - Major Elbert Stevens
Lisa Blount - Leslie Peterson
Richard Johnson - Ben Gannon
Anne Heywood - Frieda Shelley
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[@seacampeon8729]

It's 1984 so whatever waits below will have big hair and shoulder pads.

[@janetcraft]

You mean a football player?

[@Chef-Really5365]

I’ve got bad fashion news . O M G Shoulder Pads are coming BACK😱😱😱😱

[@robyork7109]

And a cup

[@simonbrown7501]

Pink shirt with popped collar and a mullet

[@Mr_Negrodamus]

And it'll be pro-America.

[@mikebasil4832]

What Waits Below and John Carpenter’s Prince Of Darkness are my two fondest memories of Lisa Blount. R.I.P., Lisa. 💓

[@lonegunman1960]

For those of you too young to understand. Even in subtropical jungles or the heat and humidity that came from volcanoes or while fighting for your very life deep underground with people covered in flour.....You NEVER let anything mess up your hair! In the 1980's, hair was everything!

[@luminousfractal420]

other than a cometary bombardment there wasnt much getting through that hair spray. 80's smelt of hairspray 😂...and brut for men😫

[@timerunner9164]

Yes, hair was everything! I still don't let anyone touch my hair! Lol!!

[@bobp6742]

Caving expert goes into the unknown wearing a leather jacket, jeans and trainers 😂

[@JohnTLyon]

Yeah, that was bugging me, too.

[@jennymartinez4597]

It’s the 80’s! LOL❤ gotta love it!

[@kurtstaley631]

I doen't know how this movie is? I am here. It is my mom's birthday now, today she turning 96. Ya I am alone with you to watch the movie all the rest the night. Who is going to sit here tonight. And livingston has been missing for a long time.

[@nise5281]

He is not there on Friday, just Saturday.

[@charliechurch5004]

Happy birthday mum! ❤️❤️

[@AeonZhang]

✨🧁✨ 💫✨🌟❤️🌟✨💫

[@annic7995]

Great movie! Fun to watch on a Friday night. Thank you kreature features

[@gammalgubbestorstadshoodie9148]

This is a movie that should be rebooted or at least recorded to a new modern Hollywood movie!

[@harryalpert8002]

love these 80s scifis! huge fun! i went to carlsbad caverns 40 years ago. did a tour.hell no! too effing scary . . . but fun. if you stray off the path, you are gone forever. hundreds of miles of suteranian cave baby!

[@jennymartinez4597]

And Bigfoot lives in the Carlsbad Caverns 😳 true!

[@garyc39]

Lisa Blount was in a lot of movies like An officer and a Gentleman, but mostly b movies before she died.

[@wandac396]

LOL where do I acquire a pair of those furry slippers? They look quite soft and warm. 😂

[@Tc-hb8vp]

Saw this movie as a kid and about fifteen years got it on dvd then lost the dvd due to damage loved it then and now thanks for this ive liked and subscribed im goi g ro go watch some of your other video

[@einienj3281]

I love these retro movies! Yes, I'm retro too. 😺🤘🏻

[@leatherneck7501]

Just wanted to say Thank you, I got the Autograph Photo. Very Awesome

[@richardlee2120]

My friend Jackson Bostwick plays Hunter Prime. He's listed in the credits. His white face make up and contact lenses are a far cry from his most famous role of Captain Marvel in 1974's "Shazam!"

[@darrenmiller6927]

The lead actor looks like he's shriveled up at 30. What's up with is face? Nice to see Timothy, Lisa, and company. Interesting cast. Always love going through oldies with Vincent and Tangela, so glad you give us Fridays now. Fifties style Sci fi is fun. The military, the scholars, the pretty woman, loved this once we finally got to the cave.

[@Lhawk2107]

The movie has an amazing intro !

[@jonathanmochrie]

Vincent for PM. You rock.🤘

[@dewardroy6531]

Anthropologists digging? That’s novel. Hope the archaeologists union doesn’t find out.

[@Filthy-sq5rm]

Just don't mess up my hair! This is 1984 and my hair is the most important thing here!

[@MTB214]

Reading the description I was thinking the underground creature from the Time Machine and also the ones who fought the soldiers in March of the Wooden Soldiers. Seeing the movie they look sort of like the smart one played by Jeremey Irons in the 2002 Time Machine film. This movie was cool for what it is.

[@TheOriginalDaveJ]

@ 31:20 I was expecting a big monster to appear from the cave and eat them😮😂

[@anthimatter]

I really enjoyed that. I can forgive some hamy acting for a good story and that was a good story. The creatures looked great as did most of the locations. Even the non-natural cave looked pretty convincing. I also liked that the creatures were completely unintelligible. It made them so much more believable.

[@Tom-n7f3n]

Maybe just me but your comment at the start "like Eloi & Morlocks" struck me as wrong. They're somewhat like the movie depiction of Morlocks, but nothing like Eloi atall. If you havnt read it, I think you would like it. The Eloi were weak little people that represented the other end of the spectrum from the Morlocks. The Eloi were the future elite class (weak & stupid, like an evolved version on the elite now). The Morlocks were the evolved working class that farmed the Eloi for food. Wells was ahead of his time & could see their weakness as a living animal on this planet....but i guess what you want me to say is Tangella keeps me interested because she is a no tail right? Lol 😂....(this is my next comment to be removed, just like all of the others).

[@wendigo53]

Surprise, this is a decent movie! I should have paid closer attention to who was in which group when they started exploring.

[@BlitzKrieg-fc8up]

How did you know I would be watching this on a Friday?

[@drmonroej4]

This would make a great example watch for Old School RPG players. Really get you into the vibe.

[@Its_Shaun_the_Sheep]

A ‘woomera’ launched a spear so much further!

[@immrnoidall]

People dying left and right, but I'm going off on my own and bend over with my back to the wall that underground mutants have been coming from. Sounds completely normal.

[@dianaperry3674]

Lol ...yup big hair and shoulder pads. Was a little cheesy but still a good movie. I actually enjoyed it.

[@BesottedBrawler]

Is this where Tangela is from?

[@azarelp]

I was down there...

[@johnweir3168]

Belize is in Central America, not South America. Its official language is English.

[@dewardroy6531]

Wait! What?

[@williammolis1708]

Cool movie I liked it never seen this one and I thought I've seen all of the 80s scify and horror movies

[@DominicEleven]

I usually just marvel at Tangella and leave but this film ain’t that bad lol. Is that the guy from Johnnys got his gun?(made famous from the Metallica video “one”.)

[@MrRhovanion]

turned out to be a better movie than i thought from the beginning . .

[@SMunro]

"We've lost contact." And TV reception is down.

[@peterhagan8454]

how do they keep their clothes so bright whit, love to know the washing powder they use and is electcity run from surface to depths of caverns for the washing machine and dryers

[@ItsMrAssholeToYou]

18:58 Millions of years-old artifacts? Hmmm... I suppose it's no worse than Earth being six billion years-old or humans evolving and using tools 900k years ago. Apparently nobody involved with this film has heard of libraries. Or primary school, for that matter.

[@roberthpilesund384]

Nobody said the "experts" were the best they could find. Probably just the cheapest. Back then you could actually take courses and get degrees by mail, just not by reputable schools.

[@dewardroy6531]

Six billion? Drat! I missed that one on the test too!

[@SD-jf7nb]

Humans evolving from Erectus and using tools 2.5 - 3 Mya.

[@ItsMrAssholeToYou]

@@SD-jf7nb In North America? Current evidence says no. Plus, best current estimate is H. Sapiens evolved about 300k years ago. It was closer to 200k-250k when this movie was made.

[@ForteanTN]

This flick was filmed right outside my small Middle Tennessee Town, in Cumberland Caverns.

[@janetcraft]

Nice :)!

[@Perseusgorgonslayer]

if only you could have snuck on set and creeped around in the background during filming. Missed opportunity there squire!!!

[@janetcraft]

@@Perseusgorgonslayer Or get a job working on the set :)

[@burtrangle3546]

60 crew members were overcome by fumes because they used generators underground.

[@cameroncooper9501]

Too cool!

[@1kylecurry]

80s cold war cave dwelling schlock... can't wait. 🍻 🍕

[@seacampeon8729]

Underrated genre.

[@1kylecurry]

@@seacampeon8729 👍 right!

[@hosgs14]

The 80's were the best years

[@LeonardoTDragon]

That was a surprisingly fun film. Some mystery, some action... and some things left to the imagination. I'm glad they filmed (most) of it in actual caves instead of 100% on set as it helped to add to the atmosphere. Still, the most surprisingly well-lit caves I've seen since the mines on original Star Trek's Devil in the Dark!

[@peterkassner3552]

who was that idiot on the phone? If Tangella leaves, I'm unsubscribing 😍

[@darrenrunning5415]

Sounds like an update of 'The Mole People'.

[@deandavis8165]

From The Garage Journal: Some may have heard the term "monkey wrench". The origin of that term is associated with the young factory workers of those days. Kids between 15 to 20 years old, being agile and enthusiastic, were employed to do the work, often dirty, grease laden work. The tool of the trade for them was the F-type wrench (the earliest form of the adjustable wrench), not because they didn't need to carry a full set of wrenches with them, but because there was no standardization set for fasterners at the time (a set of SAE sized wrenches would've have done them much good at the time). Because these kids were working above ground, the end of the handle had a hole so that they could tie their wrenches to themselves. Working in the steamy, greasy work environment, navigating from station to station above ground, these maintenance workers were then aptly named "grease monkeys", and their tool of the trade was tagged with the name "monkey wrench".

[@michaellyczak9337]

Or - and hear me out - because it was invented and patented by a fellow whose last name was Moncke, thus 'Monke's wrench', later slipping into 'monkey wrench'.

[@jennymartinez4597]

Wow😮 I learn something new everyday! Thanks for the in-depth explanation 🥰

[@f.sense888]

Wow, Robert Powell!!!! I remember him playing Jesus for TV when I was a child . His eyes were impressively catching.

[@GolfMike09]

He used to do a sitcom with Comedian Jasper Carrot called The Detectives, they are on YT.

[@jimmiemcwhirt8735]

The beautiful Lisa Blount. She was also in John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness.

[@Sammy_Boy_Smith]

Good film! I was gonna write in with this request too. Lol

[@jw2218]

No comment.

[@shadowlands4490]

Yes! An underrated movie with the brilliant Robert Powel.

[@bobp6742]

Remember he did the "detectives" with jasper carrot, very funny but short lived program

[@shadowlands4490]

Yeah, I watched a Christmas episode during the holidays. The Detectives is hilarious.

[@KeithPrince-cp3me]

Here in the UK due to the time difference Creature Feature Friday becomes Creature Feature Saturday but whatever the day it's a fantastic show from a fantastic team

[@johnnygoodman2003]

No movie about caving will scare me as much as the news items about the death in the nutty putty cave.

[@jennymartinez4597]

😳😮?

[@davidabbott7270]

This was an interesting movie I can say I've never heard or seen it.

[@darrinneat2920]

I used to watch the original Creature feature back year's ago.. And I think.. Yall do it justice ❤

[@Poisonedblade]

That guy's left arm is super strong!

[@seacampeon8729]

It's impressive! The only other person able to do that is Spiderman and he's superhuman!

[@MultiBazilbrush]

Lisa Blount deserved to be a more successful actress. But she is good in Dead & Buried & Prince of Darkness.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

And in Cut and Run. R.I.P.

[@kennethdickinson2591]

I kept thinking, “She looks like the lady in Prince of Darkness, but with blonde hair…” I also thought her voice was a little huskier in that movie, which is what also threw me a little.

[@barnabasmurphy8496]

I have never seen this movie before, this is a good movie, i noticed that Robert Powell is in the movie, he played in Jesus of Nazareth, by playing the role of Jesus Christ. Jesus of Nazareth is a very good movie, i see that movie a few times. What Waits Below is a good movie.

[@nephewbob7264]

Filmed in glorious 3-D potatovision.

[@AuntieMaru]

The thing that I will remember most from this film is the main cave dweller wearing fuzzy slippers.

[@thatsthesystem]

An ancient race of David Bowie's and Billy Idols. I don't think I've ever seen that music video though.

[@ethzero]

1:22:25 Literally a Commodore 64 with the name badge ripped off ♥️

[@ItsMrAssholeToYou]

Vic-20. C64s had darker cases.

[@ethzero]

3:05 The very first sentence of the film is incorrect 😂 The _current_ estimate of the Earth's age is 4.54 billion years.

[@chodeshadar18]

Ohhhh PICKY PICKY PICKY! What matters is he fills us with a sense of Awe and Mystery!

[@unclemartin7711]

Our universe is 14 billion years old. So what about those cultures, that have a billion to a million more years experience then us? Oh yeah, that's right, that's impossible. Because out of all the billion, trillion solar systems, planets and stars, were the only People living. LOL😂

[@ItsMrAssholeToYou]

It was 4.5 billion when the movie was made, too.

[@garylangley3149]

Oh s*** ! Talk about a blast from the past. Haven't seen this in over 25 or so years. Thank you 🤝

[@ikd3240]

I watched this movie last year and found it fun and entertaining. You uploaded a nice, clean copy, too.

[@danalynch8889]

I never saw this movie before and like it. It reminds of the scienfiction movie I grew up with in the 50s and 6os.

[@CapstoneTider]

Robert Powell's excellent portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth hurt his career in Holiwood.

[@NevermadeMovies]

He was my first proper introduction to the works of MR James. Late one night as I was channel hopping I found him doing a reading of The Mezzotint and was immediately hooked. For those unfamiliar, James is the definitive author of ghost stories. His ''Casting the Runes'' was adapted as Night/Curse of the Demon and the central idea of the story was used by Sam Raimi in Drag Me to Hell.

[@CthulhuOO7]

@@NevermadeMoviesHe also influenced Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith!

[@NevermadeMovies]

@@CthulhuOO7 Yeah IIRC Lovecraft mentioned him in Supernatural Horror in Literature.

[@lorenharwood5137]

Been a long time can't wait to see it again ❤

[@marcbergeron1750]

Jesus of Nazareth vs the Morlocks!

[@ethzero]

Fantastic dual references ♥️

[@f.sense888]

Yes😅 ...ahaha...that's Robert's most famous interpretation!!! I was very impressed by his version of Jesus as a child!

[@isabelleonorschonemberg3711]

😂😂😂

[@amandathomas0612]

Creature Features is the best! I look forward to seeing you guys every week! I'm enjoying the movie. Thank you! ❤️

[@andreaso8886]

One of the movies I watched with my dad when I was twelve. I remember how much fun we had. Thank you for the good memories, bittersweet as they are now, but still thank you.

[@rr-cp9ud]

Lisa Blount passed away 2010 - she was Debra Winger s friend Lynette in an officer and a gentleman

[@robertcarlsen2914]

Lisa Blount was a very good underrated actress; she was much better at her role than Debra Winger. She had a shine to her. She was really wonderful. Loved her. RIP Sweet Lisa❤

[@SD-jf7nb]

Nice peepers.

[@luminousfractal420]

rip

[@oscarr.g.509]

That was so cheesy in a fun way that deserves a second part, lol. Thanks guys, you're great !

[@davidmueller2445]

The sequel could be better than part 1.

[@dewardroy6531]

Dang! Didn’t know Belize had been relocated to South America. I left it right next door to Guatemala and Honduras.👍🏼

[@tanquard]

You made fun of Tim Bottoms but not Richard Johnson? Fail bro

[@jennymartinez4597]

LOL 😂😂😂😂😂❤ I freakin ❤ these comments!

[@lesawilkes5673]

Not bad... The white guys coulda had better costumes and the monsters were typical "stupid" monsters, but the content and setting were good and the script was decent. Thanks!

[@TallSilentGuy]

If you make it through the first half hour it becomes mildly interesting, but still this movie is nothing special.

[@GitzenShiggles]

Pretty damn good flick! I was pleasantly surprised.

[@JSustain]

Me too. Some intensity and unexpected twists

[@rosedrop4959]

Im a fan of creature features

[@DavittEnnis-d5m]

Quite suspenseful and fun just ignore the predictable deaths. Australian Indigenous folk get a mention with a Woomera, I think that’s awesome and educational.

[@JayMunsell]

I can tell you cavers wouldn’t be wearing tennis shoes 😂

[@debbiebalnaves4842]

Very slow paced movie A little boring

[@schizoozy]

At least his name isn't Harry Bottoms. LOL Love y'all.

[@anthonymalik9952]

I love Tangella! Please don't remove. Keep the good stuff coming.

[@philipmorris4843]

Timothy Bottoms was in one of my favorite westerns The Outlaw Josie Wales. Last time seeing Richard Johnson was on an episode of Midsummer Murders. Lisa Blount was in some big budget Hollywood films after this one. Liked this movie, got much better after a slow start

[@mannybravo237]

"A tribe of albino cave-dwellers..." Is that Tangella's clan? Kidding! Please don't ax me, Miss!🪓😅

[@Inv1s1bleMan]

😂😂😂

[@AeonZhang]

✨🤣✨

[@AerodeonThorne]

The best quality version of this movie that I’ve seen. Excellent work.

[@kennydeez..1774]

A lot of these movies I never heard of. And Tubi don't have some of these movies you showing. I really enjoy watching this channel. Good And Entertaining 👍🏾💯

[@stephenmatthews161]

Very disappointed to find what waits below in 1984 isn't nearly as scary as the Morlocks circa 1966 in the time machine.

[@dmitriisokolov9627]

1984

[@Igor.Ivanov]

Тот, кто думает, что фантастическим элементом фильма является встреча с подземной цивилизацией, ошибается. Фантастическим является то, что внешняя цивилизация оставила подземных жителей в покое.

[@rafaelagnelli84]

Hated the movie but love you always and always more! Thank you for the show...

[@Emulous79]

31:24 That's a Commodore 64!

[@riccicrozzie8204]

Did Forest Gump and Rainman produce this abomination of a movie.

[@Axgoodofdunemaul]

Movie is interesting; landscape, tents, uniforms gave me a Vietnam War flashback. I like the way the director handled the Lemurians. I was always on the lookout for oddities when I was in the war, and I saw plenty.

[@MovieFanatic4500]

This could be a prequel to The Descent

[@onlyme219]

I get what you're saying

[@juanjosecuevas]

Watching this now but for some reason this movie reminds me of (2005) The Descent but with different characters. I wonder if this movie is where they got the inspiration for The Descent?

[@TheodoreScopeline]

Lol my cat n dog were triggered by the balloon squeeks😅

[@andysmith620]

Always looking forward on Seeing what funny things are Going to be said with the best 3 cf hostess

[@MegaSnake76]

Otherwise known as (The Secrets of the Phantom caverns) :)

[@johnclonch738]

I can see from the comments that people are confusing reality with a movie, its a movie solely for entertainment purposes, so STFU and enjoy it, sheeesh!.