He chases any lead, however slender. The film follows six women who, having entered a cave system, struggle to survive against the humanoid creatures inside. Juno, Sarah and Beth are whitewater rafting in Scotland. After a heated discussion, Juno admits that she has led the group into an unknown cave system instead of the fully explored cave system that they had originally planned to visit, and so rescue is therefore impossible. Filming took place in the United Kingdom. 'And I appreciate it in small doses'. [Neil Marshall; Christian Colson; Sam McCurdy; David Julyan; Shauna MacDonald; Natalie Jackson Mendoza; Alex Reid;] -- Seis amigas se encuentran para su aventura anual, una expedición espeleológica a las arterias de la tierra. Work Text: The thing no one knows, will ever know, is that the fall doesn't kill Sam. Total worldwide box office receipts are $57,051,053. Biography [edit | edit source] Sam has finished training to be a doctor and is going to become one in a years time. Then, when it couldn't get any worse, make it worse. The Descent is a 2005 British adventure horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. [14] David Germain of the Associated Press noted of the crawlers, "[They] have evolved to suit their environment—eyes blind because of the darkness in which they dwell, skin slimy and gray, ears batlike to channel their super-hearing. 1 Synopsis 2 Plot 3 Major Events 4 Cast 4.1 Series Regulars 4.2 Recurring Cast 4.3 Other Cast An explosion in the desert brings the search for the missing nuclear bombs to the top of OSP's list. Answer: This depends on which version you have watched, as the UK and US versions have different endings. Meanwhile, Sarah encounters Beth, who tells her that Juno wounded then abandoned her. Sam is Rebecca's younger sister, who is very close to, and is training to be a doctor. The director elaborated, "We really wanted to ramp up the tension slowly, unlike all the American horror films you see now. Marshall compared the change to the ending of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, saying, "Just because she gets away, does that make it a happy ending?" [23] By comparison, Metacritic calculated an average score of 71 out of 100 from 30 reviews. We wanted to show all these terrible things in the cave: dark, drowning, claustrophobia. [10] Production designer Simon Bowles said that the crawler design had started out as "wide-eyed and more creature-like", but the design shifted toward a more human appearance. Holly is killed when a crawler attacks and bites through her throat. "[33], The Descent was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 26, 2006.[34][35]. [31], Lawrence Toppman of The Charlotte Observer thought a weakness of The Descent was the failure of the writer to explain the evolution of the creature, though he said, "Their clicking and howling, used for echolocation and communication, makes them more alien; this otherness gives humans permission to mutilate them without seeming too disgusting to be sympathetic. Summary: The thing no one knows, will ever know, is that the fall doesn't kill Sam. On their way back from whitewater rafting with her friends Juno and Beth; Sarah, along with her husband Paul and their daughter Jessica, are involved in a car accident when Paul is distracted. The camera slowly backs out as the crawlers are heard closing in on Sarah, revealing that she dreamt of her escape and that she is still trapped in the cave. Sam - Throat ripped out by a crawler. The Descent Part 2 (2009) Dan - Neck ripped open by a crawler. [21] The film opened commercially to the public in the UK on 10 July 2005, showing on 329 screens and earned £2.6 million. And here we are. In the film, the women encounter underground creatures referred to as crawlers by the production crew. Photo of MyAnna Buring as Sam for fans of The Descent 16322679 Furthermore, the ship is heading down towards the Pacific Oceanand there doesn't seem to be any way to stop it. The Descent [edit | edit source] Write the second section of your article here. The 6 women are gearing up for a cave exploration trip headed by Juno (Natalie Mendoza). Because the filmmakers considered it too dangerous and time-consuming to shoot in an actual cave, interior scenes were filmed on sets built at Pinewood Studios near London designed by Simon Bowles. Filmmakers originally planned for the cast to be both male and female, but Neil Marshall's business partner realized that horror films rarely have all-female casts. Marshall cited the films The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Thing, and Deliverance as influences in establishing tension in The Descent. But he isn't dead. Elsewhere, Juno, Sam and Rebecca are pursued by a large group of crawlers. "[3] Marshall decided to cast only women in the main roles, going against the original plan for a mixed cast, due to his belief that women were underrepresented in the horror genre. [13] Douglas Tseng of The Straits Times also noted that the crawlers looked similar to Gollum, being a cross between the creature and the vampiric Reapers from Blade II. Holly, thinking she sees sunlight, runs ahead, but falls down a hole and breaks her leg. In the American cut, Sarah escapes from the cave and sees Juno, but the film does not cut back to the cave. https://thedescent.fandom.com/wiki/Sam?oldid=3921. It premiered in the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and released on 4 August 2006 in the United States. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The Descent Lennelle. Imagine Sam finding out about your abusive boyfriend Warning(s): Abuse (reader receiving), cussing possibly, angst Word Count: (Sorry it's long) 1037 A/N: I'm gonna make this into a two parter because it's already pretty long and I don't want to bore anyone to death. [30] The Descent placed at number 39 on their top 100 list. She was Sarah’s friend but hid secret affair she had with her husband Paul. He explained the difference, "The women discuss how they feel about the situation, which the soldiers in Dog Soldiers would never have done." Lionsgate marketing chief Tim Palen said, "It's a visceral ride, and by the time you get to the ending you're drained. Characters: Carlos, Sam. The prompt was 1) the cage 2) Lucifer and Michael 3) Withdrawal from demon blood. The next day, they hike up to a cave entrance and descend. When Sam reaches the bottom, Lucifer catches him and lays him down gently on the cage floor. Simon Bowles designed the maze of caves for The Descent. He tracks down tons of demons and any creature known to be able to resurrect the dead. She's also in a relationship with a guy named Big Butt. The Descent opened in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 8 July 2005. During a slumber night of drinking and smoking, Sam and Holly were outside smoking talking about caving, she then puts on some glasses with flashing lights. The film received limited releases in other European countries. When Neil Marshall's film Dog Soldiers (2002) was a moderate success, the director received numerous requests to direct other horror films. By: Lennelle. When Sarah awakens, she clambers up a slope covered in bones and escapes the cave. "[25], Manohla Dargis of The New York Times described The Descent as "one of the better horror entertainments of the last few years", calling it "indisputably and pleasurably nerve-jangling". Sarah awakens in the cave after her hallucination of her escape. The website's critical consensus states, "Deft direction and strong performances from its all-female cast guide The Descent, a riveting, claustrophobic horror film". The Descent was originally scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom by November 2005 or February 2006, but The Cave began filming six months before its competitor. I was running around afterwards, laughing in this hysterical way and trying to hide the fact that I was pretty freaked out. Paul and Jessica are killed, but Sarah survives. The ending is featured on DVD as an "unrated cut" in the United States. Rebecca - Disemboweled by a crawler. She then tells Sarah that this is in the hopes of restoring their relationship. They discover that it belonged to Anubis, and that the consciousness of Thor caused the ship to malfunction. He wrote, "This is the fresh, exciting summer movie I've been wanting for months. Follow/Fav The Descent. The cake's fire is shown to actually be her torch. The August 4, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly reported that the ending was trimmed because American viewers did not like its "uber-hopeless finale". The bullets in Sam's chest from Bobby's gun don't bleed, the metal ridged between his ribs and make themselves at home. Paul and Jessica are killed, but Sarah survives. Those along for the ride include Becca (Saskia Mulder), Sam (MyAnna Buring), and Holly (Nora-Jane No one). For the sequel, Hyett improved the camouflaging ability of the crawlers' skin tones to deliver better scares. They've lost their eyesight, they have acute hearing and smell and function perfectly in the pitch black. The descent. 'I'm only looking after you'. It was directed by Jon Harris from a screenplay by James McCarthy, J Blakeson, and James Watkins. One year later, Sarah, Juno, and Beth, as well as friends Sam, Rebecca, and newcomer Holly are reunited at a cabin in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina for a spelunking adventure. He also gave the characters different accents to enable the audience to tell them apart and to establish a more "cosmopolitan feel" than the British marketing of Dog Soldiers. Sam is Rebecca's younger sister, who is very close to, and is training to be a doctor. The Descent. They've adapted perfectly to thrive in the cave. Holly, Juno'… Sam is the youngest of the group and the sister of Rebecca. ... Sam: Trying to set this watch is impossible, the buttons are too fucking small. A professional actor and director for the last 29 years, currently Sam is the Founder and Director of the Willamette Radio Workshop, an award winning Audio Theater company. Juno sees this trip as an opportunity to empower Sarah. It's a favorite past time for just about any thrill seeking human. Exterior scenes were filmed in Scotland, and interior scenes were filmed in sets built at Pinewood Studios, near London. Pathé also distributed the new versions to TV and radio stations. Edit: There was an initial issue with the way WordPress handled the large file, but the Comic Easel dev reached out with some help and now all is well! [10], Rene Rodriguez of The Miami Herald described the crawlers as "blind, snarling cave-dwellers, looking much like Gollum's bigger kin". "[29] In the early 2010s, Time Out conducted a poll with several authors, directors, actors and critics who have worked within the horror genre to vote for their top horror films. Production of The Descent competed with a big-budget American film that had a similar premise, The Cave. Last year at this time, my debut beat sheet was John Carpenter’s The Thing.A friend of mine joked that I was featuring an all-male cast movie. [22] The London bombings in the same month was reported to have affected the box office performance of The Descent. Prepare To Start Your Descent.Sensory overload in 360° 3-D.Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Sarah awakens to find herself in a den of human and animal carcasses, witnessing Holly's body being mauled and eaten by a group of crawlers. After pausing to recover her strength, she runs to her vehicle and speeds off. The Descent Photos. That seemed to chime with the prevailing mood of defiance that set in the weekend after the bombs. Crawlers originally had pure white skin, but the look was adjusted to seem grubbier. The Descent Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. "[15] The crawlers are sexually dimorphic, with males being completely bald, whilst females sport thick dark hair on their heads. Rodriguez also noted the attempt to add dimension to the female characters but felt that the actresses were unable to perform. Notes: Written for ohsam's Triple Play 2016. Exterior scenes were filmed at Ashridge Park, Hertfordshire, and in Scotland. Beth begs Sarah to euthanize her, which Sarah reluctantly does by bashing her head in with a rock. Later, the group comes across a den of animal bones and is suddenly attacked by a creature known as a "crawler." Shot in London and Surrey, it was released in … Actress Natalie Mendoza said of the effect, "When the moment came, I nearly wet my pants! [24] On its debut weekend in the US, The Descent opened with a three-day gross of $8.8 million, and finished with $26,005,908. [7], Director Neil Marshall first chose to have a dark cave as the setting for his horror film The Descent then decided to add the element of the crawlers, describing them as "something that could get the women, something human, but not quite". [citation needed] They are nocturnal hunters which surface from their caves to hunt for prey and bring the spoils of their hunts to their caverns. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. Sarah falls down a hole and is knocked unconscious. Get this from a library! Enjoy! The Descent (99 mins, 18) Directed by Neil Marshall; starring Shauna Macdonald, ... Marshall and cinematographer Sam McCurdy conjure a world of subterranean darkness, illuminated by … "[6] The director included mothers and children in the colony of creatures, defining his vision, "It is a colony and I thought that was far more believable than making them the classic monsters. The filmmakers of The Descent decided to release their film before The Cave, so they fast-tracked production to be completed by the end of February 2005.[4]. The Descent (2005) [edit | edit source] Name Cause of Death Killer On-Screen Notes Paul Metal pipe flies through head/driver's seat Car Driver Yes ... Sam, Juno Yes Sam Throat sliced/blood loss Male Crawler Yes Rebecca Stomach eaten/blood loss Male Crawler Yes Male Crawler Neck bitten Sarah Yes The Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall, director of Dog Soldiers and Doomsday.The film follows a group of six women who embark on a caving expedition and become trapped underground after a cave-in. Price Match Guarantee. Things go from bad to worse when they discover that the cave is home to predatory, humanoid creatures (known as "Crawlers"). The Descent was released in North America with approximately one minute cut from the end. "[9], The crawlers were designed by Paul Hyett, a makeup and prosthetics creator. [2], Roger Ebert's editor, Jim Emerson, reviewed the film for Ebert's column whilst Ebert was on leave due to surgery, giving it four out of four stars. A charnel house was designed for the crawlers as well as a set that the crew called the "Crawler Crapper". Shop The Descent [WS] [DVD] [2005] at Best Buy. "[32] Michael Wilmington of the Chicago Tribune thought that the crawlers should have been left out of the film, believing, "Watching those gray, slithering beings chasing and biting the women makes it hard to maintain any suspension of disbelief. Not only is it a terrific, character-driven, slow-burn creature feature, but it also celebrates my Save the Cat!® anniversary of the MITH of the Month. They were later reunited with Sarah and Beth. The film's theatrical distributor in the UK, Pathé, recalled the posters from their placement in the London Underground and reworked the campaign to exclude the word "terror" from advertised reviews of The Descent. I didn't want to make them aliens because humans are the scariest things. Remember to request and whatnot! Due to these events there was some initial concern that the film's release might have been delayed out of sensitivity for the tragedy but Pathé ultimately chose to release the film on schedule, with a slightly retooled advertising campaign; however, the US promotional campaign managed by Lionsgate Films was significantly different from the original European version. The distributor's marketing chief, Anna Butler, said of the new approach, "We changed tack to concentrate on the women involved all standing together and fighting back. Upon re-entering the car, she sees a hallucination of Juno sitting next to her and screams. She and Rebecca went on holiday to Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina USA to visit Juno and Holly and go caving. The Descent Part 2 featured Sarah sacrificing herself to the "crawlers" so Deputy Rios could survive. She smiles at this. The director explained, "They've evolved in this environment over thousands of years. The Descent is a special film in many ways. Full-size and behaving as it should be! View All Photos (19) The Descent Quotes. Juno discovers cave markings that point to a specific path through the caves. She appeared in The Descent and its sequel. [11] The director barred the film's cast from seeing the actors in full crawler make-up until their first appearance on screen. The film was produced by Christian Colson and Ivana MacKinnon; Neil Marshall, the writer and director of the original, was an executive producer. The Descent is a piece a cinematic genius, slowly building up the tension using the dark, the monsters and the main characters journey through madness to create a masterpiece of modern horror. Ultimately, The Descent is the purest kind of horror film – ruthless, unforgiving, showing no mercy. A sequel, titled The Descent Part 2, directed by the first film's editor Jon Harris, was released in 2009. Apparently, Juno regrets not being there for Sarah following her personal tragedy and recovery. While in the cave, Juno apologizes to Sarah for not being there for her after the accident, but Sarah is distant. Defying convention, Marshall cast all women, and to avoid making them clichéd, he solicited basic advice from his female friends. Sam A. Mowry is an American actor and voice-artist. Sarah then encounters a group of crawlers and manages to kill them all, falling into a blood-filled pond in the process and emerging covered in blood. Beth collapses with Juno's pendant in her hand and begs Juno not to leave her, but a traumatized Juno flees. Written and directed by Neil Marshall. The group reaches a chasm and Sam tries to climb across, but she encounters a crawler scaling the ceiling. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds with light source shading, texture mapping, 3-D morphing, directional sound effects and sizzling music, this is technology taken to the limit. Sarah then strikes Juno in the leg with a pickaxe and leaves her to die as a rabid swarm of crawlers approaches. 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