that they had a lot of input into the design of the drilling vehicle, and that the vehicle will go to the government after the drilling mission so they can use it as a weapon. Darryl is contacted by Colonel Po, a Chinese government official who threatens him to ensure the government get control of the vehicle after the mission has been completed. Meanwhile, the drilling team hits a cave full of diamonds, which they can't drill through so they must go around it. The drilling team successfully drops the fourth nuclear bomb, but due to their detour around the diamond cave, they run out of communication cable they have been laying to stay in contact with the command center. This initiates a self-destruct countdown of the bomb pod within the drilling vehicle. They eject the bomb pod from the main mining vehicle, but Alan stays in the pod and delays the self-destruct by tying up the computer with a diagnostics program. Brian and his team find a magma flow, to get them to the surface away from the nuclear bombs before they detonate. The nuclear bombs all explode successfully. Brian and his team make it to the surface of the sea. They are rescued by the Coast Guard. Darryl tries to cover up the fact that the drilling vehicle has survived and not fallen into the hands of the Chinese, by destroying all the evidence of the drilling vehicle. He then tries to escape in his car, but Colonel Po finds him and kills him. Cast Craig Sheffer as Brian Goodman, head Geologist and engineer Terry Farrell as Allison Saunders, head of Research and Development Bruce McGill as Sam Dalton, a drilling engineer Harry Van Gorkum as Alan Morrisey, CEO of the drilling company Wil Wheaton as Rodney Bedecker, a drilling engineer James Russo as Darryl Simmons, liaison with the Chinese government Kenneth Choi as Wayne Lung, head of the Chinese control centre Donald Li as Colonel Sun Po, a Chinese government official Reception Imdb gave the film a 2.6 out of 10, All Movie gave the film a 1.5 out of 5, Contact Music gave the film a 1 out of 5, TV Guide gave the film a 2 out of 5 Disastermovieworld gave the film a 1 out of 5. See also The Core, 2003 film with a similar plot References External links 2000s English-language films 2000