the movie of the moment-a lively, well-made schlock thriller that will doubtlessly be forgotten in two weeks." Regarding the film's writing he wrote, "The script has been attributed to David Peoples and Jeb Stuart (Die Hard), but it plays more like a collection of random pages from Alien, The Thing, Outland and Run Silent, Run Deep." On their Siskel & Ebert series, Roger Ebert gave the film a thumbs up as a moderately effective if clichéd thriller, while his colleague Gene Siskel gave it a thumbs down, calling it a ripoff of several films that have come before it but nonetheless highlighting performances by Weller and Pays. Soundtrack The score to the film was written by veteran composer Jerry Goldsmith, conducting The Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra at Forum Studio. Goldsmith used a number of creative ways to identify the score to the film, such as incorporating the use of recorded whale sounds into the music during the opening credits. The soundtrack was released through Varèse Sarabande in 1989 and features eleven tracks of score with a running time just under forty minutes. References External links 1989 films 1989 horror films 1980s action horror films 1980s science fiction action films 1980s monster movies 1980s science fiction horror films American action horror films American monster movies American natural horror films American science fiction action films American science fiction horror films Cold War films Films directed by George P. Cosmatos Films scored by Jerry Goldsmith Italian science fiction horror films English-language Italian films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films with screenplays by David Peoples Films with screenplays by Jeb Stuart Underwater action films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films 1980s Italian films