(1987) The Phantom Empire
SCIENCE-FICTION ADVENTURE
Co-written and directed by Fred Olen Ray that has the daughter of a paleontologist, Denae Chambers (Susan Stokey) employing the services of a struggling PI, Cort Eastman (Ross Hagen) and his female tomboy partner, Eddie (Dawn Wildsmith) to pursue for a priceless neckless that was supposed to be a legend. And after negotiating a deal, he first needed to retrieve a map from another former explorer who used to be a part of the "Reichman" group, and this person was the only survivor who happens to have a drawn out map. By the time Denea arrives to Cort and Eddie meeting place, he then introduces to two other people, mineralogist, Professional Artemis Strock (Robert Quarry) and a young archeologist, Andrew Paris (Jeffrey Combs) to join in on their expedition through the cave! Along the way they eventually stumble onto a prehistoric woman, they nickname her Cave bunny (Michelle Bauer) A few things, at the opening a man is killed by one the cave mutant dwellers who are supposed to be like cannibals. Killing a small dog and a woman's husband, and all of this was happening in the sunlight. Then as the movie continued further, it was soon revealed they were supposed to be afraid of the light that also includes flashlights, contradicting what happened at the opening. Despite the phony looking costumes, the gore effects look fake as well.
Co-written and directed by Fred Olen Ray that has the daughter of a paleontologist, Denae Chambers (Susan Stokey) employing the services of a struggling PI, Cort Eastman (Ross Hagen) and his female tomboy partner, Eddie (Dawn Wildsmith) to pursue for a priceless neckless that was supposed to be a legend. And after negotiating a deal, he first needed to retrieve a map from another former explorer who used to be a part of the "Reichman" group, and this person was the only survivor who happens to have a drawn out map. By the time Denea arrives to Cort and Eddie meeting place, he then introduces to two other people, mineralogist, Professional Artemis Strock (Robert Quarry) and a young archeologist, Andrew Paris (Jeffrey Combs) to join in on their expedition through the cave! Along the way they eventually stumble onto a prehistoric woman, they nickname her Cave bunny (Michelle Bauer) A few things, at the opening a man is killed by one the cave mutant dwellers who are supposed to be like cannibals. Killing a small dog and a woman's husband, and all of this was happening in the sunlight. Then as the movie continued further, it was soon revealed they were supposed to be afraid of the light that also includes flashlights, contradicting what happened at the opening. Despite the phony looking costumes, the gore effects look fake as well.