The Descent: Part 2 (2009)

Director:

Jon Harris

Writers:

J Blakeson (writer)
James McCarthy (writer)
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Release Date:

2010 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Fear runs deeper

Plot:

Distraught, confused, and half-wild with fear, Sarah Carter emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where she encountered unspeakable terrors...

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Fear | Cave | Throat Ripping | Trucker

Cast

Shauna Macdonald	...	Sarah
Natalie Jackson Mendoza	...	Juno
Krysten Cummings	...	Rios
Gavan O'Herlihy	...	Vaines
Joshua Dallas	...	Greg
Anna Skellern	...	Cath
Douglas Hodge	...	Dan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Doug Ballard	...	Doctor Payne
Robin Berry	...	Merrick Crawler
MyAnna Buring	...	Sam
Axelle Carolyn	...	Nurse Lambert
Josh Cole	...	Lynch
Seamus Maynard	...	Beanie Hat Caver
Mac McDonald	...	Mayor Riley
Saskia Mulder	...	Rebecca
Nora-Jane Noone	...	Holly
Alex Reid	...	Beth
Michael J. Reynolds	...	Ed Oswald
Ian Rowland
Jessika Williams	...	Reporter
Kelli Kerslake	...	Receptionist (uncredited)

Directed by
Jon Harris

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
J Blakeson		writer
James McCarthy		writer
James Watkins		writer

Produced by
Christian Colson	....	producer
Ivana Mackinnon	....	producer
Neil Marshall	....	executive producer
Diarmuid McKeown	....	associate producer
Paul Ritchie	....	co-producer
Paul Smith	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Julyan

Cinematography by
Sam McCurdy

Film Editing by
Jon Harris

Casting by
Gail Stevens

Production Design by
Simon Bowles

Art Direction by
Michael Kelm
Mark Scruton		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Claire Nia Richards

Costume Design by
Nancy Thompson

Makeup Department
Jemma Carballo	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Abigail Edwards	....	prosthetics makeup artist
Dan Frye	....	prosthetics technician
Clarice Gill	....	makeup artist
Vesna Giordano	....	prosthetics makeup artist
Paul Hyett	....	special makeup & creature effects designer
Camilla Kirk-Reynolds	....	makeup daily
Kirstie Stanway	....	hair & makeup designer
Robbie Drake	....	foam technician (uncredited)

Production Management
Alison Banks	....	production manager
Jeanette Haley	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dan Channing-Williams	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Melanie Heseltine	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Emily Hobbs	....	third assistant director
Carley Lane	....	assistant director: second unit
Jack Ravenscroft	....	first assistant director
James Watkins	....	second unit director
Harriet Worth	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Graham Baker	....	stand-by rigger
Louise Begbie	....	assistant art director
Dan Bryant	....	dressing props
Jay Butcher	....	stand-by carpenter
Tristan Carlisle-Kitz	....	dressing props
Chris Cull	....	property master
Simon Duric	....	storyboard artist
Robert Haynes	....	stand-by art director
Nigel Kirk	....	hod painter
Armordillo Design & Construction Ltd	....	set building in foam and resin
Johnny Mann	....	scenic sculptor
Jono Moles	....	construction manager
Lucy Moles	....	construction coordinator
John Moolenschot	....	carpenter
Ben Munro	....	standby art director: pickups
Barnaby Papworth	....	construction manager
Simon Riley	....	stand-by props
Tom Roberts	....	stand-by props
Zoe Smith	....	props buyer: pickups
Paul 'Welcie' Wellstead	....	hod rigger

Sound Department
Chris Burdon	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sebastian Dale	....	foley editor
Naomi Dandridge	....	adr recordist
Elliott Gilhooly	....	sound assistant: FT2
Claire Mahoney	....	foley artist
Michael Maroussas	....	sound effects editor
Rob Prynne	....	additional creature vocalisations
Danny Sheehan	....	supervising sound editor
Jason Swanscott	....	foley artist
Ivor Talbot	....	sound mixer
Tarn Willers	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Clive R. Kay	....	special effects contact lenses
Daniel Massett	....	special effects trainee
Robin Pritchard	....	special effects technician
John Rafique	....	special effects supervisor
Chris Watson	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Louie Alexander	....	digital compositor: Framestore
Fredrik Averpil	....	on-set visual effects supervisor
Matthew Baker	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore
Håkan Blomdahl	....	visual effects
Zachary Bloom	....	scanning and recording: Framestore
Clare Brody	....	data operator - framestore
Zoe Cousins	....	digital film scanning operator: Framestore
Richard Edwards	....	digital intermediate data operator
Charlie Habanananda	....	digital intermediate conform editor
Adam Hawkes	....	digital compositor
Karsten Hecker	....	film mastering engineer
Sarah K. Hellström	....	visual effects coordinator
Jan Hogevold	....	executive producer: framestore di
Linus Lindbalk	....	matte painter
James Long	....	digital intermediate data operator
Kevin Lowery	....	high definition engineer
Veronica Marcano	....	scanning & recording operator: Framestore
Joseph McLamb	....	matte painter
Mike Morrison	....	digital intermediate producer
Emelie Nilsson	....	digital compositor
Jacob Otterström	....	visual effects supervisor (as Jacob Svensson)
Adam Parker	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore
James Reed	....	scanning and recording
Jimmy Saul	....	scanning and recording assistant manager
Asa Shoul	....	digital colourist
Sean Wheelan	....	vfx producer: Filmgate

Stunts
Lucy Allen	....	stunt double
Richard Bradshaw	....	additional stunt coordinator
Michael Byrch	....	stunt crawler
Siobhan Coughlin	....	stunt double
Nicholas Daines	....	stunt crawler
Jim Dowdall	....	stunt coordinator
Neil Finnighan	....	stunt double
Steve Griffin	....	stunt coordinator
Paul Hornsby	....	assistant fight coordinator
Paul Hornsby	....	safety diver
Paul Hornsby	....	stunt supervisor
Kim McGarrity	....	stunt double
Belinda McGinley	....	stunt double
Nick McKinless	....	stunt crawler
Mark Southworth	....	stunt double
Roy Taylor	....	stunt double
Maxine Whittaker	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew Bailey	....	gaffer
Sergio Bernuzzi	....	key grip
Splürge Blürgi	....	additional camera operator
Trevor Chaisty	....	electrician
Deloris Collins	....	trainee camera assistant
Warwick Drucker	....	grip: "b" camera
Jon Garwes	....	first assistant camera
Robert Hamilton	....	video operator: additional photography
David Holliday	....	grip
Phil Humphries	....	clapper loader: "a" camera
Robert Milton	....	electrician
Christopher R. Nunn	....	video assist
Jennie Paddon	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Leighton Spence	....	video assist
Andrew Taylor	....	gaffer
Oliver Upton	....	still photographer
Gavin Warwick	....	electrician
Matthew Waving	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Peter Wignall	....	second director of photography
Gareth Williams	....	best boy
Dan Carling	....	camera trainee (uncredited)

Casting Department
Abigail Barbier	....	adr voice casting
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
Kelly Valentine Hendry	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kate Laver	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Siobhan Boyes	....	post-production coordinator
James Winnifrith	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Andrew Glen	....	music editor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Dana Niu	....	orchestrator
Alison Wright	....	score coordinator

Transportation Department
Mark Crowley	....	unit driver
Ben Vokes	....	production driver

Other crew
Farah Abushwesha	....	production coordinator: additional photography
David Barr	....	production office assistant
Paresh Behera	....	key assistant accountant
Adam Cocker	....	runner
Helen Christine Dwyer	....	production secretary
Ed Evers-Swindell	....	script consultant
Amanda Fernie	....	trainee assistant accountant
Paul Hornsby	....	climbing consultant
Carlton Jarvis	....	medical advisor
Liam Lock	....	floor runner: additional photography
Michael Mann	....	assistant production coordinator trainee
Debbie Moore	....	production accountant
Steve Mortimore	....	location manager
Alex Paterakis	....	floor runner: additional photography
Asha Sharma	....	assistant location manager
Joss Spry	....	assistant: director
Mandy Todd	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Celador Films

Distributors

• Audio Visual Enterprises (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• CDI Films (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Kadokawa Pictures (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• California Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)

Special Effects

• Elements Special Effects
• Filmgate (visual effects)
• Mediscene

Other Companies

• Media Services  stationery supplier
• Access Bookings  free accommodation sourcing & management service
• De Lane Lea  sound re-recording
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Fuji Photo Film  motion picture film supplied by
• Midnight Digital  Dailies
• MovieScore Media  soundtrack
• TLO Film Services  action vehicles
• Take 2 Film Services  camera equipment provided by

Also Known As:

The De2cent (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Canada:PG | USA:R | UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Japan:R15+ | France:-12

Filming Locations:

Ashridge Park, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Celador Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: While Cath is trapped on the other side of the fallen boulders, we can see a knee-high rock slightly move, on the right side of his leg, by his leg, as the team leader on the other side is trying to remove rocks from the other side.

Quotes:

Vaines: What are those things?
Juno: Death.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Descent (2005)

A little less of the same... but still worth your pennies for the ride

I'm sure this will be the general feel from the majority of reviews but I've got to say that the Descent part 2 is just what you should expect; Similar character development but less of; Similar direction/cinematography but less of; Similar jumpy frights but less of; Similar gore but less of; Similar crawlers but less of; Similar fun but less of. However, for a £3.5m budget, 1st time director and not much room to manoeuvre with the script it's definitely an enjoyable Friday night flick worth investing in. Hey guys it's a sequel and with few exceptions (which I'm sure are discussed ad nauseum on IMDb notice boards) sequels at best are watered down versions of the originals. Not as good as "The Descent" but certainly better than Mr. Marshall's "Doomsday".