Underground

CANNES — “Underground” digs deep into the genre stockpile and splices on a smart new twist on the mad-scientist story. A well-made horror entertainment, “Underground” will appeal to fans of the genre and surely venture above ground in the profits department.

In this topical new spin on an old story, a U.S. government scientist has concocted a ferocious genetic species that should make the fighting man extinct. But, in the grand tradition of mad-scientist tales, the experiment has gone madly awry and the U.S. military has abandoned the crazed doctor and his mutant species. They’re now entombed in the underground cavern of a former military base. Alas, the underground military base is now that haunted house into which into which two Iraq veterans (Ross Thomas, Adrian R’Mante) meander after a wild night of partying and drinking. Trapped in the dank, horror-chamber, the group is now the prey of the mutant military warriors, dubbed troglomorphs by their manic creator. The trogs are blood-lusting fiends with superhuman powers.

Venue: Festival de Cannes  – TriCoast Worldwide
Production: Sunrise Media Group
Cast: Ross Thomas, Sofia Pernas, Adrian R’Mante, Jeff D’Agostino, Hayley Knight, Christine Evangelista. Inbar Lavi, Jack Donner