Product Details

• Actors: Xander Berkeley, Caroline Barclay, Bradford Tatum, Brian Krause, Barbara Patrick
• Directors: Gary J. Tunnicliffe
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: August 17, 1999
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305473498
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,022 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Within the Rock" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

From the back cover

The count-down to the end of the world has begun. As the run-away moon hurtles through space on a collision course with Earth, only a small team of interplanetary miners stands in its way. Their mission to alter the moon's course is suddenly halted when a fossilized alien is unleashed from its subterranean hibernation. The indestructible creature now stands between them and their mission to save humankind from certain extinction.

Product Description

The ultimate predator...unleashed! The countdown to the end of the world has begun. As a runaway moon hurtles through space on a collision course with Earth, only a small team of interplanetary miners stands in its way. Their mission to alter the moon's course is halted when a fossilized alien is unleashed from its subterranean hibernation. The indestructible creature now stands between them and their determination to save humankind from certain extinction.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars STANDARD SCI FI FARE, July 6, 2004

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Michael Butts (Berkeley Springs, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Within the Rock (DVD)

One of the main problems in this low budget sci fi flick is its failure to show us the monster in full detail. A combination of ALIEN and ARMAGEDDON, WITHIN THE ROCK offers us a mining crew on a strange moon that is hurtling towards the earth. A doctor is on board to help divert the orbit of the moon. What they don't know is that the moon is harboring a million year old demon imprisoned by an alien civilization. The monster cannot function in oxygen-saturated air, so the crew decides it must battle it with nitrogen. The cast includes Xander Berkeley in his typical villain role as the money-grubbing manager of the mine crew; Caroline Barclay in a lifeless portrayal of the doctor; Brandon Tatum and Brian Krause as the gungho brothers--they're actually pretty good; Calvin Levels in his typical brother role; and Michael Zelniker as the computer nerd Archer, who is also quite good. The direction is amatuerish and the movie moves a little too slowly;it is also atrociously edited and lit. Not a horrible film, just not a good horror film.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too bad, October 14, 2009

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Francisco P. Neto (Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Within the Rock (DVD)

One of the most striking elements of a monster movie is the monster itself, of course. This is why I can't give this movie more than 3 stars. The moment when the creature was being brought back to life was quite good, but I agree with the other customer who said the monster doesn't appear enough, and when it does one can't help feeling that it is a man inside a rubber suit. After all, it's a B movie! Yet, it kept me interested and it worth a try .But I would only recommend it to the fans of this genre.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Completely Horrific!, September 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Within the Rock [VHS] (VHS Tape)

What a horrific movie! It's scary and bloody. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It's worth watching over and over again no matter how many times.