Beneath (2013 film)
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| Directed by | Larry Fessenden |
| Produced by | Larry Fessenden Peter Phok |
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Tony Daniel Brian D. Smith |
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Daniel Zovatto Bonnie Dennison Chris Conroy |
| Music by | Will Bates |
| Cinematography | Gordon Arkenberg |
| Edited by | Lois J. Drabkin |
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Chiller Shout! Factory |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million |
Beneath is a 2013 horror film directed by Larry Fessenden. The film had its world premiere at the Stanley Film Festival on May 3, 2013 and later aired on the Chiller channel.Beneath stars Daniel Zovatto, Bonnie Dennison, and Chris Conroy as teenagers that must fight for their lives against man-eating fish.
A digital comic based upon the movie was released in July 2013. The comic, also titled Beneath, explores the backstory behind the catfish and details another group that the giant fish attacked in the 1960s.
Six high school seniors head out to a secluded lake for a last day together. The seniors are quiet Johnny; Kitty-the aspiring actress who uses her looks to manipulate men; Deb-Kitty's friend; Zeke-obnoxious camera wielding geek; Matt-Kitty's jock boyfriend and Simon-Matt's wild brother. Johnny meets a man who knows his grandfather. The old man tells him that he should know better than to go on the lake. Johnny says they're just going to cross to the other shore and he'll show respect. The man says Yes, but Johnny's "friends" aren't the kind to respect the lake. Sure enough, his friends ignore Johnny's plees to stay in the boat and go swimming, thrashing about in the water, drinking, littering and playing with sparklers. They soon swim back to the boat after they feel something big touching them. They try to row back to shore but they lose an oar in the water. As Deb reaches out for it, the fish bites her. She tries to make a tourniquet but bleeds out and dies. They try to row to shore with one oar but the giant fish bites their remaining oar. They try other things in the boat but keep losing them in the water. They decide to throw Deb overboard to help distract the fish, while they continue paddling using hands. However, they just aren't able to get far and are left stranded on the lake, several hundred yards away from the shoreline.
As they panic and keep getting harassed by the fish their friendship unravels quickly and they get desperate. Kitty says Johnny must have known about the fish because he tried to give her a neckclace for protection earlier which she refused thinking it was a love token. Zeke says they should throw Johnny overboard. Disgusted with them, Johnny chooses his own fate and swims to shore. The fish pursues him and he goes under and disappears.
Zeke gets hysterical and desperate and tries to have the boys turn on Kitty saying she slept with both brothers. Matt gets angry and throws him overboard. On his GoPro camera still recording, he is seen being eaten; his arm with the camera still attached is seen floating on the surface.
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