Leviathan (1989 film)

Leviathan
Leviathan
	Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Directed by	George P. Cosmatos
Written by	David Peoples; Jeb Stuart;
Produced by	Aurelio De Laurentiis; Luigi De Laurentiis; Charles Gordon; Lawrence Gordon;
Starring	Peter Weller; Richard Crenna; Amanda Pays; Daniel Stern; Ernie Hudson; Michael Carmine; Lisa Eilbacher; Héctor Elizondo;
Cinematography	Alex Thomson
Edited by	John F. Burnett; Roberto Silvi;
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Production; companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Filmauro
Distributed by	MGM/UA Communications Co. (United States); Filmauro (Italy)
Release dates	March 17, 1989 (United States); September 22, 1989 (Italy);
Running time	103 minutes
Countries	United States; Italy
Language	English
Budget	$21 million
Box office	$19 million (US/Italy)

Leviathan is a 1989 science fiction horror film directed by George P. Cosmatos and written by David Webb Peoples and Jeb Stuart. An international co-production of the United States and Italy, it stars Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Ernie Hudson, Amanda Pays and Daniel Stern as the crew of an underwater geological facility stalked and killed by a hideous mutant creature. Its creature effects were designed by Academy Award-winning special effects artist Stan Winston.

Leviathan was released around the same time as other, similarly themed "underwater" science fiction and horror films including The Abyss and DeepStar Six (both 1989), and received generally negative reviews from critics, who cited numerous similarities to films such as Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982).