Directed by George P. Cosmatos   Written by David Webb Peoples   Jeb Stuart   Cast Peter Weller ... Steven Beck Richard Crenna ... Dr. Glen 'Doc' Thompson Amanda Pays ... Elizabeth 'Willie' Williams Daniel Stern ... Buzz 'Sixpack' Parrish Ernie Hudson ... Justin Jones Michael Carmine ... Tony 'DeJesus' Rodero Lisa Eilbacher ... Bridget Bowman Hector Elizondo ... G. P. Cobb Meg Foster ... Ms. Martin Eugene Lipinski ... Russian Ship Captain (as Eugene Lipinsky) Larry Dolgin ... Helicopter Pilot Pascal Druant ... Winch Operator Steve Pelot ... Winch Operator Uncredited Cast Tom Woodruff Jr. ... Lead Creature Produced by Aurelio De Laurentiis   Dino De Laurentiis   Luigi De Laurentiis   Charles Gordon   Lawrence Gordon   Original Music by Jerry Goldsmith

Additional Info Premiere: March 17, 1989 DVD Release: September 29, 1998 Blu-ray Release: February 20, 2024 Countries: Distributor: Kino Video Websites: Production Companies Filmauro Gordon Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Distributors Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)   (1989) (United States) (theatrical) MGM Home Entertainment   (1998) (United States) (DVD) MGM/UA Home Entertainment   (1989) (United States) (VHS) Scream Factory   (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) TBS Superstation   (1993) (United States) (TV) TNT   (1993) (United States) (TV) Warner Home Video   (1997) (United States) (VHS) Filming Locations Adriatic Sea Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy   (Studio) Gulf of Mexico, Mexico   (exteriors: ocean) Malta Film Studios, St. Rocco Street, Kalkara, Malta   (Studio) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.8 / 10 Our Rating 5.6 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.6 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,418 / 20,924 Ratings Breakdown Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking #3,414 The Transformers: Season 4 (1987) #3,415 The Transformers: Season 3 (1986) #3,416 The Transformers: Season 1 (1984) #3,417 Meatballs (1979) #3,418 Leviathan (1989) #3,419 The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970) #3,420 Purple Rain (1984) #3,421 Wonderland (2003) #3,422 Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)