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At the Earth's Core

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Dr. Abner Perry is an English scientist who has invented a massive drill that can dig deep into the earth. Joined by his adventure-seeking American backer, David Innes, Perry accidentally discovers an underground civilization of primitive humans who live in fear of telepathic flying monsters. David becomes intrigued by the beautiful native Dia, and must rescue her when she is chosen as a human sacrifice.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
1/4
Doug and the Professor sneak around one strange man-eating vegetable, and there's another one -- which is the original vegetable, photographed from a new angle. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Nov 7
3/5
…Kevin Connor's At The Earth's Core is a completely daft and cheerfully dated film that’s really just a romp for fans of Peter Cushing and Doug McClure…nostalgic fun as a lazy Sunday afternoon watch for several generations of viewers…. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 08/27/2020
7/10
Boasting mediocre acting, some surprisingly entertaining monsters, and unintentionally hilarious fantasy adventure, it's likely the most well balanced of Connor's early films. Go to Full Review Stephen Randall Los Angeles Free Press 10/31/2019
It's the type of movie you can send your kids to, but only if you don't much like them. Go to Full Review Jesús Fernández Santos El Pais (Spain) 07/24/2019
The movie is shown like a museum fossil without any enthusiasm. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/08/2005
2/5
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David W @Sternhammer 07/18/2025 One.of my all time favourite quintisentially daft but hugely enjoyable and wholly unplausible Hammer style adventures. It's got two greats of the genre in Cushing and McClure and the almost supernaturally beautiful Caroline Munroe in her pin-up pomp. I simply love the bones of this wonderful sci-fi b-movie nonsense. See more Shadowman4710 T @RT96537255 05/10/2025 Utter trash that comes off as totally amateurish. There's virtually no story here and the special effects are anything but. The only things going for it are Caroline Monro and the great Peter Cushing but even they cant save this mess. See more Jason T @RT86776192 09/04/2023 Everything is awful. The writing, the direction, the 'monsters', the premise. And as garish as all that was, nothing came close to how awful the acting was. It's so bad you can't even appreciate it for how terrible it is. See more DanTheMan 2 @DanTheMan2150AD 08/16/2023 At the Earth's Core is utterly joyous nonsense, extravagant, colourful and thoroughly preposterous, a typical lavish Jules Verne-style adventure full of youthful wonderment and hilariously dated effects. The movie is a kind of no-talent competition in which the acting, script, direction and camera work vie for last place but remains as upbeat as its exuberant charm allows for. With the great pairing of an overbearingly British Peter Cushing and a surprisingly pudgy Doug McClure battling rubber-suited monsters and subterranean species, it remains a blast throughout, even if the movie seemingly wanted to give more character to Caroline Munro's heaving cleavage than anything else in the picture. See more Steve D @RT35616104 08/10/2023 Too ridiculous to work. See more georgan g @RT98616417 09/21/2022 This one had the worst bad makeup & costumes I think I've ever seen. It's good for a laugh if you like really low budget silly monsters. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Kevin Connor

Director

Doug McClure

David Innes

Peter Cushing

Dr. Abner Perry

Caroline Munro

Dia

Cy Grant

Ra

Godfrey James

Ghak

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Movie Info

Synopsis Dr. Abner Perry is an English scientist who has invented a massive drill that can dig deep into the earth. Joined by his adventure-seeking American backer, David Innes, Perry accidentally discovers an underground civilization of primitive humans who live in fear of telepathic flying monsters. David becomes intrigued by the beautiful native Dia, and must rescue her when she is chosen as a human sacrifice.
Director
Kevin Connor
Producer
John Dark
Screenwriter
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Milton Subotsky
Production Co
Amicus Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Fantasy, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Runtime
1h 30m
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