---
title: 'The Rift (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Juan Piquer Simón'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 79
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rift-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099701/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Rift (1989)

1989 · R · 79 min · Science Fiction · United States, Spain


## Synopsis

The Rift is a 1990 Spanish science-fiction horror film directed by Juan Piquer Simón and starring Jack Scalia, R. Lee Ermey and Ray Wise. The story concerns Wick Hayes (Scalia), an engineer who is blamed for the disappearance of the submarine he designed, and leads an investigation team to the depths of the ocean, where he encounters an array of abnormal creatures. Part of a wave of underwater fantasy films released around 1989, it was retitled Endless Descent for the U.S. market.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Juan Piquer Simón](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-piquer-simon)
- **Screenplay:** [Juan Piquer Simón](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-piquer-simon)
- **Producer:** [Juan Piquer Simón](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-piquer-simon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joel Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-goldsmith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Juan Mariné](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-marine)

## Cast

- [Frank Braña](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-brana)
- [Ray Wise](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-wise)
- [Deborah Adair](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-adair)
- [R. Lee Ermey](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-lee-ermey)
- [Edmund Purdom](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-purdom)
- [James Aubrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-aubrey)
- [Garrick Hagon](https://cinepixo.com/people/garrick-hagon)
- [Jack Scalia](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-scalia)
- [Tony Spitzer Isbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-spitzer-isbert)
- [Ely Pouget](https://cinepixo.com/people/ely-pouget)

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