Hello,
I am looking for the title of a film I saw as a child on British TV
between 1984 and 1987.
This is therefore a British or American movie probably from the late
70s - early 80s.
The movie tells the story of some sort of digging/construction in the
subway, where aliens/monsters are found. Sounds like the beginning of Reign of
Fire movie, but this is a much older movie. People die, there's a a
big fire of some sort.
Sorry, that's all I remember. I was very young at the time. I just
know that movie scared me at the time.
I'm looking for the title of the movie.
Thank you.

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 21 Mar 2005 23:53 PST

Hi errance,

Does this sound like the movie you are looking for?

"Workers excavating at an underground station in London uncover the
skeletal remains of ancient apes with large skulls. Further digging
reveals what is at first believed to be an unexploded German bomb from
World War II. Missile expert Colonel Breen is brought in to
investigate, accompanied by Professor Bernard Quartermass. When the
interior of the "missile" is exposed, a dead locust-like creature that
resembles the devil is found. It is determined by Quartermass that
these "locusts" are evil Martians who altered the brains of our simian
ancestors to eventually lay claim to the Earth. When Quartermass's
suspicion that the missile can reactivate the dormant evil in humans
is confirmed, all hell breaks loose."

Waiting to hear your views.

Best regards,
Rainbow

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Clarification of Question by errance-ga on 22 Mar 2005 06:47 PST

Hi Rainbow,

I think that's it!!! That definitely sounds right.
Does the date of this movie you describe match? Could it have aired on
TV between 1984 and 1987?
If yes, this must be it. Title please!!! :)

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Clarification of Question by errance-ga on 22 Mar 2005 06:53 PST

Rainbow,
I googled for that description you posted and found "Quatermass and
the Pit". This must be my movie.
You win this one. Thank you very much!
I believe you need to post an Answer for me to award you this question
(so you get paid).
By the way, would you mind telling me how you found the answer?
Thank you.

Hi errance,

I'm glad I was able to locate the movie you were looking for. Yes, the
movie is "Quatermass and the Pit".

From the  Internet Movie Database: 

"While digging a new subway line in London, a construction crew
discovers first: a skeleton, then what they think is an old World War
II German missle. Upon closer examination the "missle" appears to be
not of this earth! This movie examines the age old question of how we
came to be on this planet. It is suprizingly scary."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062168/plotsummary


A detailed review can be found here:

Scifilm: Quatermass and the Pit
http://www.scifilm.org/reviews/quatermasspit.html


"Quatermass and the Pit" is available for purchase on DVD at Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305095477/102-0044380-5614552


Search strategy:
Using Google, I tried various keywords. What worked was searching
Amazon website through Google using these search terms:

site:.amazon.com movie subway monsters OR aliens

I found the movie on the 2nd page:
://www.google.com/search?q=site:.amazon.com+movie+subway+monsters+OR+aliens&num=50&hl=en&lr=&newwindow=1&start=50&sa=N


I hope this is helpful.

Best regards,
Rainbow

Exactly what I needed, and very quick response.

Different title or re-make of this (the one I saw) -- FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH.

(Googled "locust-like aliens", chased promising summaries.)

http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/backissues/61/evans61art.htm
- Roy Ward Baker?s 1968 British film Five Million Years to Earth features an
- "unconscious vision machine" which successfully reads the multimillion-year old
- racial memories of a locust-like alien found in a spacecraft beneath the city
- of London.

Very amusing movie.

The original "Quatermass and tht Pit" was shown (on BBC) as far back
as the 1950's.  Since then I believe a number of different versions
have been shown.
The original was a long running serial and I understand had a cult
following. In the 1950's most people in the UK did not have TV's and
it was common for people to go to their better off friends and
relatives just to see this particular program.

Mongolia