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[Music]

Claudia,

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>> anybody talk to me?

>> What the hell was that?

>> I have no idea. We lost communication

and gas explosion.

Did you have all the gas mans shut off

or were you too busy telling stories to

the press?

>> Try to contact somebody down there.

Don't you ever question my

professionalism again. If you don't like

what's going on here, get your butt out

of the way.

>> Forget the earthquake. The real

aftershock is Chris Kristopherson

vaporizing that guy with a death stare.

Good day, guys. Holy Critics signing in.

Picture this. An earthquake hits, a

building goes down, and suddenly it's

not about flashy explosions. It's about

survival in the dark with the walls

closing in. That's the setup for Trapped

Beneath the Earth, a '90s TV disaster

flick that puts Chris Kristophen front

and center as the guy you'd trust to get

you out alive when everything's falling

apart. If you're into claustrophobic

thrills and old school rescue drama,

this one's worth the ride.

Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. As

you must certainly be aware by now,

there has been a major earthquake in

southern Utah tonight. Our initial

estimates from the University of Utah

Seismology Lab have placed that

earthquake at at least 6.5 on the RTOR

scale. I say at least because the

initial reports we have begun to receive

from the region indicate significant

property damage, possible loss of life.

>> I understand now we have Cynthia Daniels

standing by. I believe we're going to go

to her right now. Cynthia,

>> I'm standing in the area reported to be

the epicenter of this very strong quake.

As you can see, there is mass confusion

behind us. To be quite honest with you,

we're having a hard time comprehending

what has really happened out here

ourselves. If we can move this way, you

can get through the crowd. Excuses. We

want to show you what exactly did happen

>> right here. Here the pavement has broken

off and what you've seen is what appears

to be an empty space. But officials tell

us that before this quake there was

actually an eightstory apartment complex

out here.

They're telling us that an earthquake

has swallowed whole, if you will, an

eight-story apartment building, made the

thing disappear right now. A car has

crashed over the side and the

firefighters are dropping the lines.

They're going down to I don't know see

what they can do.

Uh, this is John. Can you hear me?

>> This is about as unbelievable and

frightening a scene as any of us can

ever recall or imagine. We're all

sitting here stunned. Is it possible

that anybody could be alive down there?

>> Oh god, we we we really don't know. It

is very cloudy out here. The details are

coming in uh you know, every moment. The

best thing we can do is is search out

the details. I can tell you that I

talked to a number of officials and

authorities out here. These these are

the men and women who are trained to

deal with these kind of disasters with

earthquakes and all sorts of maybe fall

down the drain.

>> No honey, you can't go down the drain.

There's no drain big enough for anybody

to go down.

>> But what if we went down anyway?

>> Well, if there was somehow a drain big

enough for even little girls to go down,

I guess we'd get underneath. We'd pump

the water back up and you'd shoot right

up to the top.

>> What do you think of that? Cool.

>> Is right.

>> Let me do this.

>> There's been a big earthquake in Utah.

>> But you want to bet he's already on his

way there.

>> Continuing now with our live coverage of

this earthquake disaster in southern

Utah. We take you right back out to the

scene now. The scene of that eightstory

apartment building apparently swallowed

into a fissure in the earth by a 6.5

RTOR scale earthquake. You see the

rescue and fire teams out there. Our

Cynthia Daniel is also standing by.

Cynthia, can you hear us?

>> Yes, I can. And I've got something new

to report here. I just talked to an

on-site geologist who gave me the first

hint of what might have happened out

here. Apparently, the ground beneath it

is literally honeycombed with old

abandoned mines, including this

building. So, what they think happened

is that this earthquake, which was

really a killer of 6.5, might have made

this building crash down through several

levels of these old abandoned mines. And

what they're really worried and

concerned about now is that it may have

created a so-called water bed effect.

That means the water table may have also

disturbed.

>> Hello, this is Cody.

>> Leave a message and we'll call you right

back.

>> Cody, I really need to talk to you. My

mobile number.

>> Yeah, Claude, I'm here.

>> I can't go out there. You know that.

>> And you know, I wouldn't ask if I didn't

have to. But we have got something here

none of us have ever seen before. Look,

I've heard about some scanner you guys

have been working on. UHF microwave.

>> We could sure use it.

>> Is this my dad's idea?

>> No, he doesn't know I'm calling. And the

people you might save by coming out here

don't care much about your family

problem. They've got problems of their

own right now.

>> Look, Claude, the equipment hasn't even

been field tested.

>> Cody, listen to what you're saying. You

want to test it? Here's your chance.

Mather himself, I told the scene

examining the situ.

I'll see what I can do.

>> Thanks, Cody.

>> You have anything more to report to her?

Cynthia.

>> Yes. Now, we're going up right now to an

area. These people aren't allowed to

cross here, but there are an awful lot

of eyewitnesses. Now, ma'am, I know you

were here just shortly after the

earthquake hit.

>> Believe this. Oh my god. Oh, this is

horrible.

>> Excuse me.

>> Oh my god. My my baby. Oh my god. Oh, I

just I get her.

>> Oh my goodness. The the anguish of that

woman is uh something we all we all feel

right now all over this region. This is

a a monumental disaster by any measure.

And uh

>> you're going and anguish right now. Is

>> they just need me to help them get

started.

>> Understandable.

>> They are not your responsibility

anymore. Cody Aaron is

>> nothing is going to happen. I want to

test the equipment and I think I can

make things safer for them.

>> I love my daughter more than anything

else in the world. I am not going under

right now. The search and rescue efforts

are continuing and we will attempt to

keep you up to date on all that is

>> here in our region.

>> And of course they lived happily ever

>> after. Yeah,

>> but what did Cinderella do to her steps

sister?

>> Well,

she forgave him. She just wanted to

forget about all that stuff and do kind

things for her subjects. Come on, let's

get you into bed there. Come on, Mr.

Care Bear.

Okay, say good night to daddy.

>> Good night, Daddy.

>> Good night.

Daddy,

>> come back soon.

>> I will.

>> I love you, princess.

You didn't have to do that.

>> I could pack your fathers in 9 minutes.

I'm slowing down. Lack of practice.

>> Okay.

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Look, Mom. Everything's going to be

fine.

Yeah,

>> I got to go if I'm going to make my

plan.

[Music]

[Music]

Heat. Heat.

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One more run.

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Follow me, George.

>> The cameraman. Let's

go. Let's go. Hurry. Hurry.

>> This time, we're not sure how many

people were in the building at the time

the quake hit.

>> I don't know the answer to that question

yet. You can be assured we're going to

do everything humanly possible. Find

your loved ones.

>> Marsh, I need someone up here to talk to

these people. They need to know what's

going on down there.

>> The mayor's given me the authority to

render every assistance necessary.

>> Mr. Marsh here is from the mayor's

office. They pledge their complete

support. So if you got a problem, come

talk to him. We're going to go look for

survivors now. Say your prayers.

>> Actually, the department.

>> When am I going to get those lights? I

asked you about it.

>> Should be any minute.

>> Anyone we can pull out in the first 24

hours. Got a better chance of making it.

>> You got it, Stan.

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>> Take a wrong turn off the freeway.

>> No. Thought I'd take a look around.

After all, it's still a democracy, isn't

it? Or they make you the king now?

Give it up, kid. It won't make it any

better.

>> How's my granddaughter?

>> She's great. She asks about you all the

time.

>> That's the difference between you and

your mom, Cody.

She can be bitter.

>> This is incredible.

>> Bizarre, huh? There's always something

you hadn't seen before.

>> Hey, Jack. Get Frank's party and meet me

at command in 2 minutes. Right, Cody.

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>> Cody.

>> Hey. Well, well,

>> man. It's good to see you.

>> It's great to see you. I could think of

better circumstances.

>> Well, why you told me you were coming?

>> Oh, yeah. Why didn't you tell her I was

>> Who are you trying to kid? I have always

known what you were going to do before

you did it.

>> Glad you

st wants everyone in command at 2

minutes. Uh, where's Frank?

>> He was at the truck a minute ago.

>> Okay,

>> Cody, you need a hand with it?

>> Uh, no, I'm good.

>> Thanks. So, uh, what did Frank think of

your little idea calling me?

>> Well, we've had more romantic moments.

You could actually feel these people's

hopes rise when Stan Mather and his crew

arrive. That's because Stan Mather is to

search and rescue what Michael Jordan is

to basketball. This is a man who has

been the top expert in his field for

many, many years. In fact, I was talking

to a firefighter when they announced

that the Mather team was coming in. And

he told me that Mather and his two sons

who helped round out the team have

literally saved thousands of lives all

over the world.

>> You I'd like you to meet Cody Mather. He

was your replacement.

>> It's a pleasure.

>> I've heard a lot about you.

>> Not all that, I hope.

>> It depends on who you talk to.

>> I imagine.

>> Great. A family reunion.

Hey, Frank.

>> Cody,

[Music]

>> we going to pull some people out of the

hole or take meetings all night?

>> All right. What do we got?

>> Well, city got us a blueprint on disc.

I'll have it in uh 3D in a couple hours.

>> That's too long. We'll fly blind till

then.

>> No, not totally blind. I got this from

the architectural firm who designed the

building. Thing's got 64 units, eight

stories tall.

>> Roof access is right here. We'll take

this stairway down if it's still there.

Clear one floor at a time. Get as far as

we can. We're ready to start digging.

>> Quake hit during work and school hours.

>> What are we talking about? 100 people

>> and small children.

>> Get the dog in there.

>> I don't know. My guess is we're looking

at some pretty gnarly vertical drops.

You could just get in the way.

>> I'm a little unclear on what you're

doing here, but if you want to help, we

could use a hand underneath.

No, no, no, no, no. My tunneling days

are over. I just came to check out some

new equipment and hopefully help you

guys save some lives.

>> Suit yourself.

>> Showtime.

>> Mr. Mat.

>> Hi, Cynthia Daniel, Channel 8 News.

People are so relieved that you're here.

I was wondering if I could ask you a few

questions.

>> I don't have time right now, but I'll do

it later. It's a new program. Well,

looks just like a CAT scan. Actually

X-rays the building and cross-section

layers. Tells you which areas are voids,

which areas are obstructed, and

hopefully map out all entrances and

exits from the top.

>> Hey, that's real impressive.

>> Stan, we can get you any equipment you

need. More jackhammers, more forklifts,

whatever you need to speed up the

process.

>> No, we can't chance the vibrations.

As long as someone might be alive down

there, we're stuck in stone age. We'll

let you know what we need.

>> Thank you. I don't need anyone speaking

for me.

>> You got a problem with me being here?

>> You're the one who left the team, Cody.

Dad over here.

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>> I know. We got our opening where I found

the express route to China. Look at

this.

>> Here. Let's put a line there. Okay. I'll

get some more tank.

>> Too much background noise.

>> All right. We need absolute silence.

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Somebody's alive.

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>> Unless it's cross talk. I heard a man's

voice say, "I'll raise you."

>> Let me see that.

[Music]

What do you want, kid? I can't even hear

static.

Somebody down there's playing games with

us. Nope.

>> After you, little brother.

>> Sorry.

What's the matter?

You lost your sense of adventure.

>> Yeah, something like that, Frank.

[Music]

>> Don't listen to him, Cody. We'll miss

you down there.

>> We

>> Well, me.

>> You're not going down.

>> I can do more good up here. All Marsh.

Since when?

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Clear control.

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I really appreciate you spending your

time, Mr. Mather. I know people are

interested in what you're doing.

>> Call Stan. Mr. Mather makes me feel too

old.

>> Okay, Stan. I see you utilize a lot of

sophisticated equipment. How big a role

does technology play in saving lives?

>> Plays a big role. Probably just get

bigger in the future.

Most of our stuff's experimental and

we're working the bugs out, but it's

still about somebody hitching up their

pants and going in and bringing them

out.

>> When you were buried in that coal mine

in Kentucky, did you think you were

going to make it out?

>> You've done your homework on it.

>> Why do you do it? Travel the world

risking your life?

>> Pull one person out alive. It's worth

it.

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Cody, can you give me a fix on the

stairwell access?

>> Yeah,

>> there's not a lot of detail. There's

nothing symmetrical, that's for sure.

>> I'd be careful. You can bet those stairs

aren't what they used to be, Jackie.

[Music]

>> You okay?

>> Is everybody all right? Yeah, fine.

Looks like we found the eighth floor

corridor, Cody.

>> Let's go, Jackie boy.

>> I'm going to go get some more equipment.

[Music]

>> Ready to go.

>> Take a look at this. You

>> It actually works.

>> Hey,

>> Jack. My printer is up and running. What

can you tell me about the eighth floor?

Well, the northern and the southernmost

sections of the west corridor are

completely blocked.

>> Okay, it looks like the first apartment

opposite the door you came in is

history, folks. Total collapse.

>> HC's got movement. Damn it. I love this

thing. HC's got movement, folks.

>> I'm glad you guys are having fun. I

can't see a damn thing down here. Frank,

>> Mr. M, your people have been down there

for a while now. Have you heard

anything? Is there anything you can tell

me?

>> In a minute, Marsh.

[Music]

>> Use another 50. What?

You

>> get that disc yet? Just got it. What's

happening down there?

>> I think the new toy is going to work. At

least on the eighth floor, maybe the

seventh.

>> How does it work?

>> I feed it the approximate coordinates

from Hugh's 3D blueprint, and it scans

in cross-section layers, one floor at a

time. Can see any blockage, some voids.

We might even be able to make out some

bodies. So, you still haven't lost your

touch with the press.

her. It's just publicity, kid.

It's what keeps this operation going.

>> Oh, I see. So, that's how it works.

>> You think we could just focus on the

mission here, keep our personal problems

out of it?

>> I don't know. Can we? Jack

is coming over here.

>> I count three.

>> Oh no.

Tra,

>> you need three of a kind to open.

>> Sir,

I'm part of a rescue team. We got to get

you out of here.

>> The hell you are.

Tougher tried every trick in the book,

but we aren't budging.

>> I take it Tupper is your landlord, sir.

Well, you tell them from us that we're

going to tough it out.

>> Hey, you guys want to get in on this?

Huh?

Deuces, jacks, and chokers. Wild.

Hey, don't look at me. The wife makes

the rules.

She just beat me with seven of a kind.

The last game. Ridiculous.

>> Sir, we need to get you out of here.

He won't let us He won't let us come

back in again.

Oh, this apartment here is is is but

rent control.

Tell them, honey. Tell them that

we're not leaving. Tell them tell them,

honey. Tell them.

There are several pockets down there

where they're likely to be survivors.

>> So, if you're inclined to a parade, this

would be a good time to do it.

>> What about the seventh floor?

>> I can't tell you. We haven't cleared the

eighth floor yet.

>> Oh, I live so far out of town. It took

me forever to get here. It's just my

daughter and my granddaughter in there,

and she's only 8 months old.

>> Well, first of all, they may not even

have been here when the quake hit. Your

daughter could be across town safe and

sound.

>> No, they were supposed to come and spend

the week with me, and we had a terrible

argument. and they're the only family

that I have.

>> Listen to me, man. Please. There's hope

they're alive, and you got to hang on to

that. But this is something no one can

understand. And no matter how hard you

try, you can't make it your fault.

>> I don't want to tell her that I'm so

[Music]

>> You'll tell her. You want to tell

it up?

>> Bring him up. Take it easy.

[Music]

>> I got it.

>> Hang in there, partner. Going to be

okay.

[Music]

>> Here we go.

>> Some stuff is going on down there.

Quick, give me the microphone. Tell them

they got to cut start shooting. They got

to cut to us right away. John. John.

Yes. It looks like something's happening

on there. We're not sure what it is

exactly. If you want to take a look, we

zoom in.

>> Bringing out a survivor. They found the

first survivor.

>> We've got a man looks like an older man

in a basket.

This is a story that has kept the hearts

and the prayers of people around the

country. It looks like some of them have

been answered. We have a survivor.

>> I don't know. I'm pulling him in right

now. Bring him out.

>> Hey, Frank. It looks like any

conventional access area will be shut

off by the time you get to the sixth

floor. Now, after that, the only way

down will be the elevator shaft in the

middle of the building.

>> Yep, that sounds right. So, don't go

down to six until I say it's clear. You

guys got it.

>> Hey, little brother. You might not have

noticed, but things have changed since

you left. Number one, I make decisions

about what goes on down here, and dad

runs things on top. Now, you got it.

>> Backup light.

>> Why don't you back off a little, Frank?

He's trying to help.

>> Hey, Frank. That's a marvelous piece of

timing. Why don't you and I just get

into it later? Huh?

>> Yeah. Much easier for you to stay up

there, isn't it?

>> Knock it off, Frankie. We play as a

team. We don't play at all.

>> We can handle this ourselves.

>> Not on my time. I still run this show

and your way takes too long.

>> Some people think we do this cuz we love

the danger.

>> Not me. I do it for that warm family

feeling.

>> What the hell was that all about? I

first invited your old boyfriend back.

Now you take his side against me. What

the hell's going on?

>> You know something, Frank? I love you.

Sometimes I have absolutely no idea why.

Cody and I were over a long time ago, so

give it up.

And nobody is taking sides. We are all

here for the same reason.

Is any of this penetrating your thick

skull?

>> Damn, you'll make me when you're mad.

>> You didn't hear a word I said.

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You guys wrapped up on eight.

>> Yes, sir. Are we clear for seven?

>> Need some help?

>> Cody,

>> Cody Mather, right?

>> Yeah,

>> we haven't met. I'm Cynthia Daniel.

>> I'm sorry. I don't do interviews.

>> But people are worried. They deserve to

know what you're up to. They're so

curious up there.

>> Talk to my dad. I think PR is his

specialty.

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Frankie, leg up.

>> Go.

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[Music]

Got him. Let's go.

[Music]

>> I'll take this way.

[Music]

Cody,

>> I'm working a door on what would be the

uh Oh,

>> hell. I don't know. East, I guess.

>> Yeah, east side of the corridor. What's

the magic box tell you?

>> Uh, unfortunately, not much. When we

designed this thing, nobody ever heard

of this type of scenario before.

>> We need a much stronger signal to get

down that deep, Jack.

>> Oh, well, back to the drawing board.

Yeah, it looks it looks like a huge

void. Like nothing.

>> Well, we know there's got to be

something down here,

>> Jack.

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Frank, what's going on down there?

>> The hell's going on down there?

>> I should have stopped him. It's Jack.

Something's up with Jack.

Jack. Jack.

I got you, honey. Come on, Jackie. Take

my hand.

[Music]

Jackie, give me your hand. Come on.

Come on, Jackie. Come on.

Come on. Come on.

Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Get

got

you.

[Applause]

[Music]

>> He got him.

>> That's why I quit drinking tequila.

>> That's why I started.

Man,

>> anybody who thinks it's easier up here

is nuts. Man,

>> the hole on the side of the building's

gone.

>> Hey, Cody, so much for your new toy.

Hey, that was my fault.

>> Hey, you guys,

listen. The apartments on the east side

of the quarter was sheared in half.

We're not going to find any breathers

down there. The way they way the

building broke up and sank left a kind

of a a huge triangular shaped

subterranean void. Man, I was hanging

about 50 ft above a mass of cracked

concrete slabs. Lots of bodies.

I'm okay. Dan

over here.

>> Okay, Jack. Let's lower down the mic.

See what we pick up.

>> Okay. You're right.

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>> Anything?

just

>> what?

>> It's a series of tones.

>> It's nothing human.

>> Could it be some kind of code?

>> No, it's too random. Okay, now come on.

>> It's probably RF interference. Don't

worry about it.

>> I need some help here, guys.

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>> Ah.

She was staring at me the whole time,

even when I closed my eyes.

>> She live here,

>> mother-in-law.

>> You play?

>> No, but I'm going to start.

>> Not with this one, you

>> It's okay. I'm fine.

Whoa.

Hey, it's all right. I can get out.

[Music]

[Music]

I have this sneaking feeling we won't

find your name on the mailbox outside.

>> Does mom know her son-in-law has been

crossdressing?

Diaper color.

Everybody all right down there?

Everybody all right?

>> A okay for Jack and me.

>> Okay. What about Frank? Frank.

>> Frank.

Frank.

>> Frank. Frank. Where are you? Hey, Frank.

Yeah, I'm here.

>> I had visions of Mexico City there for a

second.

[Music]

Claudia, you okay?

Now, if you can hear me, I think I know

how I want to die.

>> I spent the better part of my wonder

years in California in counterproof, so

I tend to overstress the value of truth

sometimes, but down here, that's all we

got. Okay,

I don't really live here.

>> No kidding.

>> Hey, you going to turn me in?

Right.

Right.

Right.

[Music]

[Music]

>> Somebody,

>> anybody talk to me.

>> What the hell was that?

>> I have no idea. We lost communication.

Gas explosion.

Did you have all the gas man shut off or

were you too busy telling stories to the

press?

>> Try to contact somebody down there.

Don't you ever question my

professionalism again. If you don't like

what's going on here, get your butt out

of the way.

>> Frank.

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Watch out.

>> Are you all right?

>> Yeah, I'm fine.

>> No, no, you're not.

>> Oh, no, I'm not.

It's bad.

>> Bad enough.

>> Fly. Frankie, you okay? It's okay.

>> Yeah, we're all right.

Cody, you

Cody.

Must have been a gas explosion from down

below.

>> Well, so much for our equipment and our

escape route.

>> What now? I mean, you guys got another

way, right?

>> We were sort of counting on you for

that.

>> I knew it. I was almost out of here. I'm

being punished. God, listen. I promise

you if you get me out of here, I will

never ever steal anything again. If I

had a Bible now, I'd swear on it.

>> Here. King James Pocket Edition. Knock

yourself out.

Okay. They'll be trying to get to us

from up top. Meanwhile, we'll keep

trying from down here.

You can get up now. He doesn't believe

you either.

Now, give me a hand.

The access from 8 down to 7 is

completely shut off. According to the

plans, all of the apartments in the

corner were converted to twotory town

houses. Therefore, you can go from 8 to

7 in the same apartment.

>> We pretty much got one corner to choose

from. The whole east side's out. The

northwest corner is completely smashed.

>> I can map out an exit to the southwest

corner with a scanner. Then we just need

someone to go down and get them out.

When we bring them out, it's time to

shut this thing down before somebody

gets killed. Not dead already.

>> Give me what you got.

>> You got it.

[Music]

[Music]

Get used to it, kid. It's about the size

of your average prison cell.

[Music]

[Music]

Clavia,

you okay?

>> I'm all right.

Thank you.

Heat. Heat.

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

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Uh, you okay?

[Music]

He put on a CD and said that I wouldn't

believe his new speaker's base response.

And then wham, my first thought was, "My

god, they should outlaw those whoopers.

[Music]

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I think that he was going to ask me to

marry him.

[Music]

There's no entrance to the townhouse on

eight.

>> They can cut through the wall of 80 and

into the top floor of the townhouse.

>> That should work.

>> You Has my father ever tunnled since

you've been with the team?

>> I've heard all the stories,

>> but I've never seen him go in.

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[Applause]

[Music]

Frank, you okay?

>> Yeah, I'm all right.

>> Oh my gosh. Frank, you're learning. Take

it easy. I'm fine. Frank,

>> I'm the doctor and I said no. Exert

yourself and we're going to have to

carry you out.

>> No. What the hell?

>> There. Right in there.

>> Go.

Anybody

got a grenade? Cuz that's what it's

going to take to open these damn doors.

>> Yeah. Well, let's keep doing what we've

been doing. Split up and see what we can

find. If there's a way out of here,

they'll find it up top.

>> Yeah.

[Music]

>> Looks like you're going under anyway.

Not me, kid. I'm retiring.

>> With my back, I'd do more damage down

there than good.

>> I'll let you be the honest.

>> I'm not going down because I made a

promise. I know that's something you

wouldn't understand.

>> Cody, we don't have time for this now.

There's people dying down there.

>> There's only one reason you're not going

down, and we both know what it is. And

>> what might that be?

>> Because Stan Mather hasn't got the guts

anymore.

[Music]

make you feel any better

and bring her back?

>> Nothing's going to bring her back, you

son of a [ __ ] I was a fool to pull you

out of that mine.

>> I didn't ask you to come to Kentucky.

>> What choice did you leave me? You had to

be the cowboy. Everybody knew that it

was too dangerous, but you had to go

back in, didn't you? Like always, you

had to be the hero.

>> I've seen that kind of condition last

for days. I took a chance and I almost

got those people out.

>> You go ahead and justify it any way you

want, but we both know what it was. It

was grandstanding. And in the great

Stanmather tradition, somebody else had

to pay for it.

>> My biggest mistake was going back down

there to save your ass.

>> Even if you hadn't pulled me out of

there, she'd still be gone.

because there was nothing you could do

to save her and you know it.

>> I feel like all my life I've been doing

everything for you.

>> Well, I'll see you in hell.

[Music]

How's it going down there?

>> Communication's been cut off. I think

they're trapped.

>> Good luck.

>> Yeah.

[Music]

Come

on.

Cody definitely knows what he's doing

down there. Stan, now from what I've

seen of him tonight, he'll be just fine.

>> Yeah.

>> Could I ask you something?

How come no one ever talks about Cody's

wife?

>> Because it hurts.

She died giving birth to his little

girl.

Cody was with us

at the mine disaster.

[Music]

>> He saved my life.

She wasn't supposed to make that trip

>> because Ellen was expecting to have her

baby any moment.

>> She was overdue.

Sometimes that happens with a person

[Music]

and I got into some trouble.

He came down to help.

There were complications with Ellen and

Cody blames the stress because he he

promised her he wasn't going to do any

more tunneling

and being away in danger.

He doesn't know who to blame anymore,

me or himself.

[Music]

Everyone loved her.

[Applause]

[Music]

you. It's a mess down here.

[Music]

I'm in the room they pulled the old man

out of on the eighth floor.

I'm going to see if I can make my way

down to the seventh.

>> But it's been almost an hour since we

lost contact with them.

>> That's where they must be.

[Music]

Guys, I need some help here.

[Music]

here.

>> No, Jeff, don't.

>> If there's a severed artery, the sewing

machine could be acting as a tourniquet.

>> Lift it and the baby could bleed to

death.

>> I can't watch this. Come here. Come

here.

I think the stress level is low.

>> All right, lift it easy.

>> Come here.

>> Okay,

>> good.

>> Got it.

>> Thank you.

>> She need oxygen or fluids or anything

like that?

>> No. All she needs is a fresh diaper,

some dry clothes.

Yeah.

>> Come on, Ace. We're about to search

through someone's apartment and take

things that don't belong to us. You can

teach me.

>> Suits on.

Here you go, kid. Bring this back to

Claudia.

[Music]

>> I'm one of the good guys. I'm part of

the rescue team, man.

>> And why were you stealing my food?

>> First of all, we didn't know it was

yours. We found a baby. We were looking

for milk.

That last aftershock blocked us in.

What's with the gun, man?

>> What are you kidding me? I lived in the

big blackout in New York. I was robbed

and beaten. I'm not taking any chances

this time.

[Music]

>> You alone?

I don't know. Misery loves company.

[Applause]

These are some of my neighbors.

Say neighbors have thought I was nuts

for being prepared.

Now all of a sudden everybody wants to

be my best friend.

[Music]

[Applause]

Sir, I've come to get you out of here.

>> It's just like the pharaohs, isn't it?

To be interred with all one's

possessions.

[Music]

>> Look at Look at this artist's rendering

of the tool with Tuten Common.

Inspiring.

All I lack are several hundred

handervants

and some concubines.

>> Why don't we discuss this above ground?

I could never leave my friends

like my Jules Vern first editions

journey to the center of the earth

>> like some other time.

>> The original European Ulyses smuggled

smuggled into the United States. And

here's here's Homer's Odyssey. And and

and this is a signed signed collection

of Winslow Homer's illustrations for

Harper.

>> Look, we'll come back for him.

Look, it's time to go. I won't be going

along.

[Music]

My god, they're only books. No, but

they're much more than that. And my

whole world, the love of my life.

If you had someone,

someone you loved

very much,

wouldn't you want to stay with her?

Yeah.

Yeah, I guess I would.

>> Yeah,

>> Stan, I think you need to hear this. Jim

works for the district water board here.

>> Robin, flooding. There's a water mane

runs right under your building. We think

it could blow at any moment, especially

because of the pressure that's being

exerted. Those joints are old. If they

snap, you got a hell of a lot of water

surging up damn fast. tower before the

oh

>> we're getting some earth maybe another

5° during the explosion precious

Everybody quiet.

[Music]

>> Support columns now. Great. Let's go.

Let's go. Heavy. Stack them right here.

[Music]

Get out of

[Music]

here.

[Music]

[Music]

It's okay, sweetie. It's okay.

[Music]

Everybody okay?

>> Yeah.

>> You,

>> Cody?

>> Yes, I got you. Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

>> Listen, Cody, that building ain't going

to hold up for much more of this. We're

running out of time. You got to get them

out of there now.

>> With pleasure.

>> Listen up, everyone. We're going to have

to work twice as hard to get out of here

before there's a secondary collapse or

another aftershock. So, let's go. Come

on, kid. Let's move it.

>> Hey,

my name is Travis.

Okay, Travis.

[Music]

[Applause]

>> Frank, come on.

>> Good.

[Applause]

>> Yeah.

>> Oh, yeah. You guys are

You know how I worry.

>> You guys didn't knock out the party and

you're going to bring the house down.

>> Cody, is everyone all right?

>> Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on.

>> Get your butts out of there now. We're

running out of time.

>> Stan, I've got a baby about a year old.

>> We'll be ready for all of you.

>> Haul this thing out here.

>> Bring them up. Get your arms up.

Straight up. Straight up. I got him. Got

him.

>> All right. I got it. Let's go. Easy.

Easy. No problem. Relax. Relax. Here we

go.

>> Up. Up. Nice and easy.

>> Miss. It's time to go.

[Music]

>> Hey, little buddy. You missed the bus.

[Music]

Come here, little buddy.

>> Cody. Cody, do it again.

>> Yep.

The hell is that?

>> Let's go.

Yeah,

>> they just brought two boys and it looks

like a woman up out of the hole. So,

there's a great deal of excitement about

these survivors. But don't forget, there

are many friends and relatives still

waiting and wondering if they too will

end up celebrating or get the news that

they have lost a loved one.

[Music]

But my daughter,

>> she didn't make it.

>> I'm sorry.

[Music]

The room

[Music]

sit After

[Music]

this, we'll drink a toast to my smart

ass little brother.

>> Last time we did that, you had to carry

me home.

>> Yeah, I still got one good leg.

>> Where you going? Where you going? Got

>> somebody I want to introduce you to.

Give me your hand,

>> Stan. I want to meet someone who is

extremely helpful to us down below. He

wants to join the team.

>> Welcome aboard, kid.

>> Come on, Travis.

You guys hold up.

>> Sir, you can help me. Please, please

help me. Please,

could you

could you please help me find my baby?

>> Okay.

>> Oh, please.

>> What floor do you live on?

>> On the first floor. My My Jenny's on the

first floor.

>> What apartment?

1A.

Hello.

>> Hey.

>> I guess you guys are sleeping.

>> Hi, Cody. Is everyone all right?

>> Yeah. Yeah, everybody's fine. How's

Aaron?

>> He's sleeping. When are you coming home?

>> Give me a hand with this.

>> Uh, I don't know. I'm going to try and

get out of here tomorrow.

>> Look, I'll call you from the airport.

>> I just want to check in.

>> Give Aaron a kiss for me, would you?

Cody, is everything okay? Your dad, your

brother?

>> Yeah. Yeah, you're fine.

Are you okay?

>> Yeah, I'm okay.

Look, Mom,

I love you.

>> I love you, too, Cody.

Byebye.

you. How you doing?

We'll

>> always get wired up to one of these

things.

>> Yeah.

>> Do me a favor.

>> Show me apartment 1A on the diagram.

[Music]

>> Hell, anything's possible. But in all

probability, the clearance in apartment

1A is maybe a foot or two. And there's

not much air there.

>> Hugh, in all probability, you could be

one or two feet off. Now that's 4 ft.

The same size as my daughter's

playhouse. And 5-year-olds don't need

that much air.

>> Oh, come on, Cody.

>> Hugh, relax. I'm just going to go down

the elevator shaft and take a quick

stroll around them.

>> That water man can go in anytime.

>> Put on the headphones. Have another cup

of coffee.

Hey, Cody. Don't do this. Cody.

>> Cody.

[Music]

>> All right.

This must be the place.

[Music]

Speak well of me, Hugh.

[Music]

[Music]

Oh, that's

[Music]

Okay, I can see the elevator.

[Music]

[Music]

front line of ring or stack.

>> What's the matter, Cody?

>> You nervous?

>> Your heart's at 125. Gee, I can't

imagine why.

That's pathetic.

I got to start working out again. This

desk job's going to kill me.

>> Well, don't be too quick to give up that

chair. The oxygen down there is like

running a marathon in Tibet.

>> Okay, I'm down.

>> You know, I would guess the only air is

coming in through that elevator shaft.

Shh.

>> I hear it again, Hugh.

Damn.

Wherever the hell it is, it isn't far

away.

[Music]

[Music]

Cody, Cody,

Cody, are you there?

>> Come on, Cody. Talk to me. Cody, talk to

me. Cody,

>> you

>> My office in Tucson has these great

cathedral ceilings. Yeah. Well, that

must be real nice. Shh.

>> There it is. Whatever the hell it is, it

isn't far away. Do you hear it?

>> Yeah, I heard it.

>> And that is not RF interference.

I'm going to take a quick look.

>> Hey, Cody, don't do that.

Now hold on, Cody. Damn it, Cody. What

are you doing?

>> There's something you ought to know.

[Music]

>> Damn it. Get out of that hole now,

Cody.

out.

>> Cody, do you hear me?

>> Another hole. Jack,

I'm going to go down to one.

Just going to take a quick look around.

[Music]

>> Cody. Cody, you're breaking up. We can't

hear you.

Talk to me, Cody.

>> Hello.

>> Is anybody down there?

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

Tony, listen to me.

>> If she isn't out of air, the gas fumes

have killed her.

>> I can't smell any fumes down here.

She's alive.

I can feel it.

[Music]

What's going on down there?

[Music]

>> Well,

the good news is I made it to the first

floor.

There's always one more, isn't there,

cowboy?

>> What are you doing down there, Cody?

>> Can never walk away from one. I might

still be alive.

>> What are you trying to prove?

>> Cody went to back down.

Funny thing is,

I never wanted any of this in the first

place.

>> Why in the name of God you do it so

long?

[Music]

>> I don't know. I don't know.

[Music]

[Applause]

Maybe I just wanted to be with my

father.

[Music]

I'm sorry, Cody.

I'm sorry about everything.

[Music]

>> What the hell are you doing?

>> He's not going to make it. Even if he

finds her, he won't have the strength to

bring her out.

>> Let's go. Suit up. No,

I'm going alone. The only way down is a

scaleless shared side of the building.

>> Be ready to pull us out.

>> Stan, don't be crazy.

>> Don't

be ready to pull us out.

[Music]

>> Well, well, well. I think I just found

the Loch Ness monster.

Water mane.

>> Cody, be careful.

>> Ah, Jenny,

>> what are you, sweetheart?

this up.

>> Now you know which jacker should be

going in. Something I got to do, Frank.

>> You're going to be all right.

>> It's like riding a bicycle.

>> What do you got for me, kid?

>> Pop,

you bring him up.

>> I sure as hell can't carry the both of

you out.

>> Good right there.

Bring

them down.

[Music]

Heat. Heat.

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

the jelly.

[Music]

Cody, if you can hear me, Stan's on his

way.

Well,

the lone ranger rides again.

[Applause]

[Music]

[Music]

Jimmy,

[Music]

Jimmy.

[Music]

Oh, come on, Jenny. Talk to me.

>> Who's there?

I want my mommy.

>> Jenny,

>> I want my mommy.

>> Jenny?

My name is Cody, sweetheart.

Listen, there's been an earthquake. Your

mom's okay. She sent me down to get you,

>> Stan. How are you doing?

>> So far so good.

[Music]

Honey, are you hurt?

>> I thought I I'm bleeding.

>> Are you bleeding badly?

>> No, I'm very sleepy. I can't breathe.

>> Yeah. Well, it's hot down here.

That was stuffy.

>> What's that sound?

>> It's my game. You press it, the light

stops, but the batteries are dying.

>> I'm afraid.

>> No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

>> I'm scared.

>> Don't be afraid, sweetheart.

I can get you out of there if I can just

[Music]

Come on.

Ah, tell a story.

[Music]

>> Do you know what happened to Cinderella

after she lived happily ever after?

>> Tommy.

Tommy.

[Music]

Are you still there, Cody?

Cody,

[Music]

>> give me a hand here. Hold on.

>> I got you. All right.

>> I hate to tell you this, but it looks

like we about to have another shaker.

[Music]

Get out of here.

[Music]

[Music]

Tony,

[Music]

Cody,

Cody.

[Music]

Cody,

Cody, breathe.

Come on, Cody. Breathe.

Come on, Cody. Don't fight me now. Just

breathe.

What are you doing here?

>> Looking for a nice one-bedroom. What do

you think I'm doing here?

>> I ran out.

There was an aftershock.

The structure rided itself. Cut off our

exit.

She's in here. The girl.

I couldn't get around.

I couldn't get through.

Come on. No time. Come on.

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

Sweetie,

she's alive.

[Music]

Can we reach the oxygen? Yeah. Come on,

baby.

[Music]

Come on, honey. She freaked out.

>> She fre girl.

>> There you are.

[Music]

>> Hey there.

>> Hey.

[Music]

>> I didn't think you had the guts anymore.

I was wrong.

>> No, you weren't. I'm scared to death.

[Music]

>> The water man.

>> I gave her 5 minutes before we're

underwater. If that doesn't blow first.

>> Look, we didn't get down here and find

her alive. Just

>> What? What are you thinking?

Aaron, she was in the bathtub. She was

afraid of going down the drain. I told

her how I could get her out.

>> That's a hell of a start, Cody. We're in

kind of a hurry. Give me the oxy

acetylene tanks. This thing's going to

blow any second.

What are you going to do?

We're going to take the elevator. I

strap these right onto that old scene.

Fire it up. Boom. Just like blowing up a

cherry bomb in a garbage can. By the

time this thing blows, we'll be on the

elevator.

It's all we got.

>> I can close the elevator doors with the

overhead manual crank.

Don't be late. You know how I worry.

[Music]

[Music]

When's Cody coming?

>> Real soon, darling. Real soon.

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

Hurry, Tony.

Hurry.

Tony,

come on. Come on.

[Music]

Hurry up.

[Music]

[Music]

Go now. Go go go.

[Music]

Dad, now

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

Heat.

[Applause]

Heat.

Heat.

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

Heat.

Too much water.

That was a great idea, kid. We got any

more. We just tried it up.

[Music]

Give me a hand,

Jimmy. Hang on here. Okay, don't let go.

[Music]

Come on. Reach up.

Got her.

[Music]

Come on, Tony. Go.

[Music]

[Music]

All right.

[Music]

Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on.

Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.

Come on, Jenny. Right there. Come on,

Jenny.

Let's go, Dad.

[Music]

>> Grab your neck. Don't let go.

[Music]

>> You got it.

>> Yep.

>> Go.

>> Come on, honey.

Hang on, Jenny.

[Music]

What's that?

Dad,

dad,

>> you okay? We're

>> straight.

Dad,

dad,

go.

Come on.

Come on.

Mommy,

mommy, mommy.

[Applause]

All right, let's get out. Come on,

everybody up. Let's get out of here.

Let's get out. Everybody up. Get out of

here. Get back. Get away. Get away.

[Music]

H

I'm not the biggest fan of uh disaster

movies, especially the made for TV kind,

but I'll admit this one had more tension

than I expected. The earthquake setup

was classic TV movie cheese. But once

they got inside the collapsed building,

the claustrophobia actually worked. You

could feel the walls pressing in and it

gave the whole thing this lowbudget but

oddly effective intensity. Chris

Kristopherson was the anchor here.

grally, calm, exactly the kind of guy

you'd want leading a rescue. He didn't

overplay it, which made the chaos

happening around him feel steadier. His

son, played by David Nuome, wasn't too

bad either. Their fatherson push and

pull gave the story its heart. Some of

the supporting cast though,

let's just say a few of the line

deliveries had that NBC Tuesday Night

Movie written all over them. What I

found interesting was the film focused

less on spectacle and more on procedure.

Crawling through tight spaces, um making

tough choices about who to save first.

that gave it a certain realism, even if

the script sometimes leaned into

cliches. The editing kept the pace

tight, and the set design, all those

crushed hallways and dripping concrete,

did a lot of the heavy lifting in

selling the danger. In terms of

negatives, I thought it was pretty

formulaic, almost like a TV pilot for a

new series. It was mostly predictable

and the melodramatic side characters

felt like padding. Still, as a small

screen disaster yarn,

it delivered enough suspense to keep me

invested. I'm giving Trapped Beneath the

Earth three out of five stars.

Serviceable, occasionally gripping, but

certainly not one I'll be racing back

to. What did you guys think? Did this

one scratch that retro disaster itch for

you, or did it feel too dated? Drop your

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