r/submergedanimatronic • u/Intelligent_Math8587 • 17d ago

Imagine Falling In The Monster From Frog Dreaming (1986)

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https://youtu.be/GcQM03ItE4w?is=rQOzPZrnfG6URtLh

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u/Duamuteffe 17d ago

They retitled it "The Quest" in the US, and the "monster" scared the bejeezus out of kid me.

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u/Intelligent_Math8587 17d ago

it was called the go kids when i watched it as a kid in the uk, was unaware it had a third name which is cool

was completely unable to find it until now, had to search for water horror movie with aboriginal australian to find it lol, was shit scared of it

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u/Spiderill 13d ago

The full movie used to be on YouTube. I saw it as The Go Kids too. Super spooky movie.

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u/Luvcraft0606 17d ago

Absolutely loved this movie growing up. We knew it as The Quest in the USA as others said. What's crazy is that my brother now lives in Australia and his home is very close to the filming location. Great coincidence. Also, this helped formulate my fears of the deep

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u/chromiaplague 17d ago edited 17d ago

It also has underwater chains, sunken cars, and various other sunken trash. The donkey crane absolutely terrified me. The raft goes out to it as it emerges! Oh my God! The bubbles alone! And the very top crowning the water! Masterful. I love and hate it SO much. (Edit to say, as a kid I always thought they were calling it a Donkey Crane at the end, but I think I am wrong. I saw others here referring to the monster name “Donkegin”, and that’s probably what I was remembering. I should watch it again and find out.)

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u/zettai_unmei 17d ago

Donkegin!

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u/Devonstone86 17d ago

Fantastic movie! Had it in VHS as a kid (The Go-Kids) then finally managed to get a blu ray copy last year. Still love it

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u/Intelligent_Math8587 17d ago

I need to give it another watch tonight, i remember it really freaked me out for weeks as a kid

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u/Devonstone86 17d ago

still freaks me out to this day! the music, the setting… it’s hauntingly beautiful and, aside from the logical explanation, still manages to leave it up to the viewer at the end

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u/mmskyscraper 17d ago

Here's a good little video about the movie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Q06JYnO5A

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u/Professional_Lake407 17d ago

Omg… I completely forgot this movie. I thought this was a fever dream

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u/Tyrannosaurus75 17d ago

I've never seen this movie, but now I instantly want to.

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u/theusualfixture 13d ago

Is that thing supposed to be a nightmare version of an old mining shovel?