In a flooded future London, Detective Harley Stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner and has haunted him ever since — but he soon discovers what he is hunting might not be human.
Acting
Rutger Hauer commits completely to unhinged cop energy.
Production
Gloriously grimy flooded London sets on a shoestring.
Practical Effects
Creature effects that age like fine, cheesy wine.
Director
Tony Maylam
Rutger Hauer
Stone
Kim Cattrall
Michelle
Michael J. Pollard
The Rat Catcher
Alastair Duncan
Durkin
Alun Armstrong
Thrasher
Pete Postlethwaite
Paulsen
Ian Dury
Jay Jay
Roberta Eaton
Robin
Tony Steedman
O'Donnell
Steven Hartley
Foster
Sara Stockbridge
Tiffany
Colin Skeaping
Drunk
Ken Bones
Forensic Expert
Dave Duffy
Nick 'The Barman'
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rutger Hauer rewrote much of his own dialogue on set, including legendary lines like 'We need bigger guns.' The original script was more straightforward police procedural.
Split Second bombed theatrically but became a massive cult hit on UK rental VHS, partly because its flooded London imagery accidentally predicted real 2000s Thames flooding. British audiences found it weirdly prophetic.
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