Under the Mountain DVD
by Maurice Gee
Screenplay by Ken Catran
TVNZ Classic
PG rating, 194 mins approx, NTSC Region 0 ( worldwide)

Beneath the extinct volcanoes that surround Auckland, New Zealand, giant slug like creatures from another galaxy are waking from a spellbound sleep that has lasted thousands of years.  When they are released they start to devour the earth, turning the planet into mud.

Twins Rachel and Theo are saved from death by a kindly and mystical stranger.  Eight years later, when they visit Auckland, they find they have been chosen for a momentous task against the forces of evil - they must save the world from the terror under the mountain.

Adapted from the novel by prestigious writer Maurice Gee, this much loved TVNZ 8-part series that first screened in the early 1980s has finally become available to its many loyal and ardent fans.

Director: Chris Bailey
Producer: Tom Finlayson

Well worth playing for children all around the world.  PG - parental guidance recommended for younger viewers, as some scenes may scene very young children.