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25 May 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
The Ultimate Experience Of Inner Terror morePlot:
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband's investigation. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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A great, under-appreciated horror classic! more (86 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Oliver Reed | ... | Dr. Hal Raglan | |
| Samantha Eggar | ... | Nola Carveth | |
| Art Hindle | ... | Frank Carveth | |
| Henry Beckman | ... | Barton Kelly | |
| Nuala Fitzgerald | ... | Juliana Kelly | |
| Cindy Hinds | ... | Candice Carveth | |
| Susan Hogan | ... | Ruth Mayer | |
| Gary McKeehan | ... | Mike Trellan | |
| Michael Magee | ... | Inspector | |
| Robert A. Silverman | ... | Jan Hartog (as Robert Silverman) | |
| Joseph Shaw | ... | Coroner | |
| Larry Solway | ... | Lawyer | |
| Reiner Schwartz | ... | Dr. Birkin | |
| Felix Silla | ... | Creature | |
| John Ferguson | ... | Creature |
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David Cronenberg's The Brood (Canada: English title) (complete title)La clinique de la terreur (Canada: French title)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
92 min | Canada:90 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:16 | UK:X (theatrical rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:18 | Italy:VM18 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:R | France:-16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:18 (DVD rating)Fun Stuff
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David Cronenberg wrote the film following the tumultuous divorce and child-custody battle he waged against Margaret Hindson. Cronenberg also said that Samantha Eggar's character, Nola Carveth, possessed some of the characteristics of his ex-wife. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Candy is sent away from preschool by "the creatures", she is wearing her pink snowsuit. However, when Frank drops by their home, desperately searching for his daughter, the pink snowsuit is hanging on the cloak hook at the front door. Then again, a few moments later, Candy is wearing it walking down the street with two of "the creatures". moreQuotes:
Juliana Kelly: Thirty seconds after you're born you have a past and sixty seconds after that you begin to lie to yourself about it. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (2000) (TV) moreFAQ
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One of Cronenberg's best films! It has some moments that will stick with you for a while. When the brood first appears and the beatings begin, I was not only disturbed by them, but the way that their faces look was burned onto my brain. I once read that Cronenberg calls this film his KRAMER VS. KRAMER. I think that's very interesting. He's taken the pain that he went through in his own life and manifested it in the physical form of these creatures. I find this kind of creativity to be associated only with some of the more visionary contemporary filmmakers. Cronenberg is that, there is no question. Performances by the late great Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar and Art Hindle are perfect for the film. It is scary and disturbing and should be seen by all horror film fans. I find it to be a sadly neglected classic.