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Release Date:
September 1981 (USA)
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Tagline:
The unknown brings terror. The UNSEEN ... DEATH more
Plot:
A trio of Female reporters find themselves staying overnight in a house occupied by a hostile 'being' known only The Unseen. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination
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(7 articles)
Wrong Turn 3 preview, Trick ’R Treat star added to East Coast Fango con!
(From Fangoria. 1 June 2009, 8:51 AM, PDT)
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(From Fangoria. 1 June 2009, 8:51 AM, PDT)
Smash Cut panel, Glass Eye Pix talent added to East Coast Fango con!
(From Fangoria. 29 May 2009, 12:31 PM, PDT)
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Sleaze-appeal
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Stephen Furst | ... | 'Junior' Keller (The Unseen) | |
| Barbara Bach | ... | Jennifer Fast | |
| Sydney Lassick | ... | Ernest Keller | |
| Lelia Goldoni | ... | Virginia Keller | |
| Karen Lamm | ... | Karen Fast | |
| Douglas Barr | ... | Tony Ross | |
| Lois Young | ... | Vicki Thompson | |
| Maida Severn | ... | Solvang Lady |
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Spain:90 min | UK:83 min | USA:89 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Australia:M |
Finland:(Banned) |
France:-12 |
Spain:18 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
Norway:16 (video premiere) (1984) |
Norway:(Banned) (1981-2003) (cinema release) |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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Director 'Danny Stienmann' was upset with the final cut of the film because it missed most of the major scares. This is why he had his name removed from the credits.
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Ernest Keller:
I wonder what junior's fate would be... I wonder... Seems obvious to me my dear they would not treat him so kindly. He would suffer greatly
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Referenced in Lo squartatore di New York (1982)
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This scared the hell out of me when i was a teenager. Now I find it more amusing than scary, but with some pretty unsettling moments and with a kind of sleazy quality to it that I like. And, come to think of it, the plot is rather disgusting actually...but handled with some kind of taste. If there is a problem with this movie, it is that there are HUGE gaps where nothing exciting or interesting happens. Also, the ending goes on forever, making a potentially tense climax seem silly after a while with Barbara Bach screaming and screaming. The "monster", after it is exposed, isn't very scary either unfortunately. The somewhat drab look of the movie also works against it, making it appear as a TV-movie more than something made for theaters. But it is an example of films that are rarely made nowadays so I urge horror fans to watch it and feel a bit nostalgic...