The Beast Within (1982)

Director:

Philippe Mora

Writers:

Tom Holland (screen story and screenplay)
Edward Levy (novel)

Release Date:

12 February 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

He Was On The Verge Of Becoming A Man... Eater!

Plot:

In the beginning of the movie you see a woman getting raped by a man-creature of some sort. The movie...

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Mutant | Human Transforms Into A Creature | Transformation | Giant Insect

Cast

Ronny Cox	...	Eli MacCleary
Bibi Besch	...	Caroline MacCleary
Paul Clemens	...	Michael MacCleary
Don Gordon	...	Judge Curwin
R.G. Armstrong	...	Doc Schoonmaker
Katherine Moffat	...	Amanda Platt (as Kitty Moffat)
L.Q. Jones	...	Sheriff Pool
Logan Ramsey	...	Edwin Curwin
John Dennis Johnston	...	Horace Platt
Ron Soble	...	Tom Laws
Luke Askew	...	Dexter Ward
Meshach Taylor	...	Deputy Herbert
Boyce Holleman	...	Doc Odom
Natalie Nolan Howard	...	Court Clerk
Malcolm McMillin	...	Gas Station Attendant
Fred D. Meyer	...	Workman

Directed by
Philippe Mora

Writing credits
Tom Holland		(screen story and screenplay)
Edward Levy		(novel)

Produced by
Harvey Bernhard	....	producer
Jack B. Bernstein	....	executive producer
Ron Fury	....	associate producer
Gabriel Katzka	....	producer

Original Music by
Les Baxter

Cinematography by
Jack L. Richards

Film Editing by
Robert Brown
David Garfield
Bert Lovitt

Casting by
Douglas Brindley

Production Design by
David M. Haber

Set Decoration by
Leonard A. Mazzola

Makeup Department
Tom Hoerber	....	makeup artist (as Thomas Hoerber)
Melanie Levitt	....	makeup artist
Ann Wadlington	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Jack B. Bernstein	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ron Fury	....	assistant director
Mark Lyon	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Giovanni Casalenuovo	....	stand-by painter
Fred Krajewski	....	lead man
Art Lipschultz	....	property master
Bobbie Jill Lucas	....	swing gang
Bud Peifer Jr.	....	assistant property master
James W. Shealy	....	swing gang

Sound Department
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Nichols II	....	sound recordist
Al Overton	....	sound mixer (as Al Overton Sr.)
Bart Palmer	....	sound technician (as Barton Palmer)
Charles Sherlock	....	boom operator
Clive Smith	....	supervising sound editor
Bill Varney	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Thomas R. Burman	....	special effects (as Tom Burman)
Fred Cramer	....	special effects foreman (as Fred J. Cramer)
James Cummins	....	lab technician
Garry Elmendorf	....	special effects (as Garry J. Elmendorf)

Stunts
Sorin Serene Pricopie	....	stunt coordinator (as Sorin Pricopie)

Camera and Electrical Department
Kirk Bales	....	dolly grip (as Kirk E. Bales)
Robert Bitzer	....	grip
C.B. Carroll Jr.	....	electrician
George H. Clarke	....	grip
Gerrit Dangremond	....	first assistant camera
Laurence Flynn	....	best boy (as Laurence J. Flynn)
Charles Holmes	....	gaffer (as Charles Holmes Jr.)
Jack Kennedy	....	electrician (as Jack L. Kennedy)
George Kohut	....	camera operator
James A. Pendleton	....	second assistant camera (as James Pendleton)
Charles Saldana	....	key grip
William Shealy	....	electrician
Bruce D. Spellman	....	second company grip
James Trawick Jr.	....	electrician
Dean Williams	....	still photographer (as Dean Earl Williams)

Casting Department
Douglas Brindley	....	casting: Mississippi

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frances Harrison Hays	....	costume supervisor
John Lemons	....	costumer (as John K. Lemons)

Editorial Department
Beau Barthel	....	assistant editor
Rick Sparr	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Armin Steiner	....	music mixer

Transportation Department
John Brumby	....	driver: creative mobile
Cliff Hill	....	transportation captain
John Reade	....	transportation coordinator (as John C. Reade)

Other crew
Charles Allen	....	location manager
Kathryn Allen	....	office secretary
Susan Chavez	....	unit publicist
Betty Eastwood	....	bookkeeper to producer
Jerry Fulton	....	animal handler
Don Henry	....	production accountant (as Donald Henry)
Barbara Hogan	....	script supervisor (as Barbara A. Hogan)
Marie Melendez	....	assistant to producer
Bonne Radford	....	assistant production accountant
J.J. Read III	....	assistant location manager
Florian Schereck	....	post-production auditor
Anita Terrian	....	production coordinator
Joe Ann Thurman	....	craft service
Marlene Williams	....	producer secretary

Production Companies

• Katzka

Distributors

• United Artists (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (video)

Other Companies

• DeLuxe Laboratories  color by (as DeLuxe)
• Technicolor  prints by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Australia:R | Denmark:15 (video rating) | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Bolton, Mississippi, USA

Company:

Katzka

Trivia:

The names "Curwin" and "Dexter Ward" are characters from the horror novel "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" by Howard Phillips Lovecraft.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the scene in the kitchen when Michael is telling Amanda to leave, a shotgun keeps appearing and disappearing behind them leaning in front of the window.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Howling III (1987)

Excellent,overlooked horror.

Bibi Besch is raped by a monster on a Southern road,and 17 years later,her son(very convincing Paul Clemens)begins showing signs of change.Pretty soon,he's rampaging through a small town of Nioba killing people,and(in an excellent transformation scene)changing into a slimy fanged beast.The acting is great,the music is really spooky,and the special effects by Thomas R.Burman("Prophecy","Invasion of the Body Snatchers")are simply outstanding.Tom Holland("Fright Night")wrote the screenplay from an Edward Levy novel.Director Philippe Mora creates a fair amount of suspense and atmosphere,and there's enough gore and violence to satisfy all the gore hounds.So if you like horror genre,check out this gory shocker.Cult classic indeed!