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Deadly Eyes (1982)

R 87 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi  -   1 April 1983 (USA)
3.2
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Contaminated grain breeds overgrown, killer rats in this Golden Harvest production. Dachshunds were dressed up as rats for the special effects.

Director:

Robert Clouse

Writers:

James Herbert (novel), Lonon F. Smith (earlier screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Groom Sam Groom ...
Paul Harris
Sara Botsford Sara Botsford ...
Kelly Leonard
Scatman Crothers Scatman Crothers ...
George Foskins
Cec Linder Cec Linder ...
Dr. Louis Spenser
Lisa Langlois ...
Trudy White
Lesleh Donaldson Lesleh Donaldson ...
Martha
James B. Douglas James B. Douglas ...
Mel Dederick
Lee-Max Walton Lee-Max Walton ...
Tim Harris
Joseph Kelly Joseph Kelly ...
Matt
Kevin Foxx Kevin Foxx ...
Hoserman
Jon Wise Jon Wise ...
Skip
Wendy Bushell Wendy Bushell ...
Liz
Charles Jolliffe Charles Jolliffe ...
Henry Younger
Dora Dainton Dora Dainton ...
Mrs. Trumbull
Michael Fawkes Michael Fawkes ...
Motorman
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Storyline

Corn grain contaminated with steroids produces large rats the size of small dogs who begin feeding on the residents of Toronto. Paul, a college basketball coach, teams up with Kelly, a local health inspector, to uncover the source of the mysterious rat attacks and they eventually try to prevent the opening of a new subway line as well as find the mutant rats nest quickly, or there will be a huge massacre of the entire city! Written by Matt Patay  

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Plot Keywords:

Rat | Subway | Steroids | City | Mutant  | See more »

Taglines:

Tonight they will rise from the darkness beneath the city... to feed!

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Rats See more »

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$CAD1,500,000 (estimated)
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When a man locks himself in the train car to get away from the rats, there is a faint dog barking sound. Dachshunds were used to play the rats and dressed in rat suits. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Fear in the Dark (1991) See more »

Soundtracks

"So Right"
Written by Chuck McDermott
Performed by The Chuck McDermott Band See more »