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24 November 1983 (USA) moreTagline:
The terrifying last word in home invasion from the director of "Tombstone" and "Cobra." morePlot:
A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
One of my all time favorites! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Peter Weller | ... | Bart Hughes |
 | Jennifer Dale | ... | Lorrie Wells |
 | Lawrence Dane | ... | Eliot Riverton |
 | Kenneth Welsh | ... | James Hall |
| Louis Del Grande | ... | Clete |
 | Shannon Tweed | ... | Meg Hughes |
| Keith Knight | ... | Hardware salesman |
| Maury Chaykin | ... | Dan Errol |
| Leif Anderson | ... | Peter Hughes |
| Jimmy Tapp | ... | Meg's father |
| Gayle Garfinkle | ... | Janis Wycoff |
| Earl Pennington | ... | Mr. Thompson |
| Jacklin Webb | ... | Newspaper Vendor |
| Bronwen Mantel | ... | Florence Riverton |
| Monik Nantel | ... | Secretary |
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Sweden:89 min | USA:88 minLanguage:
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Montréal, Québec, CanadaFun Stuff
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Meg Hughes: [Meg sees the house is a wreck] Oh, my God! Bart, what happened?Bart Hughes: I had a party.
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Of Unknown Origin is an overlooked gem of a little movie. Not really a horror film, except that something does indeed go bump in the night, and often too. No, this is more of a psychological drama and Peter Weller bangs one out of the park with his performance as the yuppie forced to go to war with a rat. The movie gets down right primitive and to the point, and it's all Peter Weller and some excellent rat photography. I watch this movie about once a year and it's one of my all time favorites. The film isn't dated and the dvd transfer is good so check it out if you're looking for something a little different, something of quality, and not your normal run of the mill mindless horror flick.