Xtro (1983)

Director:

Harry Bromley Davenport

Writers:

Harry Bromley Davenport (story)
Iain Cassie (writer)

Release Date:

January 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A brutal excursion in terror

Plot:

Tony's father Sam, abducted by aliens three years earlier, returns to earth and seeks out his wife and son...

Plot Keywords:

Toy | Gore | Sex | No Survivors | Telekinesis

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Philip Sayer	...	Sam Phillips
Bernice Stegers	...	Rachel Phillips
Danny Brainin	...	Joe Daniels
Maryam d'Abo	...	Analise Mercier
Simon Nash	...	Tony Phillips
Peter Mandell	...	Clown
David Cardy	...	Michael
Anna Wing	...	Mrs. Goodman
Robert Fyfe	...	Doctor
Katherine Best	...	Jane
Robert Pereno	...	Ben
Sean Crawford	...	Commando (as Tok)
Tim Dry	...	Monster (as Tik)
Susie Silvey	...	Woman in Cottage
Anna Mottram	...	Teacher

Also Known As:

Judas Goat (UK) (working title)
X-tro (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

81 min | USA:84 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1984) (1985) | Australia:M | France:-12 | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Iceland:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

Ashley Gardens, Westminster, London, England, UK

Company:

Amalgamated Film Enterprises

Trivia:

The film was briefly listed among the UK video nasties by the DPP but was later removed from the list without any prosecutions being made and reissued on video without cuts.

Movie Connections:

References Reunion in France (1942)

odd sci-fi horror flick

Hey now, this is an oddball little sci-fi/horror flick, from England, in which a man that was kidnapped from earth by aliens years ago appears again, that is after he is re-born full grown from an unfortunate host. The original critter that comes from the spaceship is a person walking backwards on their hands and feet, and for some reason any human form moving in an unnatural way gives me the creeps. Anyway, daddy is back but mommy now has a new boyfriend. Oops. Daddy stays with the family for a while but he's not himself, in fact he's partly something from another world. Now this is no masterpiece of film making, by any means, but it is weird enough and fun enough to have a great deal of appeal to me. The scene where the little boys toys come alive and the clown makes cocoons in the bathtub with Maryam D'Abo is one of my favorites. Don't expect a linear film with a great and trackable plot from start to finish though, this is kind of all over the map. Still though, for me it has a great deal of appeal and I've watched it time after time and still enjoy it. It's creepy and low-key, and far superior to the sequels. Check it out if you have a thing for strangeness.