From Beyond (1986)

Director:

Stuart Gordon

Writers:

H.P. Lovecraft (short story)
Brian Yuzna (adaptation) ...

Release Date:

24 October 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Humans are such easy prey.

Plot:

Scientists create a resonator to stimulate the pineal gland (sixth sense), and open up a door to a parallel (and hostile) universe...

Plot Keywords:

Experiment | Pineal Gland | Body Horror | Strait Jacket | Bondage

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Jeffrey Combs	...	Crawford Tillinghast
Barbara Crampton	...	Dr. Katherine McMichaels
Ken Foree	...	Buford 'Bubba' Brownlee
Ted Sorel	...	Dr. Edward Pretorius
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon	...	Dr. Bloch
Bunny Summers	...	Neighbor Lady
Bruce McGuire	...	Jordan Fields
Del Russel	...	Ambulance Driver
Dale Wyatt	...	Paramedic
Karen Christenfeld	...	Nurse
Andy Miller	...	Patient (Strait Jacket)
John Leamer	...	Shock Technician
Regina Bleesz	...	Bondage Girl

Also Known As:

H.P. Lovecraft's From Beyond

Runtime:

86 min (Unrated Director's Cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Singapore:(Banned) | Australia:R | France:-12 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Empire Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Empire Pictures

Trivia:

The address on the house is 666.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening scene the windows of the first floor in Dr. Pretorious' house are shattered. A little later in the movie, when the team arrives again at the "crime scene", it is clearly visible, that the window classes are still unbroken.

Quotes:

Crawford Tillinghast: It ate him... bit off his head... like a gingerbread man!

Movie Connections:

References Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Campy and cheesy at times but spine tingling all the way thru

This is done by the same crew that gave us ReAnimator and while it follows in the same tradition of camp, cheese, and corn, "From Beyond" offers something more. There is sexier sex from Barbara Crampton, fresh from the Young and the Restless daytime soap. It is hard to decide if it is her Femme Fatal or her Black Leather Dominatrix that is the sexier. She does them both so well. Jeffery Combs gets a true starring role in this time out and offers much more depth to his reluctant hero character. His mentor/adversary Dr. Pretorius, played by Ted Sorel, is the essence of perverse genius. The special effects are also more intense and a step beyond anything else you're likely to have seen. Especially the battles between Pretorius and Combs' character, Crawford Tillinghast. With all the tongue in cheek humor, the campy sets and costumes, and the cheesy dialogue there still lies a truly spine tingling and disturbing storyline beneath it all. This movie could have easily been just another campy horror film but the terror of perversion makes it so much more.

This film disturbs and entertains, excites and amuses a unique vision unlike anything else.