Alien Predator (1985)

Three friends encounter a malevolent alien.

Director:

Deran Sarafian

Writers:

Deran Sarafian, Noah Bloch (based on original screenplay "Massacre at R.V. Park")

Stars:

Dennis Christopher, Martin Hewitt, Lynn-Holly Johnson

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dennis Christopher	...	Damon
Martin Hewitt	...	Michael, the Driver
Lynn-Holly Johnson	...	Samantha 'Sam'
Luis Prendes	...	Dr. W. Tracer, NASA
J.O. Bosso	...	Capt. J.J. Wells
Yousaf Bokhari	...	Mr. Bodi
Yolanda Palomo	...	Mrs. Bodi
Christina Augustin	...	Baby Bodi
Cristina San Juan	...	Duarte Cafe Waitress (as Christina San Juan)
Pablo García	...	Man in Store
Carlos Ramírez	...	Gas Station Attendant

Storyline

3 young friends are on vacation in Spain, until weird things begin to occur and then a man from NASA tells them what's really going on: Dangerous Alien Organisms from the Apollo 14 Moon Mission, which was tested on animals on SkyLab. But then the organisms fell to earth with SkyLab and they are now starting to infect people by brutally killing them off. And these 3 friends and NASA scientist must get an antidote from a NASA Lab nearby and save themselves and the rest of the world.

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Plot Keywords:

nasa | alien | scientist | vacation | spain | 

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Taglines:

A Confrontation with The terrifying, The Bizarre, and the unknown

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA Spain

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 February 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alien Predators

Filming Locations:

Chinchón, Madrid, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Continental Motion Pictures, M&C Films, Royal Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Production caused producer Carlos Aured to completely retire from filmmaking. In a 1999 interview with Fangoria, Aured mentioned that he tried several times to get the filmmakers to take a more professional approach to the film, but the crew was too laid back. As a result, the film went over schedule and over budget, from which they shifted all the debts onto Aured, once filming was complete.

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Goofs

When Mr. Bohdi's corpse falls down, he is shown to have been decapitated, but in the next shot of his corpse lying down, his head is completely attached.

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Connections

References Twilight Zone: Living Doll (1963)

User Reviews

The Falling

Two guys and a girl are on vacation in Spain. On their way to Madrid, they run across the small town of Duarte, where a Skylab fell four years prior. Unfortunately, microbes from the station didn't burn up upon re-entry as originally assumed. The townspeople are being infected by the alien microbes, turning into deranged, beer throwing hosts for alien predators.

Fun film is a bit slower going than you'd expect, spending time on the characters' love triangle. Highlights? We briefly meet a family including a guy who sounds like a Three Stooges reject. There's a groovy scene with a masked wacko and a big truck that tends to teleport. There's also a smartass bearded guy who's awesome and isn't in the film nearly as long as he should be. You don't see much of the creatures themselves, but when they appear, the effects are good. Think the chestburster from Alien with spider legs.