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20 October 1987 (USA) moreTagline:
A new breed of criminal. morePlot:
An alien is on the run in America. To get his kicks, it kills anything that gets in its way, and uses the body as a new hiding place... more | add synopsisAwards:
4 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
Friday The 13th: Body counts, boobies and bloody good quotes(From Fangoria. 23 February 2009, 7:50 AM, PST)
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The best performance of MacLachlan's Career moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kyle MacLachlan | ... | Lloyd Gallagher | |
| Michael Nouri | ... | Tom Beck | |
| Claudia Christian | ... | Brenda Lee Van Buren | |
| Clarence Felder | ... | Lt. John Masterson | |
| Clu Gulager | ... | Lt. Ed Flynn | |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Cliff Willis | |
| William Boyett | ... | Jonathan Miller | |
| Richard Brooks | ... | Sanchez | |
| Larry Cedar | ... | Brem | |
| Katherine Cannon | ... | Barbara Beck | |
| John McCann | ... | Senator Holt | |
| Chris Mulkey | ... | Jack DeVries | |
| Lin Shaye | ... | Carol Miller | |
| James Luisi | ... | Ferrari Salesman | |
| Frank Renzulli | ... | Michael Buckley |
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 | France:-12 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:RFun Stuff
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The transfer of the alien from DeVries into Jonathan Miller was accomplished by stop-motion photography. During the stops, stage hands would work at stuffing the creature model into the mock head. Actor William Boyett, upon seeing the alien going into "his" mouth, was so disgusted he refused to watch and actually left the room. moreGoofs:
Continuity: At the end of the intial car chase we see Sanchez and some of the other officers train their shotguns toward the speeding Ferrari of DeVries. The next shot shows Sanchez and other officers standing with their guns at their side, while in the shot after that, their guns are once again pointed towards the Ferrari. moreQuotes:
Tom Beck: Why would he come in here and kill a guy for a lousy hundred bucks and a radio?Lloyd Gallagher: Because he likes it. He sees something he wants, he steals it. If something gets in his way, he kills it. And right now, he's hiding out in your city.
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This movie is extremely well-made for what it is. Fascinating, thought-provoking, it surprised the Hell out of me when I first saw it. This could have been a "gimmick" sci-fi movie, but it's handled deftly by the director, who I had never heard of, and by MacLachlan, who gives a terrific, sensitive, multi-layered performance.
For that matter, most of characters have real dimension to them. This movie transcends a rather bland, run-of-the-mill science fiction story with the chemistry between its characters and the snappy pacing. I like the way the themes of identity and compassion are actually explored instead of just exploited.