Something Is Out There (1988) (TV)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Richard A. Colla

Writer:

Frank Lupo (writer)

Release Date:

8 May 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

Two police officers investigate a series of brutal murders in which the victims have had bodily organs removed...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Police | TV Series Pilot | Xenomorph

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Joseph Cortese	...	Jack Breslin (as Joe Cortese)
Maryam d'Abo	...	Ta'Ra
George Dzundza	...	Frank Dileo
Gregory Sierra	...	Victor Maldonado
Kim Delaney	...	Mandy Estabrook
John Putch	...	Wendle
Robert Webber	...	Commissioner Estabrook
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Earl Billings	...	Coroner
Noelle Bou-Sliman	...	Woman Passerby
Jack Bricker	...	The creature
Richard Burns	...	Driver
Joseph Cali	...	Roger
Christopher Carroll	...	Maitre d'
Andi Chapman	...	Tv interviewer
Tyler Coppin	...	Lab Technician
Michael Cutt	...	MacReady
Roger Eagle	...	Harv, the Bellboy
James Emery	...	Coveralled man
Matthew Faison	...	Ron Cobb
Cal Gibson	...	Cabbie
Kristoffer Greaves	...	Prisoner X-90
David Jobling	...	Prisoner #2
Melanie Jones	...	Dr. Claire Riggs
Mickey Jones	...	Arnie McKuen
Doug MacHugh	...	Passerby Man #1
Héctor Mercado	...	Enriquez
Lori Michaels	...	Kelly Simon
Dan Moriarty	...	Valet (as Daniel Moriarty)
Ian Mortimer	...	Guard #1
Hope North	...	Jogger
John O'Hurley	...	Remar
Anne Ramsay	...	Limo Driver (as Anne Elizabeth Ramsay)
Ray Reinhardt	...	Professor Dietrich
Hank Rolike	...	Doorman
Clive Rosengren	...	Passerby Man #2
Jack Scalici	...	Passerby Man #3
Dean Scofield	...	Andrew Brockhurst
Robert Taylor	...	1st Officer
Robert Taylor	...	1st Officer
Brian Thompson	...	Eddie

Also Known As:

Invader (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

200 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Hoyts Film Partnership

Trivia:

Explosion scenes from "Battlestar Galactica" (1978) were spliced into the climatic ship crashing scene.

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Something Is Out There" (1988)

Good Sci-Fi B-Movie, Using a Similar Storyline of "The Hidden"

Detectives Jack Breslin (Joe Cortese) and Frank Dileo (George Dzundza) are investigating a serial-killer, who slaughters his victims and removes their internal organs. While in the crime scene, Jack notices the constant presence of a beautiful young woman, Ta'Ra (Maryam d'Abo). He finds her and is convinced that she is a doctor from a prison in the outer space. She explains that the murderer is a powerful alien, who is able to change his appearance, that escaped from prison, and she is chasing him. They join forces trying to eliminate the menace to planet Earth. "Something Is Out There" is a good sci-fi B-movie, using a similar storyline of "The Hidden" (1987). The story mixes crime, horror, sci-fi and action, and has in the beauty of the British Maryam d'Abo one of its greatest attraction. There are some good lines, and the movie is a good entertainment. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Criatura Infernal" ("Infernal Creature")