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4.0/10   671 votes
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Director:
Tobe Hooper
Writers:
Tobe Hooper (story)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
23 February 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Plot:
A young man finds out that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before he was born, and that the results have had some unexpected effects on him. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
American Film Market 2008 Part Three: More Reviews
 (From Fangoria. 17 December 2008, 2:03 PM, PST)

Siskel & Ebert at the Jugular
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 5 December 2008, 5:38 PM, PST)

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I thought Tobe Hooper did good stuff. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Brad Dourif ... Sam
Cynthia Bain ... Lisa Wilcox
Jon Cypher ... Dr. Marsh
William Prince ... Lew Orlander
Melinda Dillon ... Nina

Dey Young ... Rachel

Tegan West ... Springer
Michael Keys Hall ... Dr. Cagney

Dale Dye ... General
Dick Butkus ... Lt. General
Joe Mays ... Dr. Persons
Stacy Edwards ... Peggy Bell
Brian Bremer ... Brian Bell
Frank Whiteman ... Young Orlander

Judy Prescott ... Student Director
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min | Argentina:96 min | Finland:89 min (cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Tobe Hooper]man with his back to the camera, lighting a cigar, when Sam enters the rest room at the restaurant. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The position of the syringe stuck in Lisa, changes. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Ring (2002) more
Soundtrack:
HOW COULD I'VE KNOWN more

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0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
I thought Tobe Hooper did good stuff., 23 March 2009
1/10
Author: bernie-122 from Sydney, Australia

I tried as hard as I could to sit all the way through this irritating mess, but I just couldn't do it. Brad Dourif absolutely sucked as the lead and all the supporting cast were only marginally worse.

The whole thing is just ludicrous, from the awful acting to the laughable FX to the stupid plot.

Complete waste of time; don't bother. Root Canal therapy would be more enjoyable. Bamboo slivers under the fingernails would be a lot more pleasant.

Watching a Uwe Boll movie would be only a little worse than this. Get the idea?

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