The Unborn (1991)

A couple who cannot have children joins an in-vitro fertilization program. While she is with child, she finds strange occurrences happening within her body. The horror surrounding the child... See full summary »

Director:

Rodman Flender

Writers:

John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris

Stars:

Brooke Adams, Jeff Hayenga, James Karen

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brooke Adams	...	Virginia Marshall
Jeff Hayenga	...	Brad Marshall
James Karen	...	Dr. Richard Meyerling
K Callan	...	Martha Wellington
Jane Cameron	...	Beth Sanders
Kathy Griffin	...	Connie Chicago
Wendy Hammers	...	Gloria Starchild (as Wendy Kamenoff)
Laura Stockman	...	Janet Robinson
Jonathan Emerson	...	Mark Robinson
Janice Kent	...	Cindy DeWitt
Matt Roe	...	Jeff DeWitt
Jessica Zingali	...	Alicia DeWitt
Francis Smalls Collier	...	Bobby DeWitt
Rick Podell	...	Chuck Martinez
Lisa Kudrow	...	Louisa Krelm

Storyline

A couple who cannot have children joins an in-vitro fertilization program. While she is with child, she finds strange occurrences happening within her body. The horror surrounding the child comes to light when the parents find that their child has been part of a mad experiment.

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Plot Keywords:

fetus | pregnancy | mad scientist | monster | experiment gone wrong | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for gore, violence, sensuality and some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

El nonato

Box Office

Gross:

$1,200,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Califilm, Concorde-New Horizons

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The angle at which Virginia's chair sits, as she goes into the kitchen.

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Quotes

Virginia Marshall: Go ahead - tell me I'm glowing.

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Connections

Followed by The Unborn II (1994)

User Reviews

Bizarre, Grotesque and Dark

The unfertile Virginia (Brooke Adams) and her husband, Brad Marshall (Jeff Hayenga), decide to join an experimental in-vitro fertilization program developed by Dr. Richard Meyerling (James Karen). The trial succeeds, but along the pregnancy, Virginia finds that something weird is happening with the fetus.

"The Unborn" is a very reasonable low-budget horror movie. Bizarre in some moments, grotesque in others, and dark as a whole, this movie has a very strong and disturbing scene, when a pregnant woman stabs herself in the belly. Therefore, it is certainly not recommended to pregnant women watch this film. I do not agree with the comparison with the masterpiece "Rosemary's Baby", since the stories are totally different, having in common only the pregnancy of something weird. I found this movie a good entertainment. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "O Bebê Maldito" ("The Damned Baby")