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

[requesting a sperm sample]
Dr. Richard Meyerling: I hope you're in the mood

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Connections

Followed by The Unborn II (1994)

User Reviews

Good acting can't save this one

A childless couple (Brooke Adams, Jeff Hayenga) go to a doctor (James Karen) to try to conceive. It works but Adams slowly becomes aware that there's something seriously wrong with the baby...

Pretty interesting idea is thoroughly done in by a lousy script--the basic idea is OK but becomes screamingly predictable towards the end. I saw every "twist" coming. The direction is poor--he seems to have no idea how to shoot a basic scene. The production values are--to be nice--lousy. Very shabby. And, the gore scenes are too unpleasant (I almost turned it off when a pregnant woman started stabbing herself in the stomach) with lousy special effects. The film completely derails at the end when it becomes quite clear they had no idea HOW to end this film.

Some good acting makes it somewhat bearable. Adams, Hayenga and Karen are all good at their roles and kept me watching but that was about it. This film barely got released in 1991 and still remains unknown--it's easy to see why. I give it a 4.