"The Hunger" (1997) TV series 1997-2000

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Creator:

Jeff Fazio

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

19 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Plot:

Terence Stamp hosts a half-hour show, introducing the evening's story, with a passing nod to the eponymous cult film...

Plot Keywords:

Erotica | Based On Film | Anthology

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

David Bowie	...	Julian Priest / ... (9 episodes, 1999-2000)
Terence Stamp	...	Host (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
Richard Jutras	...	Brent Barry / ... (4 episodes, 1997-2000)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, language and violence. (Wetwork compilation)

Runtime:

24 min | USA:30 min (including commercials) (44 episodes)

Country:

USA | Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:R

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Movie Network, The (TMN)

Quotes:

Julian Priest: The highest spiritual plane available to humankind is not grace nor peace nor satisfaction. It is, of course, love.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from The Hunger (1983)

It represents the very worst of TV

This one sentence sums up the TV series 'The Hunger':

Big budget softcore aimed at pseudo-intellectuals who cannot admit that they watch porn.

Imagine the worst excesses of mediocre film students: pretentious dialogue, fast cutting, jumping backwards and forwards through the story, endlessly repeating visuals and dialogue, blatant weird sex - and attach it to a generous TV budget. It's TV Hell for anyone with taste. Someone needs to grab hold of the directors and slap them... hard (on second thoughts, they'd probably film it as an episode, so forget it).

Do you think that crass and unsubtle plotting and dialogue linked to gratuitous sex makes interesting points about human nature? Are you deluded enough to think that throwing a camera around fast enough to induce epilepsy and hide the shoddy editing makes you a modern and talented director? If so, The Hunger is for you. Everyone else can go and rent some Playboy tapes - at least they get to the T&A quickly and don't make you feel seasick.