The Damned Thing (27 Oct. 2006)

The Damned Thing is the apocalyptic tale of a monstrous force that devastates Sheriff Kevin Reddle's family and his small Texas town. Sheriff Reddle thinks there is a connection between ... See full summary »

Director:

Tobe Hooper

Writers:

Mick Garris (creator), Richard Christian Matheson (teleplay),

Stars:

Sean Patrick Flanery, Marisa Coughlan, Brendan Fletcher

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Sheriff Kevin Reddle
Marisa Coughlan	...	Dina
Brendan Fletcher	...	Deputy Strauss
Alex Ferris	...	Mikey Reddle
Brent Stait	...	John Reddle
Georgia Craig	...	Jodi Reddle
Ryan Drescher	...	Young Kevin
Andrew McIlroy	...	Joe Litton
Tracy Waterhouse	...	Dr. Cohen
Ted Raimi	...	Father Tulli
Alexandra Carter	...	Charity
Clint Carleton	...	Gabe Green
Ted Friend	...	Lenny
Ocean Hellman	...	Mary
Eileen Barrett	...	Janet

Storyline

The Damned Thing is the apocalyptic tale of a monstrous force that devastates Sheriff Kevin Reddle's family and his small Texas town. Sheriff Reddle thinks there is a connection between this mysterious, invisible force which made his father kill his mother back in 1981, and he sets out to uncover and stop the so-called "Damned Thing" before it decimates his whole town by forcing the residents to kill each other and themselves.

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Plot Keywords:

texas | shot through the mouth | monster | disembowelment | cartoonist | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Starz Productions, Nice Guy Productions, Industry Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Prokletinja (1975)

User Reviews

Magic Touch

Many argue that if Tobe Hooper ever had any magic touch going for him, he lost it. Some also argue, that even Poltergeist was mostly directed by the producer of the movie (Mr. Spielberg that is) and therefor Mr. Hooper never had "it". Whatever you think of him, he at least created some fine visuals for this episode.

And Mr. Flanery tries his best to convince us and get us into the story. A predictable one and also (and unfortunately) a very lame/tame one. While Style over substance is mostly used to describe something as negative, I think the style here adds quite a few point to the whole thing. At least, that's how I felt about it. I know, that most people are or will be disappointed by it.

One thing is for sure: As this is a Masters of Horror episode, this means, you don't have to watch a 90 minute movie. It's not even an hour long. If you are willing to spend that much time on this, try to enjoy it as much as possible ... if not for the story, then at least for the gore and visuals on hand