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The Unseen

  • 1980
  • R
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
2.1K
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Barbara Bach in The Unseen (1980)
A trio of female reporters find themselves staying overnight in a house occupied by a hostile being lurking in the basement.
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A trio of female reporters find themselves staying overnight in a house occupied by a hostile being lurking in the basement.A trio of female reporters find themselves staying overnight in a house occupied by a hostile being lurking in the basement.A trio of female reporters find themselves staying overnight in a house occupied by a hostile being lurking in the basement.

  • Director
    • Danny Steinmann
  • Writers
    • Michael L. Grace
    • Kim Henkel
    • Nancy Rifkin
  • Stars
    • Barbara Bach
    • Sydney Lassick
    • Lelia Goldoni
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Danny Steinmann
    • Writers
      • Michael L. Grace
      • Kim Henkel
      • Nancy Rifkin
    • Stars
      • Barbara Bach
      • Sydney Lassick
      • Lelia Goldoni
    • 49User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Barbara Bach
    Barbara Bach
    • Jennifer Fast
    Sydney Lassick
    Sydney Lassick
    • Ernest Keller
    Lelia Goldoni
    Lelia Goldoni
    • Virginia Keller
    Karen Lamm
    Karen Lamm
    • Karen Fast
    Douglas Barr
    Douglas Barr
    • Tony Ross
    • (as Doug Barr)
    Lois Young
    Lois Young
    • Vicki Thompson
    Maida Severn
    Maida Severn
    • Solvang Lady
    Stephen Furst
    Stephen Furst
    • 'Junior' Keller (The Unseen)
    • Director
      • Danny Steinmann
    • Writers
      • Michael L. Grace
      • Kim Henkel
      • Nancy Rifkin
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    • Trivia
      Director Danny Steinmann was upset with the final cut of the film because it missed most of the major scares. He had his name removed from the movie and was credited under the pseudonym "Peter Foleg".
    • Goofs
      When Jennifer dislodges the power box, it short circuits and begins arcing over several inches. However, regular household power is 110/220 volts (the 220 being two independent 110-volt feeds). Under normal conditions, it takes approximately 1000 volts to arc one inch. Therefore, the voltage on the power box would have to be around 3-4000 volts in order to arc that far. Household power does not have the voltage necessary to produce a 3 to 4-inch arc.
    • Quotes

      Ernest Keller: I wonder what junior's fate would be... I wonder... Seems obvious to me my dear they would not treat him so kindly. He would suffer greatly

    • Connections
      Featured in The Unseen: Interview with Make-up Effects Artist Craig Reardon (2008)

    User reviews49

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    4/10
    Sleaze-appeal
    This scared the hell out of me when i was a teenager. Now I find it more amusing than scary, but with some pretty unsettling moments and with a kind of sleazy quality to it that I like. And, come to think of it, the plot is rather disgusting actually...but handled with some kind of taste. If there is a problem with this movie, it is that there are HUGE gaps where nothing exciting or interesting happens. Also, the ending goes on forever, making a potentially tense climax seem silly after a while with Barbara Bach screaming and screaming. The "monster", after it is exposed, isn't very scary either unfortunately. The somewhat drab look of the movie also works against it, making it appear as a TV-movie more than something made for theaters. But it is an example of films that are rarely made nowadays so I urge horror fans to watch it and feel a bit nostalgic...
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    • jangu
    • Mar 13, 2001

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    • Release date
      • September 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Unseen - Das unsichtbare Böse
    • Filming locations
      • 11840 W. Telegraph Rd., Santa Paula, California, USA(House Exteriors)
    • Production company
      • Triune Films (II)
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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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