A mutated creature is wreaking havoc in a small town in Idaho. A police chief and a government scientist team up to save their rural town from its menace.
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Cast
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| Martin Landau | ... | Garson Jones | |
| Marianne Gordon | ... | Laurie | |
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Bill Osco | ... | Mortimer Lutz (as Rexx Coltrane) |
| José Ferrer | ... | Mayor Gordon Lane (as Jose Ferrer) | |
| Dorothy Malone | ... | Marge Smith | |
| Ruth Buzzi | ... | Virginia Lane | |
| Murray Langston | ... | Arn | |
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Kinky Friedman | ... | Willis |
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Johnny Dark | ... | John |
| Kent Perkins | ... | Officer Dudley | |
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Ellen Blake | ... | Jenny |
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Roxanne Osco | ... | Suzie (as Roxanne Cybelle Osco) |
| Jerry Maren | ... | Monster (as Jerry Marin) | |
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Eric Helland | ... | Doper #1 |
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Bill Rawlinson | ... | Doper #2 |
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Plot Synopsis
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Toxic waste dumping in a small Idaho town turns a young boy into horrible mutant monster. The town's police chief and a government scientist team up to stop the monster, which is quickly killing off the town's citizenry. Written by Jeremy Lunt <durlinlunt@acadia.net>
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The ultimate terror has taken formParents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 November 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Beauty and the Beast See more »Edit
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Budget:
$4,500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Detective Mortimer Lutz: [watching Garson on the TV] Yeah, right. Pretty soon we'll all be glowing in the dark along with that fool.
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Trivia
This film was made in 1980 as "Easter Sunday," but sat on the shelf for three years and finally received a brief theatrical release as "The Being." See more »Goofs
In the first scene where the creature is chasing the boy it starts off in broad daylight, but when he reaches the junkyard and steals a car it is night time. See more »Quotes
Garson Jones: Dumping toxic waste into the aquaduct does not, and will not, affect the water supply for this town.Detective Mortimer Lutz: [watching Garson on the TV] Yeah, right. Pretty soon we'll all be glowing in the dark along with that fool.
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Bill Osco is credited as Rexx Coltrane twice in the movie, and as Johnny Commander once. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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THE BEING is one bad movie. And it's very funny. There's no point of writing a sensible review of this "movie" because it's sooooooo bad. If you like bad movies, you have to check it out. My favorite scene is the one at the drive-in, where people are watching a movie with a cheesy monster attacking a bimbo, while the "being" attacks people in their cars. The whole thing was almost brilliant! The main actor is very stiff and his voice is dubbed throughout the movie. I guess the actor didn't have a great voice. And Martin Landau plays a scientist of sorts. Boy, did he hit rock bottom with this movie. And then there's Ruth Buzzi. Yes, THE Ruth Buzzi. There's nothing like seeing the name Ruth Buzzi during the opening credits to give a film some star quality. Arf!
Anyway, I like this movie a lot. It's really one of the best "it's so bad it's good" movies.