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Impulse

  • 19841984
  • RR
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
1.6K
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Impulse (1984)
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HorrorMysterySci-Fi
After a small earthquake in a tiny, quiet town, local citizens start to exhibit bizarre, violent and self-destructive behaviour.After a small earthquake in a tiny, quiet town, local citizens start to exhibit bizarre, violent and self-destructive behaviour.After a small earthquake in a tiny, quiet town, local citizens start to exhibit bizarre, violent and self-destructive behaviour.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
1.6K
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  • Director
    • Graham Baker
  • Writers
    • Nicholas Kazan
    • Don Carlos Dunaway
  • Stars
    • Tim Matheson
    • Meg Tilly
    • Hume Cronyn
  • Director
    • Graham Baker
  • Writers
    • Nicholas Kazan
    • Don Carlos Dunaway
  • Stars
    • Tim Matheson
    • Meg Tilly
    • Hume Cronyn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 27User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 1:34
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    Photos23

    Meg Tilly and Tim Matheson in Impulse (1984)
    Meg Tilly and Tim Matheson in Impulse (1984)
    Bill Paxton in Impulse (1984)
    Meg Tilly and Tim Matheson in Impulse (1984)
    Impulse (1984)
    Meg Tilly in Impulse (1984)
    Meg Tilly and Tim Matheson in Impulse (1984)
    Meg Tilly in Impulse (1984)
    Meg Tilly and Tim Matheson in Impulse (1984)
    Tim Matheson in Impulse (1984)
    Impulse (1984)
    Meg Tilly, Tim Matheson, and Hume Cronyn in Impulse (1984)

    Top cast

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    Tim Matheson
    Tim Matheson
    • Stuart
    Meg Tilly
    Meg Tilly
    • Jennifer
    Hume Cronyn
    Hume Cronyn
    • Dr. Carr
    John Karlen
    John Karlen
    • Bob Russell
    Bill Paxton
    Bill Paxton
    • Eddie
    Amy Stryker
    • Margo
    Claude Earl Jones
    Claude Earl Jones
    • Sheriff
    Robert Wightman
    Robert Wightman
    • Howard
    Lorinne Vozoff
    • Mrs. Russell
    Peter Jason
    Peter Jason
    • Man in Truck
    Adam Baumgarten
    • Boy with Danny
    Abigail Booraem
    • Mrs. Ashley
    Leonard Burns
    • Pissing Man
    Mary Celio
    • Mary Woodson
    Jack T. Collis
    • Mr. Arson
    Christian Crane
    • Shawn
    Dan Danforth
    • Guard
    Chuck Dorsett
    • Reverend
    • Director
      • Graham Baker
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Kazan
      • Don Carlos Dunaway
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Co-stars, lead actress Meg Tilly and veteran actor Hume Cronyn, had both recently just worked on their most previously released picture with actress Glenn Close, on 'The Big Chill' (1983) and 'The World According to Garp' (1982) respectively. All three are Oscar (Academy Award) nominees who have never won [to date, June 2021].
    • Quotes

      Jennifer: I don't know what I could have done wrong, but whatever it was, I'm sorry.

    • Connections
      Referenced in 28 Days Later (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS
      Written by Vivian Keith and Ben Peters

      Performed by Loretta Lynn

      Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.

    User reviews27

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    Featured review
    5/10
    Disappointing.
    "Impulse" is a movie for which I had relatively high expectations: the idea of people losing the ability to control their impulses and totally disregarding all the established social rules sounds very, very intriguing. However, the result we get here is (despite a few unexpected twists) a disappointing and very slow-paced (there is a dialogue-free passage where a man simply walks around for about seven minutes) thriller. George Romero had used basically the same story ten years earlier in "The Crazies" - and he did it much better. (**)
    helpful•5
    13
    • gridoon
    • Nov 2, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Animals
    • Filming locations
      • Northern California, California, USA
    • Production company
      • ABC Motion Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,773,433
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $995,570
      • Sep 30, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,773,433
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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