Creature (1985)

An expedition to Titan uncovers an alien being, that goes on a rampage.

Director:

William Malone

Writers:

William Malone, Alan Reed

Stars:

Stan Ivar, Wendy Schaal, Lyman Ward

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stan Ivar	...	Mike Davison
Wendy Schaal	...	Beth Sladen
Lyman Ward	...	David Perkins
Robert Jaffe	...	Jon Fennel
Diane Salinger	...	Melanie Bryce
Annette McCarthy	...	Dr. Wendy H. Oliver
Marie Laurin	...	Susan Delambre
Klaus Kinski	...	Hans Rudy Hofner
John Stinson	...	Astronaut #1
Jim McKeny	...	Astronaut #2
Buckley Norris	...	Concord technician #1
Michael Griswold	...	Concord Technician #2
David Moses	...	Mission Coordinator
Earle Dugan	...	Technician
Thomas C. James	...	Technician

Storyline

A crew of scientists arrives on a far, cold planet to examine archaic artifacts of unknown origin. They discover that their German enemies already have a ship there. When they seek their help after a failed landing, they only find the Germans' bodies, obviously slaughtered by one of the archaic creatures, awoken to new life. Now the alien is after them.

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Plot Keywords:

mining | space exploration | explosion in space | corpse | alien | 

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Taglines:

First you die. . .Then the terror begins

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 March 1986 (France)

Also Known As:

Titan Find

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$750,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$811,243, 8 May 1985, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$4,782,000, 24 September 1985

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cardinal Entertainment Corporation, Trans World Entertainment (TWE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sometime after the film's release, the film fell into the public domain, and has since received numerous VHS and DVD releases.

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Goofs

The captain's name is Davison, but Wendy Schaal's character Sladen calls him "Davidson" about 75 minutes in, just after they electrocute the creature.

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Quotes

Mike Davison: It didn't go off.
Melanie Bryce: Oh yes it did.

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Connections

Referenced in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Case of the Killer Pizzas (1988)

User Reviews

Enjoyable ALIEN clone from William Malone

Two corporations are competing to mine a 200,000 year old archaeological find on the Saturn moon Titan. The crew of the U.S. ship Shenandoah crashes on the lunar surface, only to find the Germans beat them there. But strange things are abound as the German ship is deserted except for a pesky alien. Lone survivor Hans (Klaus Kinski) tells of the horror his crew encountered from a mind controlling alien, but no one is quick enough to combat it this go around either. It's probably been about 20 years since I last saw this and this low budget production has held up really well. Director Malone is definitely trying to ape Ridley Scott's trend setter, but he ups the gore factor substantially. Malone also seems to be having fun here, as evidenced by the female lead coming up with a way to kill the creature by recalling a screening of THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951). He even has a character reading a novelization of his debut feature SCARED TO DEATH (1981). The cast is good with the great Kinski doing his psycho German guy routine (shocking, right?). I wonder if he caused problems on the set as his character disappears, but then comes back zombified with clearly a double in his place.