From Beyond

19861986
16+16+
1h 25m

6.7/10

A group of scientists have developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they are immedi... Read allA group of scientists have developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they are immediately attacked by terrible life forms.A group of scientists have developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they are immediately attacked by terrible life forms.

6.7/10

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Director
- Stuart Gordon
Writers
- H.P. Lovecraft(short story)
- Brian Yuzna(adaptation)
- Dennis Paoli(adaptation)
Stars

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Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations

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Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton in From Beyond (1986)

Barbara Crampton and Ted Sorel in From Beyond (1986)

Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, and Ken Foree in From Beyond (1986)

Dr. Edward Pretorius and his assistant, the physician Crawford Tillinghast, have developed the Resonator, a machine to stimulate the sixth sense through the pineal gland. When Crawford activates the apparatus, he sees creatures flying in the air and he summons Dr. Pretorius. The experiment goes out of control and Dr. Pretorius refuses to turn off the Resonator. Meanwhile their neighbor calls the police, and when the police officers arrive, they see Crawford trying to escape from his house and Dr. Pretorius beheaded. Crawford is sent to a mental institution under the supervision of the sadistic Dr. Bloch. However, the prominent psychiatrist Dr. Katherine McMichaels requests the custody of Crawford and Detective Bubba Brownlee that is investigating the case stays with them. Katherine goes with Crawford and Bubba to see the Resonator and turns the machine on. Dr. Pretorius returns in a mutant shape and attacks them, in the beginning of a gore night with weird life forms. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines
- Humans are such easy prey.
Genres
- Horror
- Sci-Fi
Certificate
- 16+
Parents guide

Trivia
Barbara Crampton sold the leather dominatrix outfit she wore in this film at a yard sale.

Goofs
In the opening scene the windows of the first floor in Dr. Pretorious' house are shattered. A little later in the movie, when the team arrives again at the "crime scene", it is clearly visible, that the window classes are still unbroken.

Quotes
Crawford Tillinghast: It ate him... bit off his head... like a gingerbread man!

Alternate versions
The original UK cinema version was uncut by the BBFC (though the print submitted was the MPAA-edited R-rated version). The UK Vestron video releases were cut by 10 secs by the BBFC and edited a scene where Katherine's breasts are molested by the transformed Pretorius.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Soul Man/Half Moon Street/From Beyond/True Stories (1986)

Top review

7/10

nice try...

"From Beyond" has the unfortunate task of following up one of the most vivid, effective, and hilarious horror films ever made"Re-Animator"and comes up short in almost every area. Once again, director Stuart Gordon is adapting an H.P. Lovecraft tale, this one about two scientists who create a device that stimulates a "sixth sense" and allows slimy creatures from another dimension to seep through. Stars Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, and Ken Foree ("Dawn of the Dead") do their best, but the script is too limited, and neither the humor nor horror is as strong as in "Re-Animator." Still, this is incomparably better than most of the dreck lining video shelves these days.

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