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The Arrival

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
333
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Joseph Culp in The Arrival (1991)
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
An old man, who has been near a fallen meteor, starts to get younger and younger, with a terrible thirst for blood.An old man, who has been near a fallen meteor, starts to get younger and younger, with a terrible thirst for blood.An old man, who has been near a fallen meteor, starts to get younger and younger, with a terrible thirst for blood.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
333
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • David Schmoeller
  • Writer
    • Daniel Ljoka
  • Stars
    • John Saxon
    • Joseph Culp
    • Robin Frates
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Schmoeller
  • Writer
    • Daniel Ljoka
  • Stars
    • John Saxon
    • Joseph Culp
    • Robin Frates
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    • 4User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Brad Mills and Robert Sampson in The Arrival (1991)
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    John Saxon
    John Saxon
    • Agent Millsas Agent Mills
    Joseph Culp
    Joseph Culp
    • Young Max Pageas Young Max Page
    Robin Frates
    • Connieas Connie
    Robert Sampson
    Robert Sampson
    • Max Pageas Max Page
    Geoff Hansen
    • Clarkas Clark
    Danna Garen
    • Susanas Susan
    Danny Fendley
    Danny Fendley
    • Jeffas Jeff
    Ami Rothschild
    • Sunnyas Sunny
    Kim Sill
    Kim Sill
    • Leslieas Leslie
    • (as Kim Dawson)
    Amy Lemmon
    • Tinaas Tina
    Jason Bach
    • Dr. Johnsonas Dr. Johnson
    Brad Mills
    • Michaelas Michael
    Stuart Gordon
    Stuart Gordon
    • Bikeras Biker
    Dean Minerd
    • Hankas Hank
    Bill Brochtrup
    Bill Brochtrup
    • Aceas Ace
    Mark Kemble
    • Detective Quigas Detective Quig
    Linda Ljoka
    • Lauraas Laura
    Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
    Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
    • Liquor Store Womanas Liquor Store Woman
    • Director
      • David Schmoeller
    • Writer
      • Daniel Ljoka
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    • Trivia
      First film featuring Carolyn Purdy-Gordon not to be directed by her husband Stuart Gordon. She had never desired to become a full-time film actress and thus, only appeared in films directed by her husband up until this one, which she did as a personal favor because her husband cameos in the film and was friends with David Schmoeller. She would only do two other films not involved with Stuart Gordon: Snow White: A Deadly Summer (2012) and ABCs of Death 2.5 (2016).
    • Alternate versions
      The Global Multimedia DVD features a heavily edited 90-minute cut as "The Unwelcomed."
    • Connections
      Features Puppet Master (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Danger Man
      Composed by Fuzzbee Morse

      Courtesy of Fuzzbee Morse (BMI)

    User reviews4

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Road-trip on Oestrogen!
    "The Arrival", not to be confused with David Twohy's mid-90's Sci-Fi gem starring Charlie Sheen, is a modest and slightly underrated (only *slightly *, mind you) alien-invasion story with a couple of imaginative ideas and likable acting performances, but overall forgettable due to a lack of action and distinctive style. The plot is better than you expect it to be, but director David Schmoeller ("Tourist Trap", "The Puppet Master") obviously didn't have the required budgetary means to properly execute the neat ideas. The film opens with a meteor crash-landing in Max Page's backyard on the night of his 73rd birthday-celebration. The next day, an extraterrestrial parasite takes possession of Max' body and nearly causes him to die in the hospital. He survives and, moreover even, Max rejuvenates and develops an incontrollable appetite for Oestrogen-laden female blood. Cut to several weeks later, when the younger and handsome version of Max left his home to travel to San Diego in search for the beautiful young nurse who treated him in the hospital. He leaves an easy to follow trial of female corpses, but still FBI agent Mills (John Saxon!) doesn't know how to stop him. "The Arrival" is a slow-moving and unspectacular film, especially since there aren't any kind of special and/or make-up effects. Max rejuvenates in three major phases and he devours practically all of his victims off-screen. The wannabe melodramatic sub plot (the impossible romance between the nurse and alienated old guy) is pitiable instead of moving and the script also suffers from illogicalness and totally implausible details. For example, the FBI acknowledges the involvement of an alien life form, yet there are simply two men chasing Max. Sure, one of them is John Saxon and he's the equivalent of an entirely army, but still... Shouldn't the FBI give a little more priority to such a case? Speaking of Saxon, he gives away another solid performance and receives adequate feedback from a largely unknown cast. The undeniable highlights of "The Arrival" are a couple of irrelevant (and perhaps even misplaced) humorous cameo appearances of respectable B-movie faces. Michael J. Pollard briefly stars as a simple-minded caretaker, Stuart Gordon (director of "Re-Animator" and "From Beyond") plays a biker and Carolyn Purdy-Gordon (Stuart Gordon's wife) steals the show as drunken customer in a liquor store.
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    • Jun 2, 2008

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Unwelcomed
    • Filming locations
      • Fallbrook, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Del Mar Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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