Mind Ripper (1995)

Government scientists attempt to reanimate a corpse they found in the desert, but end up inadvertently creating a monster.

Director:

Joe Gayton

Writers:

Jonathan Craven, Phil Mittleman

Stars:

Lance Henriksen, Claire Stansfield, John Diehl

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lance Henriksen	...	Stockton
Claire Stansfield	...	Joanne
John Diehl	...	Alex
Natasha Gregson Wagner	...	Wendy (as Natasha Wagner)
Gregory Sporleder	...	Rob
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Scott
Dan Blom	...	Thor
Adam Solomon	...	Mark
John Apicella	...	Larry
Peter Shepherd	...	Frank

Storyline

A top secret experiment intended to produce a superhuman has gone terribly wrong. Now the creators, trapped in a remote desert outpost, are being pursued ruthlessly by their creation. With the door sealed from within, there is no way out.

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Plot Keywords:

breaking someone's neck | gore | helicopter | female rear nudity | shower | 

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Taglines:

The Government Created Him. Now They Must Destroy Him.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sci-fi gore and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

First movie to be shot in Bulgaria in the aftermath of the previous government's collapse.

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Goofs

Before Rob leaves Joanne with the shotgun, he racks his pistol and then decocks the hammer, which should leave a round in the chamber. After reaching the top of the ladder, he pulls the pistol out of his pocket and racks it again. This would have ejected the unused round needlessly.

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Quotes

Joanne: Great! What do we do now?
Rob: Let's call Oprah. Hell, I don't know.

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Alternate Versions

German TV-Version was cut for violence and gore. 18-rated Rental-Video is also cut.

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Connections

Featured in 31 Days of Horror: Wes Craven Presents The Hills Have Lies (2019)

User Reviews

The Hills have Eyesore

Sigh…the stupid government once again attempted to create an inexhaustible and indestructible soldier, and of course the experiments went terribly wrong, burdening us with a half man-half mutant who pukes an awful lot and squeaks like a little girl whenever he's upset. Lance Henriksen stars as the honest scientist who immediately quit the experiment upon hearing it was a military project, but he returns (bringing the whole family with him) when he finds out his beloved guinea pig has gone on a killing spree. "Mind Ripper" certainly is a watchable horror movie, but it's very unoriginal and features pretty much every lame cliché you can think off (including the estranged father/rebellious teenage son sub plot...yawn). The characters are like wooden puppets, the dumbest things are being said and done and there's a completely pointless dream-sequence...coming from the monster!!! There's a handful of interesting gory scenes to enjoy and some of the isolated desert-locations are effectively eerie. Lance Henriksen is adequate as always, even though this is yet another inferior production he stars, and Giovanni Ribisi surely deserved a better motion picture to make his debut in. For some reason, this anonymous 90's thriller is also known as "The Hills Have Eyes part 3". Is it because it handles about members of the same family being terrorized in the desert? Is it because Wes Craven was once again involved, as a producer this time? Or maybe it's because the monster gets bald near the end like the freaky Michael Berryman in the 1977 original? Who knows...Who cares? Wes Craven probably financed this project because his son co-wrote the script and it's always moving to discover that your offspring is equally untalented as you are. Not recommended!

Details

Country:

USA UK Canada Bulgaria

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hills Have Eyes Part 3

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Outpost Productions, The Kushner-Locke Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1