Crew of an undersea mining platform falls prey to mysterious and dangerous parasite. The parasite has the ability to affect people's minds, so survivors can't be certain who is safe and who...
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Title: The Alien Within (TV Movie 1995)
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| Roddy McDowall | ... | Dr. Henry Lazarus | |
| Alex Hyde-White | ... | Jedidiah Pickett | |
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Melanie Shatner | ... | Catherine Harding |
| Don Stroud | ... | Louis | |
| Rodger Halston | ... | Wyatt | |
| Emile B. Levisetti | ... | Brill (as Emile Levisetti) | |
| Richard Biggs | ... | Hawkes | |
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Sha-Ri Pendleton | ... | Fife |
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Miro Polo | ... | Russian Officer |
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Tim Trevan | ... | Russian Boy |
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Crew of an undersea mining platform falls prey to mysterious and dangerous parasite. The parasite has the ability to affect people's minds, so survivors can't be certain who is safe and who is infected. Written by Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
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burned with flamethrower | flamethrower | sea | underwater installation | naked fight |Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, brief language and nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Shot in eighteen days. See more »Goofs
In the second to last scene with the flamethrowers there is a shot of a fire extinguisher putting out the flaming stuntman on the ground in the middle of shots of the standing stuntman being sprayed by the flamethrowers. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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If you have never heard of John Carpenter then you might enjoy this. This is a near shameless, word for word ripoff of his 1982 remake of The Thing. Those of you who have seen the 1950 version of this movie might consider yourselves purists, but Carpenter remains most true to the original story by John w Cambell Jr, "Who Goes There"(1938).
While John Carpenter has admittedly put out a lot of crap, "The Thing" remains one of my top 10 horror movies and still stands the test of time. Enjoy this remake for it's schlock, but appreciate the truest version of this story. Sleep should come hard to those that watch "The Thing" alone.