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Endangered Species (1982)

Endangered Species poster
Directed by
Alan Rudolph
Genre
science fiction film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
R
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former New York City police officer moves to a small Colorado town. He teams up with the new sheriff to investigate strange cattle mutilations that may involve something beyond ordinary crime.

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What happens

Endangered Species is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed and co-written by Alan Rudolph, and starring Robert Urich, JoBeth Williams, Peter Coyote, and Hoyt Axton. It follows a former New York City police officer (Urich) who relocates to a rural Colorado town, where a newly appointed sheriff (Williams) is investigating a series of bizarre cattle mutilations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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