The Deadly Spawn (1983)
- Directed by
- Douglas McKeown
- Genre
- horror film, science fiction film, monster film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 107 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A meteor brings a meat-eating alien to earth. It hides in a house basement and grows larger. A boy who loves monster movies and other people try to survive the alien and its babies.
low-budgetcreepysuspensefulgorycampyold-schoolfast-pacednocturnal
What happens
The Deadly Spawn is a 1983 American science fiction horror film written and directed by Douglas McKeown, and produced by Ted A. Bohus. The film's plot centers on a meteor that lands on Earth, which unleashes a carnivorous alien that finds refuge in the basement of a house. As it grows larger, a young monster movie fan named Charles (Charles George Hildebrant) and group of others try to survive against the creature and its offspring. The Deadly Spawn was shot in New Jersey on 16 mm film. The house in which the majority of the film takes place belonged to illustrator Tim Hildebrandt, who also served as an executive producer on the film. John Dods served as associate producer and special effects director; the effects work involved wire-controlled rubber puppets. Upon its release, in some territories, the film's title was changed to Return of the Aliens: The Deadly Spawn or The Return of the Alien's Deadly Spawn in an attempt to capitalize on the worldwide success of the 1979 film Alien. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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