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21/08/1981 Comedy, Horror, Fantasy 1h 37m
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From the director of Animal House... a different kind of animal.

Overview

American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.

  1. John Landis

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. David Naughton

    David Kessler

  2. Jenny Agutter

    Nurse Alex Price

  3. Griffin Dunne

    Jack Goodman

  4. John Woodvine

    Dr. J.S. Hirsch

  5. Don McKillop

    Inspector Villiers

  6. Brian Glover

    Chess Player

  7. David Schofield

    Dart Player

  8. Lila Kaye

    Barmaid

  9. Rik Mayall

    Second Chess Player

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Reviews

A review by Potential Kermode
Written by Potential Kermode on 2017-02-14
**The best horror film of the eighties**

This is a gem, it really is. Alternately amusing and horrific - John Landis plays our emotions like a fiddle here. He is pulling all the strings and we are uncertain as to which string he is going to pull next.

From the eerie Yorkshire countryside of the opening scenes through David's _awful_ nightmares in hospital to amusing zombie chit chat and finally the climactic slaughter in London - this film never lets up.

How many films will you find Kermit the frog sharing a scene with throat slicing, machine gun wielding mutants dressed as Nazis?

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$10,000,000.00

Revenue
$31,973,249.00

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