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Summary
A psychotic college professor uses unwitting students as laboratory rats, injecting them with a drug that mutates them into gory killers
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 29GoodWatch 34
IMDb4.0
Audience score17%
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9596Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1992
December 16, 1992
34 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
21 of 21
John SaxonProfessor Jones
David EmgeRobert
Amy RaaschShelly O'Deane
Jeff RectorJesse Jameson
Ron AshetonMama Jones
Todd TesenAdam O'Deane- SSSean SweeneyJoel Johnson
Emile B. LevisettiHarvey (voice)- ESEdward StevensDrake Destry
- RDRobert DoleProfessor Damon
- SBSarah BarkoffLittle Girl
- EKEric KingstonBobby Jones
- NSNeil SavedesJoey Jones
- SLSuzanne LabattMoon Jones
- MZMelissa ZafaranaTracy
- JRJim RiethmillerHarold
- JLJanet LinckAndrea
James CroteauPaul- SESteven E. WilliamsHarvey (as Steve Williams)
Ken EarlMama Jones (voice)- TATina Ashley AgiusChris
Directing · 1
- Douglas Schulze Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 3
- Nathan J. White Executive Producer
- Kurt Eli Mayry Co-Producer
- David J. Dalton Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Michael Goi Director of Photography
Sound · 3
- Diana Croll Original Music Composer
- John Traynor Original Music Composer
- Jim Moore Dialogue Editor, Sound Effects
Art · 1
- Michael Kallio Props
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Jeff Wehenkel Special Effects Makeup Artist
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