Summary
A student moves into a run-down building in New York City. His bizarre neighbors make a concoction in their apartment they call wine, but when he takes some of it, he turns into a deformed, murderous monster.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 56GoodWatch 54
Audience score60%
IMDb5.2
Running time
1 h 21 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −14 min on the typical 95
typical 9581Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 129 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+119Released
1988
May 13, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
HorrorDramaFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesIntense
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Gregory Lamberson Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Production · 1
- Mark J. Makowski Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Peter Clark Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Briton J. Petrucelly Editor
Sound · 1
- Robert Tomaro Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Bonnie J. Brinkley Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Ivy Rosovsky Costume Design
- Dan Frye Makeup Artist
- Scott Coulter Makeup Artist
- Tom Lauten Makeup Artist
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