Summary
Maternity wards echo with the patter of tiny claws as more murderous baby-faced monsters are born. But rather than kill their monstrous offspring during delivery, cursed parents flee to secret incubation hideouts.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 47Audiences 39GoodWatch 46
Box office
2.0×its budget
- Budget
- $750 K
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it earned $750 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9591Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
Released
1978
May 10, 1978
48 years ago
Genres
HorrorScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 2
- Larry Cohen Director, Characters, Writer, Producer
- Reid Freeman Assistant Director
Production · 1
- William Wellman Jr. Producer
Camera · 1
- Fenton Hamilton Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Carol Oblath Editor
- Louis G. Friedman Editor
- Curtis Burch Editor
Sound · 1
- Bernard Herrmann Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Rick Baker Makeup Artist, Makeup Effects
Other crew · 1
- Greg Cannom Makeup Effects
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