5.6
Summary
A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty natural tendencies force him to make jambalaya out of the locals.
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- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Adults
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- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
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Cast
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Ronny CoxEli MacCleary
Bibi BeschCaroline MacCleary
Paul ClemensMichael MacCleary
R.G. ArmstrongDoc Schoonmaker
L.Q. JonesSheriff Pool
Don GordonJudge Curwin
Katherine MoffatAmanda Platt
Logan RamseyEdwin Curwin
John Dennis JohnstonHorace Platt
Ron SobleTom Laws
Luke AskewDexter Ward
Meshach TaylorDeputy Herbert
Crew
- Directed by
- Philippe Mora
- Written by
- Tom Holland
- Produced by
- Gabriel Katzka, Harvey Bernhard
- Music by
- Les Baxter
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Facts
February 12, 1982 · 1 h 38 min · R
- Released
- February 12, 1982
- Runtime
- 1 h 38 min
- Age rating
- R
- Content
- Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery
- Genres
- Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Box office
- $8 million
- Available in
- 60 countries
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Questions about The Beast Within
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is The Beast Within worth watching?
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 38 (IMDb 5.6, Rotten Tomatoes 17%, and Metacritic 42). Audiences rate it higher (44 out of 100) than critics (30).
Will The Beast Within scare me?
Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 9 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 8 of 10).
Will I feel good after watching The Beast Within?
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 3 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.