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Where can I stream The Being?
In the United States, The Being streams on Prime, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. It also streams in 6 other countries.
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Summary
Toxic waste dumping in a small Idaho town turns a young boy into horrible mutant monster. The town's police chief and a government scientist team up to stop the monster, which is quickly killing off the town's citizenry.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
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- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
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Cast
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Martin LandauGarson Jones
Marianne GordonLaurie
Bill OscoDetective Mortimer Lutz
José FerrerMayor Gordon Lane
Dorothy MaloneMarge Smith
Ruth BuzziVirginia Lane
Kinky FriedmanWillis
Kent PerkinsOfficer Dudley
Jerry MarenMonster
Richard MarcusJoe the Lab Assistant
Robin StilleGirl at Drive-In Theater (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Jackie Kong
- Written by
- Jackie Kong
- Produced by
- Bill Osco
- Music by
- Don Preston
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Facts
November 18, 1983 · 1 h 21 min · R
- Released
- November 18, 1983
- Runtime
- 1 h 21 min
- Age rating
- R
- Content
- Violence, Disturbing Imagery
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction
- Original language
- English
- Also spoken
- Spanish
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 9 countries
Q&A
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Questions about The Being
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is The Being worth watching?
37
WeakGoodWatch scoreReviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 37 (IMDb 4.4).
Will The Being scare me?
Not scaryTerrifying
Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 9 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).
Can I half-watch The Being?
Easy watchDemanding
Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 4 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it drop-in friendly.