1981 · 1h 43m · Horror, Sci-Fi
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Directed byDavid Cronenberg
TMDB
6.7
1.44K votes
Metacritic
60
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Rotten Tomatoes
70%
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US release Jan 14, 1981 by Canadian Film Development Corporation and Filmplan International
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Critics (Metacritic)60
Audience (TMDB x 10)67
Audiences liked it more than critics did, by 7 points.
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Cast
- Stephen LackCameron Vale
- Jennifer O'NeillKim Obrist
- Michael IronsideDarryl Revok
- Patrick McGoohanDr. Paul Ruth
- Lawrence DaneBraedon Keller
- Robert A. SilvermanBenjamin Pierce
- Lee BrokerSecurity One
- Mavor MooreTrevellyan
- Adam LudwigArno Crostic
- Murray CruchleyProgrammer 1
- Fred DöderleinDieter Tautz
- Géza KovácsKiller in Record Store
Full cast (49)
- Sonny ForbesKiller in Attic
- Jérôme TiberghienKiller in Attic
- Denis LacroixKiller in Barn
- Elizabeth MudryKiller in Barn
- Victor DésyDr. Gatineau
- Louis Del GrandeFirst Scanner
- Anthony SherwoodScanner in Attic
- Ken UmlandScanner in Attic
- Anne AnglinScanner in Attic
- Jock BrandisScanner in Attic
- Jack MessingerScanner at Door
- Victor KnightDr. Frane
- Karen FullertonPregnant Girl
- Margaret GadboisWoman in Mall
- Terrance P. CoadySecurity 1 Car Passenger
- Steve MichaelsSecurity 1 Car Driver
- Malcolm NelthorpeSecurity 2 Car Driver
- Nicholas KilbertusSecurity 2 Car Partner
- Don BuchsbaumLarge Man in Mall
- Roland NincheriLarge Man in Mall
- Kimberly McKeeverHallucinating Guard
- Robert BoydHallucinating Guard
- Graham BatchelorYoga Technician
- Dean HagopianProgrammer 2
- Alex StevensProgrammer 3
- Neil AffleckStudent
- John BrasingtonHazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
- Chris BrittonHazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
- Jack CanonHazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
- Richard Chapman Jr.Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
- Leon HerbertHazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
- William HopeHazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
- Thomas KovacsBoyfriend (uncredited)
- Michael MaloleyDoctor in Hall (uncredited)
- Ian McQueScanner / Security Guard (uncredited)
- Chuck ShamataTony (uncredited)
- Sam StoneSecurity Guard (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- David Cronenberg
- Writer
- David Cronenberg
- Music
- Howard Shore
- Cinematography
- Mark Irwin
- Editing
- Ronald Sanders
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