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4.9Toxic 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.
Released: 1983-11-1881 minDir: Jackie KongHorror, Science Fiction
Cast
- Martin Landau as Garson Jones
- Marianne Gordon as Laurie
- Bill Osco as Detective Mortimer Lutz
- José Ferrer as Mayor Gordon Lane
- Dorothy Malone as Marge Smith
- Ruth Buzzi as Virginia Lane
Themes
- monster
- mutant
- idaho
- easter
- slasher
- woman director
- absurd
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- Duration
- 82
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- publication date
- 1983-01-01
- title
- The Being
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1980s exploitation films1980s monster movies1980s science fiction horror films1981 American films1981 directorial debut films1981 English-language films1981 films1981 horror films1981 science fiction filmsAmerican exploitation filmsAmerican monster moviesAmerican science fiction horror filmsEnglish-language science fiction horror filmsFilms about missing peopleFilms about nuclear accidentsFilms directed by Jackie KongFilms set in IdahoFilms shot in IdahoRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release date