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Also known as Hidden

1987 film by Jack Sholder

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The Hidden is a 1987 American science fiction action horror film directed by Jack Sholder and written by Jim Kouf. Produced by Robert Shaye and Jeffrey Klein, the movie stars Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian, and Ed O'Ross. The narrative is set in Los Angeles and focuses on terrorism and serial killers. Michael Convertino composed the score, while Jacques Haitkin served as director of photography.

New Line Cinema and Netflix distributed the film, which has a runtime of 97 minutes. It was released on October 30, 1987, and is available via video on demand. The production involved Third Elm Street Venture, Heron Communications, and Mega Entertainment. The film holds a review score of 73%, 6.9 out of 10, and 69 out of 100. It grossed 9,747,988 against a budget of 5,000,000.

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Film · TMDB

6.9

When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher determine the cause.

Released: 1987-10-3097 minDir: Jack SholderAction, Science Fiction, Horror, ThrillerBudget: $5.0MBox office: $9.7MPart of: Hidden Collection

Cast

  • Kyle MacLachlan as Lloyd Gallagher
  • Michael Nouri as Tom Beck
  • Ed O'Ross as Cliff Willis
  • Claudia Christian as Brenda Lee Van Buren
  • William Boyett as Jonathan Miller
  • Chris Mulkey as Jack DeVries

Themes

  • mind control
  • robbery
  • fbi
  • surrealism
  • heavy metal
  • human body
  • alien life-form
  • parasite
  • body horror

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Ratings

IMDb

7/10

25,638 votes

Year
1987
Runtime
97 min
Genres
Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi

via IMDb

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
serial killer
Director
Jack Sholder
Screenwriter
Jim Kouf
Cast member
William Boyett
Cinematographer
Jacques Haitkin
Narrative location
Los Angeles
Duration
96
FilmAffinity ID
196034
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1987-10-30
title
The Hidden
distributed by
Netflix
review score
69/100
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