The Deadly Spawn (1983)
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53% of users liked it
(2,075 ratings)
A meteorite crashes to earth during a torrential thunderstorm, bringing with it a slimy, three-headed alien beast that craves human meat and gives birth to hundreds of eel-like spawn. The monster takes up residence in the basement of a family home, devouring the parents without anyone else's… More A meteorite crashes to earth during a torrential thunderstorm, bringing with it a slimy, three-headed alien beast that craves human meat and gives birth to hundreds of eel-like spawn. The monster takes up residence in the basement of a family home, devouring the parents without anyone else's knowledge. The oldest son Pete (Michael Robert Coleman) is a science major in college, and his younger brother Charles (Charles George Hildebrandt) is a horror movie fanatic who loves to dress up like his favorite monsters and scare his visiting aunt and uncle. When an electrician arrives to check the fuse box, Charles follows him into the basement in costume for a little fun, but instead discovers the hideous alien and what's left of his mother's corpse. Meanwhile, two of Pete's friends come over for a study session, bringing along the remains of a dead alien spawn that they found on the side of the road. Baffled, they dissect it in an effort to establish its origin, but it seems to defy everything they've ever been taught in class. Their intellectual curiosity is abandoned when they find Pete's uncle being eaten by a swarm of alien spawn, and from there on it's a fight for survival against the monster. ~ Fred Beldin, Rovi
- Directed By
- Douglas McKeown
- Written By
- Ted A. Bohus, John Dods
- Genres
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 22, 1983 Limited
- Studio
- 21st Century Film Corporation
Critic Reviews
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Russell Lewin, SFX Magazine
Simple, slow and cheap, yes, but fondly thought of - and not without some justification.
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Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
I know, it's all in the name of B-movie fun, yet it's difficult to get into an enterprise that appears to fall asleep on occasion, doing extraordinarily little with a promising concept.
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Cast
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Tom De Franco
as Tom
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Charles George Hildebrandt
as Charles
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Richard Lee Porter
as Frankie
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Jean Tafler
as Ellen
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Karen Tighe
as Kathy
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Ethel Michelson
as Aunt Millie
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James Brewster Thompson
as Sam
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Judith Mayes
as Bunny
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Andrew Michaels
as Camper #1
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Ted A. Bohus
as Medic
- Tom DeFranco
- Elissa Neil
- John Schmerling
