The Deadly Spawn

Starring:Charles George Hildebrandt, Tom DeFranco, Richard Lee Porter, Jean Tafler, Karen Tighe, James Brewster, Elissa Neil, Ethel Michelson, John Schmerling, Judith Mayes, Andrew Michaels, John Arndt, Diane Stevens, Darlene Kenley, Madeline Charanis, Jack Piccuro, Ted A. Bohus, Robert Bohus, William Sorgi, Michael Mastrobaltista
Director: Douglas McKeown
Studio: Synapse Films
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description

A group of campers stumble upon the remnants of a meteorite and discover some fanged, worm-like creatures have hitched a ride to Earth. After the "camper" appetizer, the alien spawn take refuge in the basement of an isolated house and get ready for the main course! With the people in the house now becoming the entrees of an intergalactic monster buffet, a group of teenagers, led by a small boy, decide to take this matter into their own hands to stop the aliens from reproducing and rid the world of THE DEADLY SPAWN once and for all!

Featuring classic creature designs and gory special effects by John Dods (THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE, SPOOKIES, "MONSTERS" TV Series), THE DEADLY SPAWN has been totally re-mastered from the original 16mm camera negatives. With extra materials compiled from the personal collections of the cast and crew, THE DEADLY SPAWN can finally invade your home theatre in the best version ever! Just try not to put this DVD in the basement you might be surprised what you find down there.

Description

A group of campers stumble upon the remnants of a meteorite and discover some fanged, worm-like creatures have hitched a ride to Earth. After the "camper" appetizer, the alien spawn take refuge in the basement of an isolated house… and get ready for the main course! With the people in the house now becoming the entrees of an intergalactic monster buffet, a group of teenagers, led by a small boy, decide to take this matter into their own hands… to stop the aliens from reproducing and rid the world of THE DEADLY SPAWN once and for all!

Customer Reviews:

An original creature..........2007-02-02

This is truly on of the most original sci-fi creatures I have ever seen. The movie is about a meteor that crashes on earth. Some people discover it and in it is a living creature. The creature begins to multiply in numbers and size upon eating its favorite meal--humans. Very cool little flick with plenty of gore, interesting story, excellent creatures. Check it out, it is a worthy addition to your sci-fi/horror library. I don't want to ruin anymore of the story so go on and get it...you will not regret it.

best sci flick ever.......2007-01-20

Awesome effects, creepy aliens, loads of gore, awesome story. What more do you want in an Alien horror movie. One of my favorites of all time!! Im not going to ruin any of the movie so thats all I will say, see it!

Very strange.......2006-12-27

I've just watched this movie and to be honest, I don't know what to make of it. It's very weird, even by the standards of things I usually watch. Still, I didn't fell like it was a waste of time and I was in a bad mood to begin with, so taking that into consideration, overall I think I should give it a positive score.

Anyway, the movie mostly takes place inside of a house. It has more preliminary victims than most horror movies before they introduce the main cast. The house is invaded by fish/tadpole-like aliens, and a larger alien that has three mouths and two very frail limbs, but somehow manages to break down doors.

Damn, I've been staring at the screen for a few minutes now, and I don't really know what else to say. I guess that's it.

cheap (convincing) SFX, good acting and one hell of an ugly monster!.......2006-11-06

Let me start by saying that this movie has been through one hell of a history, along with Last House on Dead End Street (even less budget, around 800-3000). Douglas Mckeown was smart enough to direct a movie with a few close friends and it became a HUGE hit after 23 years!. The characters live out their normal lives when the ultimate alien is living in their basement, unaware that they're being devoured one by one. Pete is the science geek, Ellen is the love interest (Hint: noone is safe!), Frankie is Pete's best friend, not very good on science, Kathy is a friend of theirs (famous line of the movie is said by her) and Charles, the horror fan. The main title music always gets my spine tingling, it's very chilling for a horror movie (Another Hint: Hollywood don't know how to make great composers). The reason why this movie is successful being a cult hit is because you can believe the situation they're in, they don't know anything about it until the last 25 minutes. It was only shot on 20,000 budget and the special effects are amazing (that's what all the money went to!) Heads dropping off, little Spawns swimming (they have their own personality, subtle hint), faces being ripped off and that's just the tip of the iceberg on the effects used. So, if you want some cheap entertainment thatwill give you the creeps, go for this title, you'll not be disappointed.

Rated R18+ for Aussies for Violence, Gore, Nudity and Coarse Language

Not much to recommend it other than the monsters, but they're enough........2006-04-19

Not much to say here. Yes, this is a very low-budget film, even by low-budget standards. Though this does hurt the film technically, the bigger concern comes in terms of the action i.e. it's a helluva a lot cheaper and faster to just shoot people standing around and talking than actually having anything happen. The performances are amateurish, but likable enough for the material, but there just isn't anything there. As usual, I never got terribly bored of the filler, but I got a bit antsy for sure, and in the end there just isn't as much alien action as their should be. Still, what there is makes it all worth it. The head alien-beast is pretty damn cool, I must admit. A much classier design than I'd have expected for a film this cheap. And the little baby eel spawn things, well they're just adorable. I don't often use that word, but it's the only one that'll do. The film is indeed quite gruesome, and though the execution is lacking, they make up for it in heart and volume. But again, all the standing around and talking and lame AP Biology speak is fairly pointless, but it's worth the wait.

Worth a rental, anyway.

Grade: C+

Average customer rating:

An original creature...
best sci flick ever
Very strange
cheap (convincing) SFX, good acting and one hell of an ugly monster!
Not much to recommend it other than the monsters, but they're enough.

Return of the Alien's Deadly Spawn
Starring: Charles George Hildebrandt , Tom DeFranco , Richard Lee Porter , Jean Tafler , and Karen Tighe
Director: Douglas McKeown
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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