Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
Format: Color
Label: Trans World Entertainment #10058
Manufacturer: Trans World Entertainment #10058
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Trans World Entertainment #10058
Running Time: 91
Studio: Trans World Entertainment #10058

This made-for-TV Alien clone is set entirely on an offshore oil platform, whose drilling crew inadvertently penetrates a pocket of dormant prehistoric eggs -- as well as the nest's very active, toothy guardian. The slithering little beastie takes up hiding aboard the rig and puts the bite on several crew members, who become infected with a malevolent virus. One such carrier rapes a female driller, who soon gives birth to a bipedal reptile-man (bearing a more than passing resemblance to H.R. Giger's Alien designs). Excellent production values and some effective shocks......Cast: Chad Everett, Joseph Bottoms, Lynda Mason Green, Mickey Gilbert, Jennifer Warren, Rockne Tarkington.....1981.....91 Minutes.....Not Rated

Customer Rating:
Summary: Tired of the "clone" tag
Comment: I am getting tired of seeing the "clone of alien" on every single thing I read about this movie. It does take alot from the Alien film, there is no way to get around that. It does a few things Alien does not, and Alien does ALOT more that this movie doesn't. But the main points, Isolation, beast going through life stages, and a snake alien like creature are really the only things that they have in common. More of a tribute than a rip-off, because the movie was still done very well. Alien is my favorite movie of all time, and this film is in my top 10. If you are a fan of the Alien films, give this movie a FAIR shot and don't get angry when things seem to be following a similar scheme. This was a Made for TV movie (no idea what network aired it) and then hit video. So if you manage to track a copy down it has that good ole, 80's horror rental feel that comes with the "golden age" of horror. In one review I noticed someone called it a predator clone! Well this movie pre-dates that by 5 years, so try again. Or just stick with "alien clone". In my life I have collected over 1600 horror films(only horror and horror/sci-fi) and seen more than I have collected. This movie is STILL in my top 10. Try it out.

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