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词条 Of Unknown Origin
释义

  1. Synopsis

  2. Cast

  3. Critical reception

  4. Home Video

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

{{Infobox film
| name = Of Unknown Origin
| image = Of Unknown Origin.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = George P. Cosmatos
| producer = Pierre David
Claude Heroux
| writer = Brian Taggert
| based on = {{based on|The Visitor|Chauncey G. Parker III}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
  • Peter Weller
  • Jennifer Dale
  • Lawrence Dane
  • Kenneth Welsh
  • Louis Del Grande

}}
| music = Kenneth Wannberg
| cinematography = Rene Verzier
| editing = Roberto Silvo
| studio = Warner Bros.
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Famous Players Limited
Les Productions Mutuelles
| distributor = Warner Bros.
| released = November 24, 1983 (USA)
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = Canada
United States
| language = English
| budget = $4,000,000
| gross = $1,080,470 (USA)
| image_size =
}}Of Unknown Origin is a 1983 Canadian-American horror film directed by George P. Cosmatos and starring Peter Weller. It was written by Brian Taggert and based on the novel The Visitor by Chauncey G. Parker III. It was filmed on location in Montreal, Quebec but set in New York City.[1] The film won two awards at the Paris Film Festival.[2]

Synopsis

Mild-mannered everyman Bart Hughes has a great life in New York City. When his wife and child leave for a vacation, Bart stays behind to work on a project that should get him a promotion. Some sort of rodent in his basement starts to bother him and consumes his time. Bart becomes obsessed with it and eventually starts losing his mind while trying to kill the creature, destroying most of his house in the process.

Cast

  • Peter Weller as Bart Hughes
  • Jennifer Dale as Lorrie Wells
  • Aimée Castle as Birthday
  • Kenneth Welsh as James Hall
  • Louis Del Grande as Clete
  • Shannon Tweed as Meg Hughes
  • Keith Knight as Hardware
  • Maury Chaykin as Dan Errol

Critical reception

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Vincent Canby of The New York Times had nothing but disdain for the movie, but lightly praised Weller's performance and opens his review:

{{cquote |Peter Weller, one of our best young stage and screen actors, is not at all bad in a rather terrible, Canadian suspense-horror film mysteriously titled Of Unknown Origin.[3]}}

Home Video

Warner Bros. released the film on VHS and DVD.

Scream Factory released the film on Blu-ray for the first time on May 22, 2018 featuring a new 2K scan from an interpositive element.[4]

See also

  • List of films featuring home invasions

References

1. ^https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086036/locations
2. ^{{IMDb title|86036|section=awards}}
3. ^{{cite web|last=Canby |first=Vincent |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9E04E4D7123BF937A15752C1A965948260 |title=Movie Review - Of Unknown Origin - 'UNKNOWN ORIGIN' - NYTimes.com |publisher=Movies.nytimes.com |date=1983-11-24 |accessdate=2012-09-19}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/of-unknown-origin?product_id=6697?s=&Movie=19664|publisher=Shout! Factory|title=Of Unknown Origin}}

External links

  • {{IMDb title|0086036}}
  • {{Rotten-tomatoes|of_unknown_origin}}
  • {{amg movie|35986}}
  • {{Mojo title|ofunknownorigin}}
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