Worth catching if you're a hardcore Argento fan. Otherwise, pass.
Phenomena (1985)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:10
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Released in the US in heavily edited form as CREEPERS in 1986, Italian horror master Dario Argento's masterpiece manages to be involving and interesting while providing a steady stream of funhouse... Released in the US in heavily edited form as CREEPERS in 1986, Italian horror master Dario Argento's masterpiece manages to be involving and interesting while providing a steady stream of funhouse style shocks. Jennifer Corvino (Connelly) is attending a Swiss boarding school for girls when she discovers she is able to communicate telepathically with insects. When a serial killer begins murdering students, bug specialist Dr. McGregor (Pleasance) must help her use her powers to find the killer. With a soundtrack featuring Motorhead and Iron Maiden making the experience ever more disorienting, you won't know where Argento is taking you next. Check the run time, as many different versions exist (the 110 minute version is the most complete). [More]
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence, Daria Nicolodi, Patrick Bauchau
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence, Daria Nicolodi, Patrick Bauchau, Fiore Argento
Director: Dario Argento
Director: Dario Argento
Reviews for Phenomena
If the Devil is the Lord of the Flies, what does that make Jennifer Connelly as a disturbed teenager who can telepathically communicate with the buzzing buggers?
Phenomena (a.k.a. Creepers) provides what is alternately Argento's most batty and spiritual landscape.
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