The Terror Within

"It Wants To Get Out!"

1989 1h 30m EN

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★4.5TMDB · 69★4.7IMDB · 2,516

HorrorScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Experiments in biological warfare have destroyed all but a few remnants of the human race. Alone in a lab, eight students work feverishly to create a vaccine before they are forced outside in search for food. It is then that the surviving scientists discover creatures mutated by the plague. Now they prepare to do battle against their worst fear: The Terror Within.

“It Wants To Get Out!”

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Cast

George Kennedy
Hal
Andrew Stevens
David
Starr Andreeff
Sue
Terri Treas
Linda
John Lafayette
Andre
Tommy Hinkley
Neil
Yvonne Saa
Karen
Joseph Hardin
Michael

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thierry Notz
Writers: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Terror Within Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Thierry Notz, shot by Rohn Schmidt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Brent A. Schoenfeld shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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George Kennedy and Andrew Stevens and Starr Andreeff carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It Wants To Get Out!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Thierry Notz directs. Rohn Schmidt behind the camera. Brent A. Schoenfeld cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Terror Within Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Thierry Notz, shot by Rohn Schmidt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Brent A. Schoenfeld shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7George Kennedy and Andrew Stevens and Starr Andreeff carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It Wants To Get Out!".
9IMDB entry: tt0096246 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "biological weapon", "monster", "mutant", "post-apocalyptic future".