Of Unknown Origin

Of Unknown Origin
Directed by	George P. Cosmatos
Produced by	Pierre David Claude Heroux
Written by	Brian Taggert
Based on	The Visitor by Chauncey G. Parker III
Starring	Peter Weller Louis Del Grande Kenneth Welsh Shannon Tweed
Music by	Kenneth Wannberg
Cinematography	Rene Verzier
Editing by	Roberto Silvo
Distributed by	Warner Brothers Pictures
Release date(s)	November 24, 1983 (USA)
Running time	88 min.
Country	United States Canada
Language	English
Budget	$4,000,000
Box office	$1,080,470 (USA)

Of Unknown Origin is a 1983 film directed by George P. Cosmatos. The film was written by Brian Taggert, 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. The film won two awards at the Paris Film Festival.

Plot

Mild-mannered everyman Bart Hughes has a great life in New York. 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 starts going crazy trying to kill the creature, destroying most of his house in the process.

Principal cast

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

Critical reception

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

“

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.

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External links

• Of Unknown Origin at the Internet Movie Database
• Of Unknown Origin at AllRovi