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The Unborn (1991 film)

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The Unborn
Directed byRodman Flender
Written byJohn Brancato and Michael Ferris
Produced byRoger Corman
Rodman Flender
Starring
Music byGary Numan
Michael R. Smith
Release date
March 29, 1991
LanguageEnglish

The Unborn is a 1991 horror film produced by Roger Corman and directed by Rodman Flender. A couple cannot have children so they try in-vitro fertilization, but then strange things start happening to the mother while she is pregnant.

Plot

The story centers around a married couple. The infertile wife Virginia (Brooke Adams) and her husband Brad Marshall (Jeff Hayenga) decide to join an experimental in-vitro fertilization program developed by Dr. Richard Meyerling (James Karen). The trial succeeds, but during the pregnancy Virginia finds that something unusual is happening to the fetus. A further investigation shows that she is part of an experiment conducted by an insane doctor.

Cast

Production

Writer John D Brancato says the film was inspired by "killer mutant baby stories like It's Alive".[1]

Sequel

The film was followed by a sequel, The Unborn 2.

References

  1. ^ Chris Nashawaty, Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen and Candy Stripe Nurses - Roger Corman: King of the B Movie, Abrams, 2013 p 219