The Alien Within
Appearance
(Redirected from Unknown Origin)
The Alien Within | |
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Directed by | Scott P. Levy |
Written by | Alex Simon |
Story by | Rob Kerchner |
Produced by | Mike Elliott executive Roger Corman |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Mike Mickens |
Edited by | John Bergstrasser |
Music by | Christopher Lennertz |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $4 million[1] |
The Alien Within is a 1995 horror science fiction film directed by Scott P. Levy and starring Roddy McDowall, Alex Hyde-White, Melanie Shatner, Don Stroud, and Richard Biggs. It was also known as Unknown Origin.
Plot
[edit]At a future (2020) underwater mining platform, an alien parasite, dubbed the "vampire bug," [2] plagues the crew of the platform.[3]
Production
[edit]Produced by Roger Corman as part of Roger Corman Presents.[4]
Reception
[edit]Creature Feature gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars. It found the movie to be a mixture of Trancers, Alien (film), The Abyss and The Thing (1982 film). It praised the script by Alex Simon for keeping the movie interesting. It was not as enamored with Scott Levy's direction.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Eby, Douglas (August 1995). "Of Unknown Origin". Visions. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "The Alien within".
- ^ Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd edition.
- ^ Grimes, William (July 9, 1995). "Yikes! Roger Corman Is Back, Still". The New York Times. p. 4.
- ^ Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition
External links
[edit]- The Alien Within at IMDb
- The Alien Within at Letter Box
- The Alien Within at Reelzchannel.com
Categories:
- 1995 films
- 1995 horror films
- 1990s science fiction horror films
- American science fiction horror films
- American science fiction television films
- American horror television films
- Films scored by Christopher Lennertz
- Films directed by Scott P. Levy
- 1990s English-language films
- 1990s American films
- 1995 science fiction films
- English-language science fiction horror films
- Science fiction horror film stubs
- American horror television film stubs