The Beast Within
1982 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 5.5 · 30% critics
After a traumatic attack years earlier, a family returns to a remote Southern town when their teenage son develops a disturbing illness and violent urges. As they search for answers, buried local secrets and a grotesque transformation push the story into grim creature-feature territory.
Based on The Beast Within
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-02-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 30/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (125 votes)
About
If you enjoy grimy early-80s creature horror with gore, odd mystery, and cult-movie energy like Pumpkinhead or Evilspeak, this may click; Not for you if you want polished scares, tight plotting, or serious drama.
Pros: creepy Southern atmosphere; memorable transformation effects; trashy B-movie fun | Cons: messy story; hokey acting; uneven pacing
Themes
- mutation
- psychotronic
Cast & crew
Ronny Cox
as Eli MacCleary
Bibi Besch
as Caroline MacCleary
Paul Clemens
as Michael MacCleary
R.G. Armstrong
as Doc Schoonmaker
L.Q. Jones
as Sheriff Pool
Don Gordon
as Judge Curwin
Katherine Moffat
as Amanda Platt
Logan Ramsey
as Edwin Curwin
- JJ
John Dennis Johnston
as Horace Platt
Ron Soble
as Tom Laws
Directed by Philippe Mora