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Director
  
George P. Cosmatos

Initial DVD release
  
August 5, 2003

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Horror

Budget
  
4 million USD

Country
  
United States Canada

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Release date
  
November 24, 1983 (USA)

Based on
  
The Visitor  by Chauncey G. Parker III

Writer
  
Chauncey G. Parker III (novel), Brian Taggert (screenplay)

Cast
  
Peter Weller
(Bart Hughes),
Jennifer Dale
(Lorrie Wells),
Lawrence Dane
(Eliot Riverton),
Kenneth Welsh
(James Hall),
Louis Del Grande
(Clete),
Shannon Tweed
(Meg Hughes)

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,
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,
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,
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,
Straight Outta Compton
,
Don't Go in the House

Tagline
  
Two forces have claimed the house. Only one will survive.

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Of Unknown Origin is a 1983 Canadian-American horror film directed by George P. Cosmatos and starring Peter Weller. It was written by Brian Taggert and 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.

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Synopsis

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Mild-mannered everyman Bart Hughes has a great life in New York City. 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 becomes obsessed with it and eventually starts losing his mind while trying to kill the creature, destroying most of his house in the process.

Cast

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

    • Critical reception

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


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    References

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