A couple agree to have their deceased son cloned under the supervision of an enigmatic doctor, but bizarre things start to happen years after his rebirth.
Acting
Cameron Bright: the creepiest child actor of the 2000s. Period.
Practical Effects
Practical nightmare sequences that genuinely unsettle before CGI took over.
Director
Nick Hamm
Greg Kinnear
Paul Duncan
Rebecca Romijn
Jessie Duncan
Robert De Niro
Richard Wells
Cameron Bright
Adam Duncan
Zoie Palmer
Susan Pierce
Munro Chambers
Max Shaw
Marcia Bennett
Principal Hersch
Jake Simons
Dan Sandler
Devon Bostick
Zachary Clark Wells
Melanie Tonello
St. Pius Student
Merwin Mondesir
Maurice, Young Thug
Sava Drayton
Young Thug #2
Elle Downs
Clara Sandler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of the first films to explore human cloning after Dolly the sheep, making it oddly prescient despite the schlock. The science is nonsense but the paranoia is vintage 2004.
De Niro took this role during his 'paycheck era' between Meet the Parents sequels. He reportedly did zero research on genetics and just decided 'sinister whispering' was enough.
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