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Small town, big crazy — what if your neighbors suddenly had zero impulse control?
TMDB
52
IMDb
59
Rotten Tomatoes
50
Audience Score
32
Google
89

Impulse (1984)

paranoidsleazyunhinged

Overview

HorrorScience FictionThrillerMystery

After a small earthquake in a tiny, quiet town, local citizens start to exhibit bizarre, violent and self-destructive behaviour.

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Content warning
repressed desireconformity vs chaossuburban rotloss of identity

Standout Aspects

Acting

Meg Tilly's unraveling is genuinely unhinged.

Practical Effects

Gooey, grimy effects that CGI could never replicate.

Best for:Solo: Late night, lights off, no witnesses to your reactions.·Date Night: Test if they can handle weird '80s sleaze.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Uncomfortable motel sleaze and aggressive come-ons.·Disturbing: Sudden self-destructive acts played for horror.
G

Director

Graham Baker

ReleasedSep 28, 1984
Runtime1h 31m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Budget$10M·Revenue$2.8M
20th Century Fox
ABC Motion Pictures

Top Cast

Tim Matheson

Tim Matheson

Stuart

Meg Tilly

Meg Tilly

Jennifer

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Dr. Carr

John Karlen

John Karlen

Bob Russell

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Eddie

Claude Earl Jones

Claude Earl Jones

Sheriff

Peter Jason

Peter Jason

Man in Truck

Allan Graf

Allan Graf

Deputy

Anne Haney

Anne Haney

Mrs. Piersall

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was Graham Baker's directorial debut after years in British TV; he later made Alien Nation.

Cultural

Part of a weird 1984 wave of 'suburban breakdown' horror alongside C.H.U.D. and Night of the Comet.

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Impulse - Vítimas do Desconhecido (1984)

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