Tony's father Sam, abducted by aliens three years earlier, returns to earth and seeks out his wife and son, but Rachel has since been living with Joe and the reunion is awkward. Joe doesn't trust Sam, and Rachel can't quite decide what her feelings are for her two men. Sam is not the same as when he left, and he begins affecting Tony in frightening ways.
Practical Effects
The birth scene will haunt practical effects fans forever.
Direction
Davenport commits to every unhinged choice without flinching.
Sound
Synth score that sounds like aliens composed it on broken keyboards.
Director
Harry Bromley Davenport
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maryam D'Abo later became a Bond girl in 'The Living Daylights'; apparently Xtro was her warmup for suffering on screen.
Banned as a 'video nasty' in the UK despite having nowhere near the budget of its reputation — the cheapness somehow made it more disturbing.
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