When the teenagers in a small Illinois town start getting murdered, the police chief makes a connection to the mysterious scientific experiments being done at the local university and must stop them before his own son is dragged into the deadly scheme.
Practical Effects
DIY mind-control headgear that looks dangerously homemade.
Direction
Laughlin's New Zealand crew fakes Illinois with charming conviction.
Score
Tangerine Dream's synth pulse elevates every stalking scene.
Director
Michael Laughlin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in New Zealand as part of a failed attempt to jumpstart a Kiwi film industry, with imported American actors and local crew.
Released as Dead Kids in the US because distributors thought 'Strange Behavior' sounded too tame for slasher audiences.
NZ
AU
