Two directors, one Frankenstein'd movie, zero shame — the ultimate cinematic custody battle.
After having a feud with director Kenneth J. Hall, producer Fred Olen Ray hired Ted Newsom to shoot brand new footage (on video) to weave in with scenes from Hall's film Evil Spawn (1987).
Production
Frankensteined from two directors' warring visions.
Practical Effects
Gloriously rubbery monster suit from 1987.
Acting
Forrest J. Ackerman cameo as 'Pool Guy'.
Director
Ted Newsom
John Henry Richardson
Samanski
Suzanne Ager
Erin West
Richard Harrison
Max Adrian
Melissa Moore
Monica Roarke
Gordon Mitchell
Dan Thorn
Forrest J. Ackerman
Pool Guy
Bobbie Bresee
Lynn Roman (archive footage)
Dawn Wildsmith
Evelyn Avery (archive footage)
John Carradine
Dr. Emil Zeitman (archive footage)
Fox Harris
Harry (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fred Olen Ray legally couldn't use Kenneth J. Hall's original Evil Spawn footage as-is, so he hired Ted Newsom to shoot new scenes specifically designed to overwrite Hall's narrative.
This represents peak 1990s VHS-era salvage cinema, where producers would repackage failed films with new footage to exploit rental market trends — in this case, the alien craze post-X-Files.
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