25-year-old Alex Borden's chance encounter with a mysterious stranger has found his intellect rapidly expanding, but as the power of his mind grows so too does the mystery of a brutal series of murders. Now, as the killer seems to set his sights on Alex, the frightened genius must use his newfound brain power to put an end to the mayhem once and for all.
Acting
Udo Kier blesses us with maximum weird
Practical Effects
Gnarly creature effects on a shoestring
Director
Andrew van den Houten
Olivia Hussey
Dr. Karen Murphy
William Atherton
Dr. Ira Gold
Sean Young
Mother
Christopher Denham
Alex Borden
Dee Wallace
Dr. Denise Bell
Udo Kier
Rev. Karl Hartman
Mark Margolis
Boris Pavlovsky
Larry Fessenden
Father
Pollyanna McIntosh
Stacy
Paul Sparks
Jason
Daniel Manche
Young Harry
Patrick Wang
Sammy
India Eisley
Martha
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Christopher Denham's first lead role—he'd later win an Obie for playwriting and appear in Argo.
The casting of Olivia Hussey (Black Christmas), Dee Wallace (The Howling), and Udo Kier is deliberate horror royalty worship—van den Houten basically built a tribute band.
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