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A Balasaur Score of 68 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 68%, Metacritic 60/100. Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 76% of the 169 1970s science fiction movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scrambles to a secure laboratory and tries first to isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form, unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
843 audience votes
Key crew
- Nelson GiddingScreenplay
- Robert WiseDirector
- Gil MelléOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Arthur HillDr. Jeremy Stone
- David WayneDr. Charles Dutton
- James OlsonDr. Mark Hall
- Kate ReidDr. Ruth Leavitt
- Paula KellyKaren Anson
- George MitchellJackson
- Ramon BieriMajor Manchek
- Peter HobbsGeneral Sparks
- Kermit MurdockDr. Robertson
- Richard O'BrienGrimes
- Eric ChristmasSenator from Vermont
- Mark JenkinsLt. Shawn (Piedmont team)
Stills
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Themes
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