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A Balasaur Score of 45 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 17%, Metacritic 42/100. Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do. Most of the 569 1980s horror movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty natural tendencies force him to make jambalaya out of the locals.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes17%
Metacritic42/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
131 audience votes
Key crew
- Philippe MoraDirector
- Tom HollandWriter
- Les BaxterOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ronny CoxEli MacCleary
- Bibi BeschCaroline MacCleary
- Paul ClemensMichael MacCleary
- R.G. ArmstrongDoc Schoonmaker
- L.Q. JonesSheriff Pool
- Don GordonJudge Curwin
- Katherine MoffatAmanda Platt
- Logan RamseyEdwin Curwin
- John Dennis JohnstonHorace Platt
- Ron SobleTom Laws
- Luke AskewDexter Ward
- Meshach TaylorDeputy Herbert
Stills
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Themes
mutationpsychotronic