The read
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a brother. At the funeral John meets Melissa, who claims to be his mother's biggest fan. Together with some of John's friends they go to Amanda's house, but none are prepared for what they find there.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
81 audience votes
Key crew
- Stephen CarpenterDirector
- Jeffrey ObrowDirector
- John PenneyWriter
- Joseph StefanoWriter
- Jeffrey ObrowWriter
- Stephen CarpenterWriter
- Earl GhaffariWriter
- David NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- David Allen BrooksJohn Hollins
- Rod SteigerDr. Phillip Lloyd
- Amanda PaysMelissa Leftridge
- Talia BalsamSharon Raymond
- Kim HunterAmanda Hollins
- Timothy GibbsHart Phillips
- Peter FrechetteBrad Baxter
- Julia MontgomeryCindy Russell
- Bunky JonesNell Valentine (as Bunki Z)
- Charles GrueberHarry
- Bennet GuilloryDr. Stone
- Edgar SmallDr. Larson
Stills
Themes
monsterexperimentgeneticsmutanthalloweengorelaboratorycreaturescientistdeath of motherhuman experiment