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The Hidden (1987)
Director: Jack Sholder
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian
Genre: Sci Fi Action
Length: 96 minutes
An alien parasite with the ability to possess human bodies, goes on a violent crime spree in Los Angles. Pursued by a human cop and also by an alien cop who's inhabiting a human body.
Well not much is hidden there in that pic
The Hidden reeks of the 80s...and in a good way! If it was made today the director would get high praise for his parody of all things 1980s. I mean we get people listening to 'boom boxes', driving Ferrari's, a 'new wave' soundtrack and all those 80's fashions, like that revealing red dress!
There's a lot of gun play and people drop like flies but it's never overly violent or sadistic. Best of all this film has a sense of humor about itself. I loved how the 'hidden' alien in human form loved to rock out to obscure 80s rock/pop music but flies into a range when country music is played! Now that's funny! Never a dull moment in this film.
The film opens with one heck of an exciting chase scene in a Ferrari as bullets fly, its exhilarating. The man driving like a bat out of hell is veteran actor, Chris Mulkey.
The Hidden alien takes several forms, played by different actors and continually shifts bodies, which thwarts the hard work of the police. The police are clueless and think they have an unrelated string of homicides. Little do they know what's in store for them.
The film takes on a new level of violence when the alien takes over a strippers body, played by Babylonian 5, Claudia Christian. You almost end up rooting for her, because, well she's so hot!
Hot on her tracks is the new 'cop' in town played by Kyle MacLachlan. This cop is a bit odd, he doesn't seem to understand human behavior but he knows how to locate the alien.
Even the beer taste like the 80s, that's George Killian's Irish Red beer they're drinking.
The Hidden is one heck of a fun movie. It never drags and often surprises.
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The Hidden (1987)
Director: Jack Sholder
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian
Genre: Sci Fi Action
Length: 96 minutes
An alien parasite with the ability to possess human bodies, goes on a violent crime spree in Los Angles. Pursued by a human cop and also by an alien cop who's inhabiting a human body.
Well not much is hidden there in that pic
The Hidden reeks of the 80s...and in a good way! If it was made today the director would get high praise for his parody of all things 1980s. I mean we get people listening to 'boom boxes', driving Ferrari's, a 'new wave' soundtrack and all those 80's fashions, like that revealing red dress! There's a lot of gun play and people drop like flies but it's never overly violent or sadistic. Best of all this film has a sense of humor about itself. I loved how the 'hidden' alien in human form loved to rock out to obscure 80s rock/pop music but flies into a range when country music is played! Now that's funny! Never a dull moment in this film.
The film opens with one heck of an exciting chase scene in a Ferrari as bullets fly, its exhilarating. The man driving like a bat out of hell is veteran actor, Chris Mulkey.
The Hidden alien takes several forms, played by different actors and continually shifts bodies, which thwarts the hard work of the police. The police are clueless and think they have an unrelated string of homicides. Little do they know what's in store for them.
The film takes on a new level of violence when the alien takes over a strippers body, played by Babylonian 5, Claudia Christian. You almost end up rooting for her, because, well she's so hot!
Hot on her tracks is the new 'cop' in town played by Kyle MacLachlan. This cop is a bit odd, he doesn't seem to understand human behavior but he knows how to locate the alien.
Even the beer taste like the 80s, that's George Killian's Irish Red beer they're drinking.
The Hidden is one heck of a fun movie. It never drags and often surprises.
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