| View Larger Image | The Deadly Spawn | DVDStarring: Charles George Hildebrandt, Tom DeFranco, Richard Lee Porter, Jean Tafler, Karen Tighe
Directed By: Douglas McKeown
Also With: Douglas McKeown (Writer), John Dods (Producer), John Dods (Writer), Ted A. Bohus (Producer), Ted A. Bohus (Writer), Tim Hildebrandt (Producer), Tim Sullivan (Writer)
| List Price: | $19.95 | | Price: | $17.49 | | You Save: | $2.46 (12%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 81 minutes | | Format: | Color, Dolby, DVD, Original recording remastered, NTSC | | Studio: | Synapse Films | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 | | Release Date: | October 26, 2004 | | Sales Rank: | 37,624th |
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Description
A group of campers stumble upon the remnants of a meteorite and discover some fanged, worm-like creatures have hitched a ride to Earth. After the "camper" appetizer, the alien spawn take refuge in the basement of an isolated house… and get ready for the main course! With the people in the house now becoming the entrees of an intergalactic monster buffet, a group of teenagers, led by a small boy, decide to take this matter into their own hands… to stop the aliens from reproducing and rid the world of THE DEADLY SPAWN once and for all! Featuring classic creature designs and gory special effects by John Dods (THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE, SPOOKIES, "MONSTERS" TV Series), THE DEADLY SPAWN has been totally re-mastered from the original 16mm camera negatives. With extra materials compiled from the personal collections of the cast and crew, THE DEADLY SPAWN can finally invade your home theatre in the best version ever! Just try not to put this DVD in the basement… you might be surprised what you find down there. SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: - New, Digitally Mastered Windowboxed Transfer in the Original Filmed Aspect Ratio of 1.33:1 - Two Audio Commentaries - Extensive Still Galleries of Behind-the-Scenes Photos, Make-Up Effects, and the Premiere in New York City - A Comic-Style Prequel with Its Own Musical Score - Original Theatrical Trailer - Alternate Opening Sequence with New Effects and Credits - Animated Menus - Outtake Reel - Cast and Crew Biographies |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 35 reviews)
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surprisingly gory and interesting by Darrick Dishaw (Madison, WI)  4 Stars
March 25, 2009
this is a cool little scifi/horror movie. i heard about this movie from the exploitation book Nightmare USA. The Deadly Spawn wasn't as epic as i hoped it might be, but it surely didn't disappoint me either.
some shots, special effects, and gushes of blood were downright inspired! a couple scenes came off flat and one dialog scene was a little blurry, plus i could tell in a couple spots where the production had been rushed. i heard that the vegetarian party was phenomenal and to me it seemed just OK. also, the ending didn't really thrill me. hence the 4 stars.
ia ia,
Venger As'Nas Satanis
Cult of Cthulhu High Priest
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Might Dissapoint... by Shasta (New York)  2 Stars
March 08, 2009
With all the positive reviews for this movie I was very excited to see it. After recently doing so I found it pretty dissapointing.
I'm a huge fan of b-movie horror but I guess I was expecting too much. While the movie does have some excellent visual effects and fun gore it simply isn't enough to excuse a pretty boring story, forgettable characters with no development, and horrible sound quality that bugged me throughout the film.
Basically it's like watching Peter Jackson's Bad Taste or Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (2 movies I DO highly recommend) with none of the laughs.
Who knows maybe you will really enjoy this movie, just beware going into it with the high expectations I had.
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"What the @#$^ was that?!" by M. Ryan Fairbanks (Cleveland, Ohio) 4 Stars
February 23, 2009
Fans of low budget, gory science fiction B-movies need not look any further for the next diamond in the rough than The Deadly Spawn.
It's your typical case of a meteorite from outer space crashing down to earth bringing with it an deadly creature from another world. In this case it' a large, three headed beast with only a mouth full of endless rows of sharp teeth on its face. After the creature quickly disposes of two campers, it takes up residence in a local family's basement, rapidly filling the immediate vicinity with it's deadly spawn. As the vicious, eel-like creatures feast on the rest of the family, a young precocious kid with a passion for horror movies proves to be the only chance at defeating the creature.
The emphasis here is undisputedly on the special effects, and they are in fact excellent. Th Dealy Spawn is loaded with flesh eating, decapitations, awesome looking creatures, a deadly spawn outbreak at a women's luncheon...Great, gory, CGI-free stuff that any old school horror/sci-fi fan will eat up. The fantastic music score for The Deadly Spawn is also a large part of what makes it so great. It's creepy horror movie music that while it is effective almost comes off as comical as it is very stereotypical of a movie of this nature.
All in all The Deadly Spawn is great campy fun filled with corny dialogue and over the top gore, and one of the best of it's kind I've seen in a long time. So get yourself into that B-movie mindset, sit back and enjoy for what it is.
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Good Gore!! by Charlie B. Counselman (Greensboro, NC, USA)  5 Stars
January 14, 2008
This movie is pretty campy, and overall plays out like a childhood fantasy, but it's pretty funny in a gross-out sort of way. And it makes with the red stuff big time, bro. Lots and lots of gore, slime, and guts. Probably ranks in the top 20 goriest films ever made. These slimy aliens that look like R-rated versions of the Little Shop of Horrors plant eat people and slither around. Overall it's pretty cool if you like the B movie sci fi horror. And synapse gives us a great DVD transfer with good extras and all that jazz.
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Graphic gore at its finnest! by George Carabetsos (Chicago Ridge, IL USA) 5 Stars
December 03, 2007
Rent the video back in the 80's. WOW did I enjoy this film. The fx are not bad for that time. Thank you Synapse for the great dvd. Clear picture and lots of extras. Forget renting it go out and buy it.
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