The Beast Within
“He Was On The Verge Of Becoming A Man... Eater!”
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.
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Cast
13 people
Ronny Cox
Eli MacCleary
Known for
RoboCop
Beverly Hills Cop
Bibi Besch
Caroline MacCleary
Known for
Tremors
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Paul Clemens
Michael MacCleary
Known for
The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon
They're Playing with Fire
R.G. Armstrong
Doc Schoonmaker
Known for
Predator
Children of the Corn
L.Q. Jones
Sheriff Pool
Known for
The Mask of Zorro
Casino
Don Gordon
Judge Curwin
Known for
Papillon
Bullitt
Katherine Moffat
Amanda Platt
Known for
Iron Man
Logan Ramsey
Edwin Curwin
Known for
Head
Farewell, My Lovely
John Dennis Johnston
Horace Platt
Known for
Firestarter: Rekindled
Pink Cadillac
Ron Soble
Tom Laws
Known for
Papillon
True Grit
Luke Askew
Dexter Ward
Known for
Cool Hand Luke
Easy Rider
Meshach Taylor
Deputy Herbert
Known for
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Mannequin
Philippe Mora Director · Tom Holland Writer Les Baxter Composer
Worldwide gross $7.7M · United States release February 12, 1982 · Produced in United States
Box office
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$7,742,572
Production
Katzka
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United Artists
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 12, 1982
Limited theatrical
Germany
April 23, 1982 · Theatrical
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