The Being
4.4
“The ultimate terror has taken form...”
Toxic waste dumping in a small Idaho town turns a young boy into horrible mutant monster. The town's police chief and a government scientist team up to stop the monster, which is quickly killing off the town's citizenry.
Cast
15 people
Martin Landau
Garson Jones
Known for
Ed Wood
9
Marianne Gordon
Laurie
Known for
Rosemary's Baby
Little Darlings
Bill Osco
Detective Mortimer Lutz
Also in
Cop Killers
José Ferrer
Mayor Gordon Lane
Known for
Dune
Lawrence of Arabia
Dorothy Malone
Marge Smith
Known for
Basic Instinct
Written on the Wind
Ruth Buzzi
Virginia Lane
Known for
Sesame Street
Troublemakers
Murray Langston
Arn
Known for
Repossessed
Kinky Friedman
Willis
Known for
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
Johnny Dark
John
Known for
Communion
Kent Perkins
Officer Dudley
Also in
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Any Which Way You Can
Roxanne Cybelle
Suzie
Known for
Blood Diner
Jerry Maren
Monster
Known for
At the Circus
Jackie Kong Director · Don Preston Composer Robert Ebinger Cinematographer
United States release November 18, 1983 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Bill Osco Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Easter Sunday
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · May 8, 1981
Premiere · Tucson, Arizona
United States · November 18, 1983
Theatrical
Germany
February 1, 1987 · Physical
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