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The Brood (1979)
Directed by David Cronenberg
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Overview
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist’s therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband’s investigation.
Rated R | Length 92 minutes
Actors
Oliver Reed | Samantha Eggar | Art Hindle | Henry Beckman | Nuala Fitzgerald | Cindy Hinds | Susan Hogan | Gary McKeehan | Michael Magee | Robert A. Silverman | Joseph Shaw | Larry Solway | Reiner Schwarz | Felix Silla | John Ferguson | Nicholas Campbell | Mary Swinton | Jerry Kostur | Christopher Britton | Elijah Siegler
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/05/2022 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| 10/23/2013 | TV | DVD | Library | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
This is another one from Weinberg’s top 100 horror list that I haven’t seen. Actually I’m pretty sure I caught parts of this on HBO back in the day. Not enough to consider it watched however. Much more of a slow burn than I expected with much of the terror arising from what’s not on screen. The mutant children are terrifying and this gets good when it goes full Cronenberg. Wish Ollie Reed had more to do here.
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