The Alien Within is a 1995 horror science fiction film directed by Scott P. Levy and starring Roddy McDowall, Alex Hyde-White, Melanie Shatner, Don Stroud, and Richard Biggs. It was also known as Unknown Origin.

The Alien Within
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Directed byScott P. Levy
Written byAlex Simon
Story byRob Kerchner
Produced byMike Elliott
executive
Roger Corman
Starring
CinematographyMike Mickens
Edited byJohn Bergstrasser
Music byChristopher Lennertz
Release date
  • July 18, 1995 (1995-07-18) (US)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million[1]

Plot

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At a future (2020) underwater mining platform, an alien parasite, dubbed the "vampire bug," [2] plagues the crew of the platform.[3]

Production

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Produced by Roger Corman as part of Roger Corman Presents.[4]

Reception

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Creature Feature gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars. It found the movie to be a mixture of Trancers, Alien (film), The Abyss and The Thing (1982 film). It praised the script by Alex Simon for keeping the movie interesting. It was not as enamored with Scott Levy's direction.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Eby, Douglas (August 1995). "Of Unknown Origin". Visions. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Alien within".
  3. ^ Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd edition.
  4. ^ Grimes, William (July 9, 1995). "Yikes! Roger Corman Is Back, Still". The New York Times. p. 4.
  5. ^ Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition
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