Strange Behavior

1981
R
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

2.5K

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Slasher Horror Teen Horror Horror Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

A scientist is experimenting with teenagers and turning them into murderers.A scientist is experimenting with teenagers and turning them into murderers.A scientist is experimenting with teenagers and turning them into murderers.

Director
- Michael Laughlin
Writers
- Bill Condon
- Michael Laughlin
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

2.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Michael Laughlin
Writers
- Bill Condon
- Michael Laughlin
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Videos1

Trailer 3:21

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Trivia
The mask that the killer wears in the film is of wrestler/B-actor/(Edward D. Wood Jr.-regular) Tor Johnson.

Goofs
When Ollie and Pete drive past Lucy's house, the Steadicam shadow can be see passing the house.

Alternate versions
Although the 1986 UK video version was uncut the 1993 Vipco release was cut by 26 secs by the BBFC to remove shots of Pete Brady vertically cutting his wrist with a knife, as this was classed as an imitable suicide technique. The cuts were expanded to 41 secs for the 2004 DVD release though the 2008 Optimum DVD restores around 14 secs via a different edit.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Victor Victoria/Silent Rage/Cat People/I Ought to Be In Pictures (1982)

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Killing Technology...

A small town Sheriff (Michael Murphy) finds himself involved in a deadly mystery while investigating a string of brutal murders.

Mixing slasher sensibilities with sci-fi, STRANGE BEHAVIOR is ultimately a novel, entertaining horror film. Turning teens into mindless killing machines, the mad science aspect is preposterous, but allows for some nice, eeevil characters to emerge, like Gwen Parkinson (Fiona Lewis), complete with her perfect, (pre-) Sean Young in BLADE RUNNER hairstyle! Murphy is, as always, solid in his role, bringing a believable, down-to-earth feel to his character. One always senses that he's just being himself.

This Aussie / Kiwi co-production was the template for the pallid American remake decades later...