The Hidden

1987
R
1h 37m

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7.0/10

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Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, and Ed O'Ross in The Hidden (1987)

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Dark Comedy Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

A cop and an FBI agent race for answers after law abiding people suddenly become violent criminals.A cop and an FBI agent race for answers after law abiding people suddenly become violent criminals.A cop and an FBI agent race for answers after law abiding people suddenly become violent criminals.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

24K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 6 nominations total

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Trivia
Claudia Christian (Brenda the stripper) likes to tell two stories about her experience in this film. First is the design of her wardrobe: the producers found her breasts visually inadequate, and so designed her costumes to emphasize her buttocks instead. Second is her eye injury: the material exploding from a prop gun scratched her cornea painfully. Because of this, whenever she had to fire a prop gun on Babylon 5 (1993) she would instinctively turn her face away when pulling the trigger, even though this was unnecessary because the Babylon 5 prop guns did not really fire, as all visual effects were to be added in later.

Goofs
Masterson's M72 LAW rocket would not have exploded so soon after leaving the launch tube. By design, the LAW rocket must travel 10 meters before arming itself. If it strikes a target closer than 10 meters, it will not detonate.

Quotes
Tom Beck: You know what bothers me about these two guys DeVries and Miller?
Lloyd Gallagher: Neither has a criminal record. They both lead normal lives until a few days ago, and now they're killing people.
Tom Beck: Do you read minds or was that just a shot in the dark?
Lloyd Gallagher: No, I read minds.
Tom Beck: Oh yeah? What was I just thinking?
Lloyd Gallagher: That I'm full of shit.
Tom Beck: Impressive.
Lloyd Gallagher: Not really. Quite simple to read.

Connections
Edited into The Hidden II (1993)

Soundtracks
Hidden
Performed by The Truth
Written by Mark Tanner, Jeff Klevan and The Truth
Published by New Line Music / Almo Music
Produced by Roy Thomas Baker

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8/10

extraordinary, fun, unique story

When more than one mild mannered person turns up on a wild rampage of stolen sports cars, indulgence and murder, cop Michael Nouri can barely keep up. But his low-affect new partner Kyle MacLachlan seems to know exactly what is going on. They're perfectly cast in a totally unexpected movie that unfolds with relentless action, surprises, and oddly believable absurdities. Claudia Christian is perfect too, as a stripper who won't take no for an answer.

It's hard to do this movie justice without spoiling surprises, but once you tune in to it, the mix - violence strongly serving character and story, oddball humor, and tantalizing science fiction - is uniquely addictive. There's no other movie like it. Have fun!