Of Unknown Origin 1983
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Of Unknown Origin
A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.
A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.
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Full Cast & Crew
... Bart Hughes
... Lorrie Wells
... Eliot Riverton
... James Hall
... Clete
... Meg Hughes
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See All 1 Reviews17 May 2022 by Wuchak
_**The Rat from Hell**_ A Manhattan executive (Peter Weller) deals with the rats on Wall Street while defending his brownstone ‘castle’ against a literal vermin. Jennifer Dale plays his secretary while Lawrence Dane and Kenneth Welsh are on hand as colleagues. "Of Unknown Origin" (1983) strikes me as a Stephen King yarn, which makes sense when you figure that this is one of the horror author’s favorite flicks. While the compare/contrast of the protagonist’s life in his home-castle with the rat maze at work is interesting, the premise is too light IMHO to carry a feature film: a man vs. a rat alone in his gothic abode. Weller works well as the resolute hero but, for me, the best thing about it is winsome Jennifer Dale (Cynthia Dale's older sister). Gene Simmon’s wife, Shannon Tweed, makes her feature film debut in a small role. The film runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot in Montreal. GRADE: C
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Release Date:
Nov 23, 1983 (Canada,United States)
Run Time:
1hr 28`
MMPA Rating:
R
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
Canada,United States
Status:
Released
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Of Unknown Origin
_**The Rat from Hell**_ A Manhattan executive (Peter Weller) deals with the rats on Wall Street while defending his brownstone ‘castle’ against a literal vermin. Jennifer Dale plays his secretary while Lawrence Dane and Kenneth Welsh are on hand as colleagues. "Of Unknown Origin" (1983) strikes me as a Stephen King yarn, which makes sense when you figure that this is one of the horror author’s favorite flicks. While the compare/contrast of the protagonist’s life in his home-castle with the rat maze at work is interesting, the premise is too light IMHO to carry a feature film: a man vs. a rat alone in his gothic abode. Weller works well as the resolute hero but, for me, the best thing about it is winsome Jennifer Dale (Cynthia Dale's older sister). Gene Simmon’s wife, Shannon Tweed, makes her feature film debut in a small role. The film runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot in Montreal. GRADE: C
Cast & Crew of
Of Unknown Origin
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Bart Hughes
... Lorrie Wells
... Eliot Riverton
... James Hall
... Clete
... Meg Hughes
... Hardware Salesman
... Dan Errol
... Peter Hughes
JT
Jimmy Tapp... Meg's Father
... Janis Wycoff
... Mr. Thompson
JW
Jacklin Webb... Newspaper Vendor
... Florence Riverton
... Birthday Party Child
... Birthday Party Child
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