Movie
Of Unknown Origin
Overview
A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.
Details
- Release date
- 1983-11-23
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Horror
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Canadian Film Development Corporation, Les Productions Mutuelles Ltée, Famous Players
- Country
- Canada, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Peter Weller as Bart Hughes
- Jennifer Dale as Lorrie Wells
- Lawrence Dane as Eliot Riverton
- Kenneth Welsh as James Hall
- Louis Del Grande as Clete
- Shannon Tweed as Meg Hughes
- Keith Knight as Hardware Salesman
- Maury Chaykin as Dan Errol
- Leif Anderson as Peter Hughes
- Jimmy Tapp as Meg's Father
- Gayle Garfinkle as Janis Wycoff
- Earl Pennington as Mr. Thompson
Crew
- George P. Cosmatos - Director
- Brian Taggert - Screenplay
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