From Beyond (1986)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Stuart Gordon

Writers:

H.P. Lovecraft (short story)
Brian Yuzna (adaptation) ...

Release Date:

24 October 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Humans are such easy prey.

Plot:

Scientists create a resonator to stimulate the pineal gland (sixth sense), and open up a door to a parallel (and hostile) universe...

Plot Keywords:

Experiment | Multiple Monsters | Human Experiment | Molestation | Timebomb

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Jeffrey Combs	...	Crawford Tillinghast
Barbara Crampton	...	Dr. Katherine McMichaels
Ken Foree	...	Buford 'Bubba' Brownlee
Ted Sorel	...	Dr. Edward Pretorius
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon	...	Dr. Bloch
Bunny Summers	...	Neighbor Lady
Bruce McGuire	...	Jordan Fields
Del Russel	...	Ambulance Driver
Dale Wyatt	...	Paramedic
Karen Christenfeld	...	Nurse
Andy Miller	...	Patient (Strait Jacket)
John Leamer	...	Shock Technician
Regina Bleesz	...	Bondage Girl

Also Known As:

H.P. Lovecraft's From Beyond

Runtime:

86 min (Unrated Director's Cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Singapore:(Banned) | Australia:R | France:-12 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Empire Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Empire Pictures

Trivia:

Dr. Pretorious's character is named after Dr. Septimus Pretorius, Henry Frankenstein's former teacher, who seduces Henry to the dark side.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Bubba is knocked down and strikes the back of his head, cushioning on the edge of a table (to protect the actor) can be seen in one angle, but not the other.

Quotes:

Dr. Katherine McMichaels: Don't you understand? This is the greatest discovery since van Leeuwenhoek first looked through a microscope and saw an amoeba!
Buford 'Bubba' Brownlee: Yeah, but he wasn't down there *with* the amoebas!

Movie Connections:

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one of the wildest and most entertaining horror films

Its been a while since I saw this, but I fondly remember it as being one of the wildest and most entertaining horror films of the 80s. I liked it even more than Re-Animator, partly because there is something more intriguing about parallel dimensions and the connection to schizophrenia, than Re-Animators simple (though still entertaining ) "dead come back to life"-scenario. Some of the outlandish effects seem to be influenced by Dali, bodies in a constant state transformation and re-evaluation. It is mind-boggling that it is still so hard to get a hold of on DVD, I only watched a British VHS copy years ago which had some cuts and I still long to see the original unrated version. The score, by Richard Band, is also impressively aggressive and atmospheric. Would somebody please just release it on DVD! They just don't make them like this anymore.