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Village of the Damned

(1995)

Rated R for some sci-fi terror and violence.

R In Theaters 04/28/1995 , 98min.
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This film is a remake of the classic 1960 science-fiction thriller, Village of the Damned, which was based on the novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham. Veteran horror director John Carpenter is at the helm this time, with Christopher Reeve replacing George Sanders in the starring role. Aliens put the entire village of Midwich to sleep for 24 hours and impregnate many women. Reeve plays Alan Chaffee, the town doctor, whose wife Barbara (Karen Kahn) is one of the women carrying an alien baby. Visiting scientist Dr. Susan Verner (Kristie Alley) is monitoring the situation for the government. She supervises a mass birthing in a barn. The children turn out to be white-haired, glassy-eyed, and telepathic. Their plan is to use their supernatural powers to kill the villagers and help the aliens take over, and only Chaffee and Verner can stop them.
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Genre(s): Horror
  • Run Time: 98min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 04/28/1995
  • DVD Release Date: 12/15/1998
  • Distributor(s): Universal
  • Director(s): John Carpenter
  • Starring: Christopher Reeve , Kirstie Alley , Linda Kozlowski , Michael ParĂ© , Meredith Salenger
  • Themes: Psychic Abilities,Evil Children,Evil Aliens,Mind Games
  • Tone: Menacing,Ominous,Tense,Creepy,Eerie,Confrontational,Paranoid,Chilly
  • Keywords: alien [not human],impregnation,invasion,picnic,pregnancy,telepath,unconscious,world-domination
  • Language: English
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