The Being

The Being

4.9IMDb Score
Released:1983-11-18
Duration:81 min
Director:Jackie Kong
Actors:Martin Landau, Marianne Gordon, Bill Osco, José Ferrer, Dorothy Malone
Production:Bill Osco Productions

Overview:

Toxic waste dumping in a small Idaho town turns a young boy into horrible mutant monster. The town's police chief and a government scientist team up to stop the monster, which is quickly killing off the town's citizenry.

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