The Beast Within

Feb 12, 1982

1h 38m

★ 5.5

He Was On The Verge Of Becoming A Man... Eater!

Overview

A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty natural tendencies force him to make jambalaya out of the locals.

Genres

Horror

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Katzka

United Artists

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Eli MacCleary

Ronny Cox

Caroline MacCleary

Bibi Besch

Michael MacCleary

Paul Clemens

Doc Schoonmaker

R.G. Armstrong

Sheriff Pool

L.Q. Jones

Judge Curwin

Don Gordon

Amanda Platt

Katherine Moffat

Edwin Curwin

Logan Ramsey

Horace Platt

John Dennis Johnston

Tom Laws

Ron Soble

Dexter Ward

Luke Askew

Deputy Herbert

Meshach Taylor

In 1957, Dorothy and Edmund Yates were committed to an institution for the criminally insane, she for acts of murder and cannibalism and he for covering up her crimes. Fifteen years later, they are pronounced fit for society and released. However, in Dorothy's case the doctors may have jumped the gun a bit. Edmund and eldest daughter, Jackie, try to discover just how far Mother's bloodlust has taken her. Meanwhile, youngest daughter Debbie begins to explore the crazy roots of her family tree as fully as possible.

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