By Todd Garbarini
The plot of Dario Argento’s 1985 thriller Phenomena has long been the subject of ridicule and derision by critics and fans alike since its initial release. The inevitable complaints about the film range from the bad dubbing and stiff performances to the ludicrous notion that insects can be employed as detectives in a homicide investigation (this is true and has actually been done, providing the inspiration for the film). If the film does not sound familiar, that could be attributed to the fact that Phenomena was severely cut by 33 minutes and retitled Creepers when it opened in the States on Friday, August 30, 1985.
Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connelly) is a fourteen year-old student attending an all-girls school in Switzerland while her movie star father is away for the better part of a year shooting a film. Her mother, who left the family when Jennifer was a child, is merely mentioned but never seen.
The plot of Dario Argento’s 1985 thriller Phenomena has long been the subject of ridicule and derision by critics and fans alike since its initial release. The inevitable complaints about the film range from the bad dubbing and stiff performances to the ludicrous notion that insects can be employed as detectives in a homicide investigation (this is true and has actually been done, providing the inspiration for the film). If the film does not sound familiar, that could be attributed to the fact that Phenomena was severely cut by 33 minutes and retitled Creepers when it opened in the States on Friday, August 30, 1985.
Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connelly) is a fourteen year-old student attending an all-girls school in Switzerland while her movie star father is away for the better part of a year shooting a film. Her mother, who left the family when Jennifer was a child, is merely mentioned but never seen.
- 9/3/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
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