Product Details

• Actors: Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Paul Clemens, Don Gordon, R.G. Armstrong
• Directors: Philippe Mora
• Writers: Edward Levy, Tom Holland
• Producers: Gabriel Katzka, Harvey Bernhard, Jack B. Bernstein, Ron Fury
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• VHS Release Date: April 27, 1995
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301966384
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #250,077 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lotsa Fun!!!, August 24, 2001

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JT "JT" (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Beast Within (DVD)

First caught this film on HBO some years ago. Loved it. Since then have had it on CED, Beta, VHS, and now I'm anxiously awaiting my copy on DVD -- 2:35 ratio and all! It's definitely not for the young ones -- it starts off with a rape scene. Some may consider it dated by today's standards, but it's just an old-fashioned horror movie which holds up very well. Eerie, scary fun with a few surprises. Would never expect the all mighty Leonard Maltin to like it -- actually, I wonder if he even has any taste in his mouth!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars silly, but a great movie for it's time!, October 7, 1999

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Fred J. Hendershot ([e-mail]) (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beast Within [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was worth renting. The original box says: We dare you to sit through the last 30 minutes of this film without covering your eyes, screaming, or running from your seat! A good movie for its day. I added this one to my collection.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WOWSERS!!!!!!, July 14, 2004

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"antonfurst" (El PASO TEXS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Beast Within (DVD)

This is the original frightfest that my sister and nephew bragged about sooo many years ago about. That was 1982 folks! i purchased this dvd a couple of years back just because i thought of them. I remember all the chats about how horrible the scary parts were. well, it was laughable now but i bet really gross then? this is the kinda flick designed to keep you company on a lonely Friday or Saturday night folks! the story involves a woman who had been raped one night and eventually got pregnant from her attacker...a weird bug cicada creature. The reason for the attack stemmed from him wanting to secure his revenge on his enemies. Only by returning via his offspring can he carry about his malevolent plan. Cicadas sleep under the earth for 17 years and then return in the summer to eat and spawn and that's the basis of the creature in this flick. Unfortunately for his son life will be shortlived and rather ugly since he never gets to live out his dreams, love his girlfriend nor get out of such a boring town? Just where in the world is this town anyway? The directors and creators of this wacky freight fest state that "absolutely no one will be able to widthstand the last few minutes of this film!" Well, I did and it was nice to see a shoe string budget horror flick be both gross and disturbing while still maintaining a somewhat cohesive plot? There are no REAl stars but it did include actor Meshach Taylor (from Designing Women fame) who plays a minimal part in this wacky fest. I recommend this weird movie to all of you who enjoy cheesy horror movies and the like. I just wish the plot would have been a little better but that's ok. I just wanted to know why Meshach always played bit parts in horror flicks? At least he didn't get split in half like he did in THE OMEN 2. Yikes!