Product Details

• Actors: Peter Weller, Jennifer Dale, Lawrence Dane, Kenneth Welsh, Louis Del Grande
• Directors: George P. Cosmatos
• Writers: Brian Taggert, Chauncey G. Parker III
• Producers: Claude Héroux, Pierre David
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: August 5, 2003
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009NHBH
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #68,893 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Of Unknown Origin" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

When not mired in the corporate rat race, Wall Street executive Bart Hughes is king of his sleek Manhattan brownstone. Suddenly his castle is under siege. Bart takes a stand--with his survival and sanity at stake!

Peter Weller ("Robocop," "Odyssey 5") plays Bart in "Of Unknown Origin," an eerie and nerve-tingling suspense thriller directed by George P. Cosmatos ("Tombstone," "Cobra") and the winner of the Paris International Film Festival Awards (1983) for Best Picture and Actor. Cleverly and compellingly, the film draws us into yet another rat race, namely one with an intruder that is formidable, persistent and clever enough to draw Bart along an unwitting path to self-destruction. In the battle of man vs. beast, push has come to scream. END

Product Description

An advertising executive battles a giant, intelligent rat that has invaded his townhouse.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent must see underated horror film, September 14, 2000

By	Z. Snygg (Fort Lee, NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Of Unknown Origin [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is one of the most underated horror films that I have ever seen. Beautiful use of the long take and voyeuristic photography. It's very "Roman Polanski esque". Weller is perfect as the upscale New Yorker who becomes obsessed with a rodent invading his beautiful apartment. If you ever lived in a large city, this movie is a must see.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent movie!, July 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Of Unknown Origin [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a smart, classy little movie that is far better than you'd expect. The acting and script are top-notch for a horror film. It delivers some terrific shocks and suspense (and humour), as well as some very elegant photography that gives the film an almost European flavor.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky Vintage Weller, May 8, 2001

By	Liz "Liz" (PA, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Of Unknown Origin [VHS] (VHS Tape)

An urban "Moby Dick"! Suspenseful yet humorous with some purposely overblown rat scenes. (ONE rat, not "hordes.") The film is not a scary rat flick, (though it has some fright moments)--it's a psychological thriller about a man being drawn into obsession.