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The Deadly Spawn (1983)

Starring: Charles George Hildebrandt, Tom DeFranco Director: Douglas McKeown Rating: R (Restricted) Format: DVD
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A group of campers stumble upon the remnants of a meteorite and discover some fanged, worm-like creatures have hitched a ride to Earth. After the "camper" appetizer, the alien spawn take refuge in the basement of an isolated house… and get ready for the main course! With the people in the house now becoming the entrees of an intergalactic monster buffet, a group of teenagers, led by a small boy, decide to take this matter into their own hands… to stop the aliens from reproducing and rid the world of THE DEADLY SPAWN once and for all!

Featuring classic creature designs and gory special effects by John Dods (THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE, SPOOKIES, "MONSTERS" TV Series), THE DEADLY SPAWN has been totally re-mastered from the original 16mm camera negatives. With extra materials compiled from the personal collections of the cast and crew, THE DEADLY SPAWN can finally invade your home theatre in the best version ever! Just try not to put this DVD in the basement… you might be surprised what you find down there.

SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
- New, Digitally Mastered Windowboxed Transfer in the Original Filmed Aspect Ratio of 1.33:1
- Two Audio Commentaries
- Extensive Still Galleries of Behind-the-Scenes Photos, Make-Up Effects, and the Premiere in New York City
- A Comic-Style Prequel with Its Own Musical Score
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Alternate Opening Sequence with New Effects and Credits
- Animated Menus
- Outtake Reel
- Cast and Crew Biographies

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars DEADLY SPAWN WEBSITE, March 3, 2005
By Ted A. Bohus (Spawnville, NJ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Deadly Spawn [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Hi, this is Deadly Spawn producer Ted A. Bohus. Thanks for all the great reviews! The DVD is doing really well thanks to all of YOU! Check out the Deadly Spawn website at www.deadlyspawn.net
On the website you'll find a synopsis, reviews, behind-the-scenes photos, Deadly Spawn tee-shirts, CD's and toys. Also info about my other films and magazine: SPFX (Special Effects Magazine). Hope to see you all there! Thanks again!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Super Fun, October 28, 2004
By B. M. Kunz (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This is the perfect example of filmmakers who were somehow able to hurdle budgetary restraints and make a very entertaining and likeable film. All things considered, the monster effects are actually quite good, and rather than being merely laughable, the creature(s) feel like a definite threat, resulting in some relatively intense scenes. In addition to this, the film is infused with some great dark humor, especially during a vegetarian ladies' luncheon. I had the opportunity to see this film on the big screen last year, and it was obvious by the audience reaction (and the Q&A afterwards) that the film was well received and is effective after all these years. Now thanks to a this DVD release from Synapse Films, a larger audience will hopefully be able to see this film, looking better than ever. Check it out.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars JUSTICE AT LAST!!!, April 5, 2005
This review is from: The Deadly Spawn [VHS] (VHS Tape)
At long last, Justice has been done! Synapse has spared no expense in bringing the awsome Deadly Spawn out from its dank, dark basement and onto your television in all its fetid glory. Never has the Spawn looked so good. What is nice to see is that the transfer, although sharp has managed to strike a balance between cleaning up the blips and bleeding colours but still retaining the grimy and dark tone of the film. As well, the DVD features some cool extra's including a comic style prequel which was really cool and would make a movie unto itself. Of course, the prequel idea would require a budget, which the original certainly did not have. This makes it all the more amazing Mr Bohus. and gang delivered the film they did on $25,000 measly bucks.
It starts in the woods as two campers on a hill see something fall from the sky. Is it a ping pong ball? Nope, its a meteor carrying its deadly occupant to earth. Of course, they have to investigate and if the spawn was an athiest, he surely grew tired of the one guys repeated invokations of god. He is quickly dispatched, his flesh tearing with all the sound of so much styrofoam. From there, the creature takes up residence in a basement where it becomes an unwelcome uncle Tom, wreaking havoc on the memebers of the house.
This film is a lot of fun, gore and good old fashioned monster goodness rolled into one. The creature is a throwback to the days before CGI ruined the breed.
This is the defintive version of the film the way it should be seen. Fans of monster films no longer have any excuses to keep this one out of their collection.

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4.0 out of 5 stars surprisingly gory and interesting
this is a cool little scifi/horror movie. i heard about this movie from the exploitation book Nightmare USA. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Darrick Dishaw

2.0 out of 5 stars Might Dissapoint...
With all the positive reviews for this movie I was very excited to see it. After recently doing so I found it pretty dissapointing. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Shasta

4.0 out of 5 stars "What the @#$^ was that?!"
Fans of low budget, gory science fiction B-movies need not look any further for the next diamond in the rough than The Deadly Spawn. Read more
Published 8 months ago by M. Ryan Fairbanks

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Gore!!
This movie is pretty campy, and overall plays out like a childhood fantasy, but it's pretty funny in a gross-out sort of way. And it makes with the red stuff big time, bro. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Charlie B. Counselman

5.0 out of 5 stars Graphic gore at its finnest!
Rent the video back in the 80's. WOW did I enjoy this film. The fx are not bad for that time. Thank you Synapse for the great dvd. Clear picture and lots of extras. Read more
Published 23 months ago by George Carabetsos

4.0 out of 5 stars what the h... !? and ........!
awesome for this orig. hor. flm. like none other nor itself. i wish there were a lil more scene action in the beg. and in the mid. . Read more
Published on August 25, 2007 by John Lemoine

5.0 out of 5 stars An original creature...
This is truly on of the most original sci-fi creatures I have ever seen. The movie is about a meteor that crashes on earth. Read more
Published on February 2, 2007 by Don Cheeto

5.0 out of 5 stars best sci flick ever
Awesome effects, creepy aliens, loads of gore, awesome story. What more do you want in an Alien horror movie. One of my favorites of all time!! Read more
Published on January 19, 2007 by Deimos

4.0 out of 5 stars Very strange
I've just watched this movie and to be honest, I don't know what to make of it. It's very weird, even by the standards of things I usually watch. Read more
Published on December 26, 2006 by Bakuryuu Tyranno

4.0 out of 5 stars cheap (convincing) SFX, good acting and one hell of an ugly monster!
Let me start by saying that this movie has been through one hell of a history, along with Last House on Dead End Street (even less budget, around 800-3000). Read more
Published on November 6, 2006 by Peter Findlay

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