A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 1, 1987
Original Title:
Evil Spawn
Alternate Titles:
Alive by Night
Deadly Sting
Metamorphosis
Genres:
Horror | Science Fiction
Production Companies:
American Independent Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 70
Microbes are brought back to earth via a space probe from Venus. A scientist is using them in experiments on aging, but dies before the work is finished. His assistant approaches an aging actress who is being passed by for the lead roles, and she injects the serum hoping to become young again. When the actress is still passed up for the plum roles, the alien bacterium transforms her into a hideous bug-like alien resulting in a predictable attrition problem amongst her detractors.
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Art Direction:
Roger McCoin
Associate Producer:
Chris J. Condon
Gary J. Levinson
Casting:
Mei-Ling Andreen
Co-Producer:
Frank Bresee
Director:
Kenneth J. Hall
Fred Olen Ray
Ted Newsom
Director of Photography:
Chris J. Condon
Editor:
William Shaffer
Makeup Effects:
John Criswell
Joe Dolinich
Original Music Composer:
Paul Natzke
Post Production Supervisor:
Tony Malanowski
Producer:
Fred Olen Ray
Tony Brewster
Special Effects:
Cleve Hall
Christopher Ray
Hal Miles
Writer:
Kenneth J. Hall
Ted Newsom
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