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Contamination (1980) -- A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones.

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Director:
Writers:
Luigi Cozzi (screenplay) &
Erich Tomek (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
June 1982 (USA) more
Tagline:
You can feel them in your blood!
Plot:
A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones. full summary | add synopsis
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Again a thriller with all borrowed stuff. more (46 total)

Cast

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Ian McCulloch ... Commander Ian Hubbard
Louise Marleau ... Colonel Stella Holmes
Marino Masé ... Lieutenant Tony Aris, NYPD
Siegfried Rauch ... Hamilton
Gisela Hahn ... Perla de la Cruz
Carlo De Mejo ... Agent Young
Carlo Monni ... Dr. Turner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nick Alexander ... Harbor Authority (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Larry Dolgin ... Lieutenant Tony Aris - NYPD (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Mike Morris ... Dr. Hilton (uncredited)
Angelo Ragusa ... Warehouse Man (uncredited)

Ted Rusoff ... Dr. Hilton (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Martin Sorrentino ... Black warehouse worker (uncredited)
Susan Spafford ... Colonel Stella Holmes (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Brigitte Wagner ... Doctor (uncredited)
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Directed by
Luigi Cozzi  (as Lewis Coates)
 
Writing credits
Luigi Cozzi (screenplay) (as Lewis Coates) &
Erich Tomek (screenplay)

Luigi Cozzi (story) (as Lewis Coates)

Produced by
Claudio Mancini .... producer (as Charles Mancini)
Ugo Valenti .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Goblin 
Agostino Marangolo 
Antonio Marangolo  (as Goblin)
Fabio Pignatelli 
 
Cinematography by
Giuseppe Pinori  (as Joseph Pinori)
 
Film Editing by
Nino Baragli 
 
Production Design by
Massimo Antonello Geleng 
 
Costume Design by
Tiziana Mancini 
 
Makeup Department
Corrado Cristofori .... hair stylist
Pierantonio Mecacci .... makeup artist
Mario Michisanti .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
Walter Siffert .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Franco Coduti .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Giacomo Caló Carducci .... set dresser
Georgio Ferrari .... constructor: alien cyclops
Gianni Fiumi .... property master
Claudio Mazzoli .... design: alien cyclops
 
Sound Department
Luciano Anzellotti .... sound effects
Massimo Anzellotti .... sound effects
Romano Checcacci .... re-recording engineer
Gaetano Testa .... sound recordist
Giuseppe Testa .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Giovanni Corridori .... special effects
Valerio Mazzoli .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Adolfo Bartoli .... assistant camera
Augusto Diamanti .... key grip
Romano Mancini .... gaffer
Carlo Tafani .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Orsola Liberati .... seamstress
 
Editorial Department
Angela Bordi .... first assistant editor
Gisela Haller .... assistant editor
Olga Sarra .... second assistant editor
 
Music Department
Maurizio Guarini .... musician: keyboards (as Goblin)
Agostino Marangolo .... musician (as Goblin)
Antonio Marangolo .... musician: saxophone (as Goblin)
Fabio Pignatelli .... musician (as Goblin)
Roberto Puleo .... musician: guitars (as Goblin)
 
Other crew
Nick Alexander .... dubbing director
Tullio Lullo .... production assistant
Maurizio Mancini .... production assistant
Walter Massi .... production assistant
Hartmut Neugebauer .... dialogue director
Daniela Tonti .... continuity
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Alien Contamination (USA) (cut version)
Astaron - Brut des Schreckens (West Germany)
Contamination - Alien arriva sulla terra (Italy)
Contamination: Alien on Earth
Toxic Spawn (USA) (video title (cut version))
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Runtime:
95 min | USA:84 min (R-rated version)
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Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
West Germany:18 (nf) | UK:18 (original 1980s video release) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | France:-12 | Iceland:(Banned) | Norway:(Banned) (video rating) (1984) | UK:(Banned) (1984-2004) (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) (2004) | USA:R | Australia:R
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: When Commander Hubbard is telling Colonel Holmes about the expedition to Mars he claims the eggs were green just as the one in the photograph she showed him. But the photographs she has shown him were in black and white so he couldn't possibly know if they were green as well. more
Quotes:
Colonel Stella Holmes: Help! Let me out! There's an egg! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Alien Arrives on Earth (2003) (V) more

FAQ

What are the differences between the British BBFC 18 VHS and the uncut version?
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Again a thriller with all borrowed stuff., 27 November 2009
9/10
Author: Mahatma_DorkLite from Union Territory of Pondicherry, India

What I like about this film is that it stayed true to its script (and its inspiration, the film ALIENS)…apart from adding a couple of redundant item numbers, it didn't stray from its main storyline and add sub-plots, emotion, drama just to spice things up. And, probably for the umpteenth time, here is a film with an interesting premise, which fully lived up to its full promise, in this case due to a weak ending and possibly flawed editing.

This is a story about some characters, all toughies, who wake up with temporary memory loss, in a sealed acid factory and have no idea who they are or why they are there. Two are bound, the others are free, but they cannot go out of the premises or make any calls. Slowly, they figure out what their next steps should be, both collectively and individually. And they have to figure out who to trust and who to watch out for. They have different characteristics as well, each one defined reasonably clearly. One is more a 'detective', one a 'scientist', another is dressed as a Casanova, one is a tapori and one just a regular tough guy.

The flashback technique was inappropriate for me, in this film, as it gave too much away. And the ending was tame, you wait for a big twist but its just a tame one (faulty editing being the culprit for me) and it doesn't make the two hours or so worth it.

This is yet another film which unnecessarily chooses a fancy locale (Deep Space) with no reason at all (apart from a willing producer) why this film (75% of which is in a warehouse) couldn't have been shot completely locally. The cast, comprising exclusively of the 'almost famous' and 'has beens' delivers quite well, no complaints here. And the opening titles sequence is interesting, using a 'green negative' kind of effect which is interesting.

What this film needed though was a spectacular ending, to make the whole experience worthwhile. Currently, you leave with the impression of a couple of hours spent reasonably, but not entirely worth it. More reviews at apurvbollywood at blogspot.com

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