The Unseen (1980)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Danny Steinmann

Writer:

Michael L. Grace (writer)

Release Date:

September 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The unknown brings terror. The UNSEEN ... DEATH

Plot:

A trio of Female reporters find themselves staying overnight in a house occupied by a hostile 'being' known only The Unseen.

Plot Keywords:

Reporter | Museum | Basement | Parade | Lifting Weights

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Stephen Furst	...	'Junior' Keller (The Unseen)
Barbara Bach	...	Jennifer Fast
Sydney Lassick	...	Ernest Keller
Lelia Goldoni	...	Virginia Keller
Karen Lamm	...	Karen Fast
Douglas Barr	...	Tony Ross
Lois Young	...	Vicki Thompson
Maida Severn	...	Solvang Lady

Runtime:

Spain:90 min | UK:83 min | USA:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:(Banned) | France:-12 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:16 (video premiere) (1984) | Norway:(Banned) (1981-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Piru, California, USA

Trivia:

Director 'Danny Stienmann' was upset with the final cut of the film because it missed most of the major scares. This is why he had his name removed from the credits.

Quotes:

Ernest Keller: I wonder what junior's fate would be... I wonder... Seems obvious to me my dear they would not treat him so kindly. He would suffer greatly

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Lo squartatore di New York (1982)

Ringo's wife meets Flounder

Since "The Unseen" is your basic B movie, the only reason to see it is that it stars Barbara Bach (Ringo Starr's wife), Stephen Furst (Flounder in "Animal House") and Sydney Lassick (Cheswith in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and also the principal in "Carrie"). No, seriously. That's the only reason to check it out: The Beatles, John Belushi and Stephen King are linked by a story of three women staying in a house inhabited by a carnivorous inbred! If only the founders of Solvang had predicted this! Sorry if I haven't done the greatest job describing the movie. It's just that a cast like this easily eclipses the movie, in my view. Granted, there are a few of the requirements for horror flicks, namely the bathtub scene. Otherwise, nothing significant here.

PS: Barbara Bach had previously starred in a similar movie with a similarly jaw-dropping cast. That movie was the Italian horror flick "L'isola delli uomini pesce" (called "Screamers" in the US), in which she co-starred with Mel Ferrer, aka Audrey Hepburn's ex. Yes, it's true. Ringo Starr's soon-to-be wife and Audrey Hepburn's ex co-starred in a movie about half-human, half-fish creatures.