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Release Date:
2 August 1985 (USA) moreTagline:
Jennifer Has A Few Million Close Friends. She's Going To Need Them _All_. morePlot:
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(6 articles)
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jennifer Connelly | ... | Jennifer Corvino | |
| Daria Nicolodi | ... | Frau Brückner | |
| Dalila Di Lazzaro | ... | Headmistress | |
| Patrick Bauchau | ... | Inspector Rudolf Geiger | |
| Donald Pleasence | ... | Professor John McGregor | |
| Fiore Argento | ... | Vera Brandt | |
| Federica Mastroianni | ... | Sophie | |
| Fiorenza Tessari | ... | Gisela Sulzer | |
| Mario Donatone | ... | Morris Shapiro | |
| Francesca Ottaviani | ... | Nurse | |
| Michele Soavi | ... | Kurt, Geiger's Assistant | |
| Franco Trevisi | ... | Real Estate Agent | |
| Fausta Avelli | ... | Schoolgirl | |
| Marta Biuso | ... | Schoolgirl | |
| Sophie Bourchier | ... | Schoolgirl |
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110 min | 116 min (integral version) | USA:110 min (re-release) | USA:82 min (edited version)Country:
ItalyColor:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 (re-rating) | Argentina:18 (original rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:R (as "Creepers") (DVD rating) (cut) | Australia:R (as "Phenomena) (DVD rating) (uncut) | Australia:R (original rating) | Denmark:15 (video premiere) | France:-12 | Italy:VM14 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | West Germany:18 | Finland:K-18Fun Stuff
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Revealing mistakes: After killing the professor, the killer gets in a car and drives away. In the next shot, it shows the killer’s point of view from inside the car as the monkey jumps onto the windshield. But you can clearly see off to the right, a large pine tree branch, and that the car really isn't moving at all. moreMovie Connections:
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In Switzerland, the teenager Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connelly), daughter of a famous actor, arrives in an expensive board school and shares her room with the French schoolmate Sophie (Federica Mastroianni). Jennifer is a sleepwalker, is capable of telepathically communicate with insects and has adaptation problem in the new school. While sleepwalking, she meets and becomes friend of a Scottish entomologist, Prof. John McGregor (Donald Pleasence), and his chimpanzee Tonga. Jennifer decides to help the investigation of Dr. McGregor about a serial killer that is killing young girls in that area.
It may sound ridiculous, but "Phenomena" has never been released on video in Brazil; only two days ago, "Phenomena" was released on DVD in Brazil and now I am glad to have this movie in my collection. The weird story of Dario Argento, one of my favorite directors, is a total cult, showing bizarre characters and situations, maggots, flies, deformed people, serial killer and lots of bodies and body parts. A fifteen years old Jennifer Connelly in her third work, extremely beautiful, shines in the very original role of a sleepwalker that is very connected to insects and develop the skill of communicate with them. Daria Nicolodi, the mother of Asia Argento and former mate of Dario Argento, has a minor, but very important role. And the versatile Donald Pleasence, in the role of a paraplegic researcher, is efficient as usual. The music score, with Goblin, Iron Maiden and Motorhead, is another great attraction of this movie. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Phenomena"