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Phenomena (1985) More at IMDbPro »

• Shot in English and dubbed into Italian.
  
  
• Most of the Italian and other non-English speaking actors/actresses actually dubbed their own voices into English for the USA and UK distribution.
  
  
• A sequel to Phenomena was going to go into production in 2001 but it was canceled due to Dario Argento's contract with Medusa.
  
  
• The larvae were created by placing vermiculite in water and adding liquid chocolate and essence of mint.
  
  
• Director Dario Argento said that his idea for the look of the killer child came from the real genetic disorder Patau Syndrome, which causes severe deformation of the face. For this reason, Argento calls the child Patau, even though he is never named during the film.
  
  
• Director Dario Argento often cites this film as his personal favorite among his works.
  
  
• The trained chimpanzee that plays Inga escaped into the woods at one point during shooting. After a few hours of searching she was found and returned to the set.
  
  
• Director trademark: [Dario Argento] Murder victim crashes through window
  
  
• The role of creepy Patua Bruckner was played by a 26 year old dwarf in heavy makeup.
  
  
• Jennifer Connelly said in an interview that she was bitten by the chimp in this film. Apperently during one scene the chimp kept turning around and Dario Argento, not wanting to film her behind, asked Connelly to place her hand on the animal to stop her from turning. But when she attempted to do so, the chimp became enraged and bit her; and then became very hostile toward Connelly for the rest of the film.
  
  
• The film was inspired to Dario Argento after he learned that insects are sometimes used during murder investigations.
  
  
• The story Jennifer tells about her mother abandoning her was an actual story from Dario Argento's own childhood.
  
  

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