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Director:
Tim Boxell
Writers:
Scott Lew (writer)
Darrin Oura (writer)
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Release Date:
9 July 1998 (Singapore) more
Genre:
Horror
Tagline:
Where civilisation ends...the nightmare begins!
Plot:
Mutant lizards attack a woman on the run hiding out in a cabin in the woods. full summary | add synopsis
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pamela gidley haha more (27 total)

Cast

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Pamela Gidley ... Amy Harding / Alex Langdon

Simon Bossell ... Marshall Clarke
Valeri Nikolayev ... Uri Romanov (as Valery Nikolaev)
Helen Moulder ... Mrs. Miller
Norman Forsey ... Mr. Peterson
Merlin ... Frankie, the cat
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence and gore, and brief language.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
93 min
Country:
New Zealand
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Finland:K-18 | Singapore:PG | UK:18 | USA:R
Company:
Grundy Films more

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Goofs:
Continuity: Several times near the end of the film the hand guns are obviously out of ammo, but are not in the next shot. This happens, for instance, when Uri is shooting in the bedroom, and again when Marshall is using the gun in the living room. more
Quotes:
Uri Romanov: [after blasting a Lizard] I got to get out into the country more often! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Svengoolie: Aberration" (2001) more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
pamela gidley haha, 20 October 2005
6/10
Author: agamemnon3 from United States

pamela gidley shows that she really knows how to take control of mutated reptiles, although she can't do too much with the script. the actors are so forgettable that the creatures should get top billing. on-screen chemistry between gidley and simon bossell is perhaps the worst ever if not for the recent star wars trilogy.

the effects and props are outlandish but there's plenty of them - a guy's head explodes and you've gotta love that, another guy gets eaten by mutant lizards, and there's an absolutely great scene toward the end where gidley almost loses her leg to a hasty operation on (of all places) the counter in the general store. more lizard battles follow, lots of blood, puss, etc. it's a miracle that the characters' lack of anything resembling common sense didn't get them dusted in the first ten minutes.

if you're a fan of gore, crackerjack horror, B-anything, peter jackson's older work, or have a "thing" for pamela gidley, then you'll probably enjoy it. it succeeds where a lot of cheap movies fail, which is to say that while the plot is essentially brainless, it manages to stay consistently fun and entertaining. aberration's biggest drawback may be its 'TV movie' feel but given the subject it doesn't suffer much for it.

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