Phenomena

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Phenomena (1985)

R 08/02/1985 (US) Horror, Thriller 1h 56m

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When Insects Attack!

Overview

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.

Dario Argento

Director, Screenplay, Story
Franco Ferrini

Screenplay, Story

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Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Corvino
Daria Nicolodi

Frau Brückner
Fiore Argento

Vera Brandt
Federica Mastroianni

Sophie
Fiorenza Tessari

Gisela Sulzer
Dalila Di Lazzaro

Headmistress
Patrick Bauchau

Inspector Rudolf Geiger
Donald Pleasence

Professor John McGregor
Alberto Cracco

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Arriving at a Swiss Academy for girls, Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connelly) gets embroiled in the workings of a serial killer. Her friends the insects and Professor John McGregor (Donald Pleasence) are on hand to help if possible.

Directed and co-written by horror legend Dario Argento, Phenomena is a mixed bag. Ignoring the butchered American version, which was titled Creepers, the full uncut version is still messy. Argento the director is doing good work here, which explains why the film has a sturdy reputation. His eye for striking imagery and horror scen... read the rest.

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