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Virus satánico

Título original: The Carrier
  • 1988
  • R
  • 1h 39min
CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
5.6/10
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Virus satánico (1988)
Body HorrorDramaHorrorThriller

Agrega una trama en tu idiomaThe main character is stricken with a horrible disease, but it doesn't affect him. It spreads to every inamimate object that he touches, and then if another person touches the object, they a... Leer todoThe main character is stricken with a horrible disease, but it doesn't affect him. It spreads to every inamimate object that he touches, and then if another person touches the object, they are dissolved into it. No one knows that Jake is the carrier except him. This brings about ... Leer todoThe main character is stricken with a horrible disease, but it doesn't affect him. It spreads to every inamimate object that he touches, and then if another person touches the object, they are dissolved into it. No one knows that Jake is the carrier except him. This brings about the "red objects" that specify every object that he has touched, as discovered by the comm... Leer todo

  • Dirección
    • Nathan J. White
  • Guionista
    • Nathan J. White
  • Elenco
    • Gregory Fortescue
    • Stevie Lee
    • Steve Dixon
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  • CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
    5.6/10
    631
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    • Dirección
      • Nathan J. White
    • Guionista
      • Nathan J. White
    • Elenco
      • Gregory Fortescue
      • Stevie Lee
      • Steve Dixon
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    Gregory Fortescue
    • Jake Spear
    Stevie Lee
    • Treva
    Steve Dixon
    Steve Dixon
    • Dr. Anthony King
    Paul Silverman
    • The Reverend
    • (as N. Paul Silverman)
    Paul Urbanski
    Paul Urbanski
    • Joshua
    DeLaney Provencher
    • Jane
    Matt Shear
    • Seth
    Robin Fleck
    • Dena
    Adam Dorr
    • Little Tommy
    Marina Seeman
    • Aunt Syphillus
    Marti DeLoach
    • Grandma Jones
    Gregory J. Lanesey
    • Mike
    • (as Greg Lanesey)
    Patrick Butler
    • Tim
    Julia Escher
    • Mary
    Jason E. Hays
    • Dick
    Sam Wolk
    • Old Man Patrick
    Ron Asheton
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    • Peter
    Terrance Auch
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    lazarillo

    Norman Rockwell Must Be Spinning in his Grave!

    Although this film is ineptly-made and totally ridiculous, it should at least receive kudos for being completely original. It reminded me of another obscure 80's film called The Pit. Like that earlier movie the filmmakers actually tried to do something different than a. have a psychopath carve up a bunch of nubile, underdressed teenagers; b. have a bunch of untalented "scream queens" bounce around a haunted house fleeing something or another; or c. shamelessly rip-off or "remake" some horror classic from the past. Most low-budget horror product from the late 80's unfortunately falls into one of these categories. Of course, the plot is jaw-droppingly ludicrous. What kind of virus spreads via inanimate objects and causes people to instantly melt? It does, however, make for some good black comedy and satirical commentary on small-town folk. Norman Rockwell must be spinning in his grave! Like The Pit it's also incredibly misanthropic--even the hero is incredibly selfish and unsympathetic--yet it's just too off-the-wall to be taken too seriously. Pretty alright overall.
    Michael_Elliott

    A Different Kind of Horror Film

    The Carrier (1988)

    ** 1/2 (out of 4)

    Jake (Gregory Fortescue) lives in a small mountain town where he's pretty much an outcast due to people believing that he murdered his parents. One day this small town because victim to some sort of disease or virus that is spreading around and will burn a person to death if they catch it. What people don't know is that it's Jake who is the carrier.

    If you grew up watching horror films in the 1980s then you know there were dozens if not hundreds of low-budget films that lacked any sort of creativity so usually those films just gave us mindless killings, gore or a bunch of sex and nudity. THE CARRIER is a film that has a small cult following to it and after watching the film it's easy to see why. If you're looking for some sort of violent or gory movie then this certainly isn't for you. While there are certainly some flaws here there's no question that the film at least has some creative moments.

    What impressed me the most about THE CARRIER is the fact that it had a very small budget yet it uses the lack of money to build something creative and original. The idea of a virus going around and killing people is an interesting thing to do but having one carrier just added to the entertainment. What I loved about the film is that it had no money but it was creative in the way this small town had to fight against the disease. The costumes look very cheap and that's a plus because it's exactly what you'd expect a homemade costume to look like if these events were really happening.

    The look of the small town was wonderful and I was also impressed with the majority of the performances. I thought they were all quite natural and best of all is that they were at least believable for the type of film that you were watching. There are two versions of this movie available, the original 98-minute cut and a Director's Cut that clocks in at 108-minutes. I watched the Director's Cut and honestly felt that the film went on too long so perhaps the shorter version should have been the better one to watch.

    As I said, there are certainly some flaws found in THE CARRIER but there's no question that it's an entertaining movie and one that doesn't allow its small budget to ruin it. Instead, the film took the lack of money and did something creative with it.
    7Hey_Sweden

    Touch the wall, Jake!

    Filmed in upstate Michigan by writer / director / executive producer Nathan J. White and company, the interesting, symbolic "The Carrier" is a regional, independent horror film worth checking out. While undeniably very low budget and fairly crude, it does live up to the word "horror". It shows just how ugly things can get in times of crisis when there are no real leaders. It has a certain intensity, fueled by a sense of paranoia. In that sense, it's reminiscent of "The Thing" as well as George Romeros' "The Crazies", with its plot of a biological terror striking fear into the hearts of God fearing small town Americans.

    Gregory Fortescue stars as Jake Spear, a young man who lives on the fringes of the small town of Sleepy Rock. Most other people there treat him like crap, because they 100% believe him guilty of the long ago deaths of his parents. One of a select few who will actually talk to him is Treva (Stevie Lee). One night, Jake is attacked by a fabled "black thing" which badly scratches him. Unbeknownst to Jake, this has now caused him to be infected with a truly hideous disease, making him "the carrier" of the title. And this disease has a quick acting, frightening ability to dissolve its victims. The local doctor (Steve Dixon, "Mosquito") urges calm and reason, but to little avail.

    The acting is largely negligible, but there's no denying the sincerity of the cast. Fortescue and Lee are reasonably appealing, Dixon is fine as the doctor, and Paul Urbanski and Patrick Butler come off fairly well as the guys in charge of two warring factions. Die hard genre fans will recognize the names of some of the crew, like composer Joseph LoDuca, who contributes a very fine score, and cinematographer Peter Deming. B movie icon Bruce Campbell is credited as a sound effects recordist. The scenery & atmosphere are nice, the visuals striking (citizens must wrap themselves in whatever material they can find), and the special effects passable for whatever they cost to make. The subject matter has some poignancy and will undoubtedly make its viewers think of things like AIDS, which was very much on peoples' minds during this decade.

    "The Carrier" is somewhat obscure now, but it definitely merits a look from horror enthusiasts.

    Seven out of 10.
    9ajax_magnetoface

    one of the best of horror films

    has my all-time favorite non-sequitor movie line... which is "Give us your cats, we have red objects!"

    I watched hundreds of horror films (4 a night) in the 80s and this stood out in the top 5 for originality and great cheesey scriptwriting.
    7PhilosophicZombi

    Wow....just....wow...

    I'm a movie buff. I've seen thousands of films, ranging from superb to utter trash, but "The Carrier" was.... umm... something else entirely. I was making my way through an outdoor market, when I came upon a booth filled with VHS tapes from a recently closed Rental store. I found a bundle of gems, z-grade horror movies that even in the depth of my searches had never seen or even heard about. Innitially, "The Carrier" seemed the most tame of the bunch, but I was quite wrong. I expected a cheesy 80's creature feature, but instead, I got a religious, political, medical thriller with the most bizarre imagery, acting, and storyline I think I have ever been witness to. The story is basically about a despised social outcast, who is attacked by a monster/mutant/alien/metaphor/ thing(?) who passes on a deadly disease. The box informed me of that much. What it failed to mention is that the entire film is a surrealist nightmare. It's like watching a twisted medical epidemic version of Leave it to Beaver, but with violent gangs wrapped in plastic, disturbed fundamentalist religious cults and 1950's social satire. I watched the first half trying in vain to figure out what was going on and the second half wondering how on earth this thing could end. The film was not bad, it never reached a state of being boring, but it was so confusing. Part of me would really like to hear a director's commentary on this movie, maybe they would be able to explain all the metaphors and allegories that no doubt existed but just didn't shine through all of the madness. When the credits rolled, i was literally left speechless and I had to take a nap. Yes... thats the kind of movie this was. I don't know who i should recommend this to, horror fans will be left dumbfounded, Indy film lovers will lash out at the effects and muddled ideas throughout. If you get the opportunity to watch this, I would suggest a trial run. You'll be left with a head full of questions but you will be thought provoked.

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      Joshua: You, you and you-guard the cats.

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      • agosto de 1988 (Australia)
    • País de origen
      • Estados Unidos
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      • The Carrier
    • Locaciones de filmación
      • Manchester, Michigan, Estados Unidos
    • Productoras
      • Overseas FilmGroup
      • Swan Productions
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      1 hora 39 minutos
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      • Dolby Stereo
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