Phenomena

1985
12
1h 56m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

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Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence, and Tanga in Phenomena (1985)

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A young girl who has 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.A young girl who has 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.A young girl who has 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.

Director
- Dario Argento
Writers
- Dario Argento
- Franco Ferrini
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

31K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Dario Argento
Writers
- Dario Argento
- Franco Ferrini
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Jennifer Connelly had part of her finger bitten off by the chimpanzee in the final scene at the end of the film. She was rushed to the hospital and the finger was re-attached.

Goofs
(at around 45 mins) The professor's comments about the hyperactive behavior of his insects are accompanied by close-ups of different bugs moving around in their cages very quickly. However, in close-ups of Jennifer listening to him, many of the same bugs can be seen in their cages behind her, and they are completely still.

Quotes
Headmistress: [about Jennifer Corvino] "The Bible also refers to the devil as Beelzebub, which means 'Lord of the Flies.' Look at her - the Lady of the Flies."

Crazy credits
The English language credits claim that this film was "shot in Panavision." This film was shot with Panavision cameras and Panavision spherical lenses for the European spherical widescreen format of 1:1.66.

Alternate versions
The 2004 DVD release from Legacy Entertainment, Inc. (LDVD 9040), under the title "Creepers", lists a running time of "Approx. 110 min." However, the version on the DVD is the highly edited 82 minute version, panned and scanned, and with certain words in the dialog bleeped out.

Connections
Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985)

Soundtracks
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Featured review

5/10

Pretty to look at but terminally stupid and confused

Dario Argento is very good at lining up nice shots. If only he could hire someone to review the screenplays and point out all the errors. Any idiot of the street could do it for $10 an hour. Yes, yes, I know the whole "My movies are like a dream" crap, but it's hard to get absorbed in the dream when you keep being smacked over the head with plot inconsistencies and intensely moronic characters. Credit to Phenomena, Jennifer Connelly made one of the few appealing Argento protagonists, and generally didn't behave like a complete nitwit (with several exceptions). David Lynch's movies feel like dreams also, but don't pull you out of your suspension of disbelief with patent stupidity. If you don't know Argento, don't start here. If you've never liked Argento, this won't change your mind. There are some effective moments and nice shots that make the movie not a complete wash, but nothing to really justify it's existence.