Strange Behavior

1981
R
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

2.5K

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Slasher Horror Teen Horror Horror Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

A scientist is experimenting with teenagers and turning them into murderers.A scientist is experimenting with teenagers and turning them into murderers.A scientist is experimenting with teenagers and turning them into murderers.

Director
- Michael Laughlin
Writers
- Bill Condon
- Michael Laughlin
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

2.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Michael Laughlin
Writers
- Bill Condon
- Michael Laughlin
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The mask that the killer wears in the film is of wrestler/B-actor/(Edward D. Wood Jr.-regular) Tor Johnson.

Goofs
When Ollie and Pete drive past Lucy's house, the Steadicam shadow can be see passing the house.

Alternate versions
Although the 1986 UK video version was uncut the 1993 Vipco release was cut by 26 secs by the BBFC to remove shots of Pete Brady vertically cutting his wrist with a knife, as this was classed as an imitable suicide technique. The cuts were expanded to 41 secs for the 2004 DVD release though the 2008 Optimum DVD restores around 14 secs via a different edit.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Victor Victoria/Silent Rage/Cat People/I Ought to Be In Pictures (1982)

User reviews54

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6/10

Hypnotic.

Not quite the underrated masterpiece other people are talking about, I'm afraid. It begins well enough, with an atmospheric, out-of-this-world Tangerine Dream score and hypnotically slow direction, but the story tips its hand too early; the basics (if not the particulars) of its plot become rather obvious to us well before they do to the characters. Still, this is above average for an early-80s horror film. (**)