The Hidden [Blu-ray]

Director: Jack Sholder Jack Sholder

Overview

A cop discovers that there's something unusual about his new partner in this unusual sci-fi thriller. A seemingly well-mannered stock broker one day snaps, robbing a bank, stealing a Ferrari, and driving straight into a police barricade without any thought for his own safety, and he's mowed down by a hail of bullets. The detective assigned to the case, Tom Beck (Michael Nouri), thinks that he notices a strange look in the eye of the thief, but when FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher (Kyle MacLachlan) informs Tom that he's also been assigned to the case, he thinks that he sees the same curious look in Lloyd's eyes as well. Lloyd also has an odd way of carrying himself, as if he's not entirely in control of his own body, and in time, Tom discovers what the two men have in common -- both are actually aliens from another planet. They are creatures from another world capable of entering a human (or animal) body at will and using it as a vessel as long as they need. When the stockbroker died, the rogue alien simply crept into another body to begin his crime spree all over again. Lloyd has been sent to Earth to bring the thief's reign of terror to a halt and has taken over the body of an FBI agent with that in mind. A major cult favorite, The Hidden also features Clu Gulager, Ed O'Ross, and Claudia Christian.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/03/2017
UPC:	0888574535537
Original Release:	1987
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:37:00
Sales rank:	12,925

Special Features

Commentary by Director Jack Sholder and Tim Hunter; Special-Effects Production Footage; Narrated by Jack Sholder; Original Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Michael Nouri	Tom Beck
Kyle MacLachlan	Lloyd Gallagher
Ed O'Ross	Willis
Chris Mulkey	DeVries
Clu Gulager	Flynn
Claudia Christian	Brenda
Clarence Felder	John Masterson
Bill Boyett	Actor,Actor
Katherine Cannon	Actor
Larry Cedar	Drew
John McCann	Senator Holt
Robert Shaye	Actor,Carol Miller
James Luisi	Ferrari Salesman
Frank Renzulli	Michael Buckley
Duane Davis	Eddie
Whitney Reis	Liz
Joey Sagal	Drunk
Jeff Levine	Drunk's Friend
Rick Lieberman	Dr. Glass
Joe Whipp	Dr. Rogers
Joe Perce	Coroner
Jason Edwards	Adler
Mary Petrie	TV Reporter
Joey Aresco	Woodfield
Judy Kerr	Waitress
Richard Whitaker	Plainclothesman
Michael Yama	Sketch Artist
Jack McGee	Bartender
Steve Eastin	Agent Stadt
Ted White	Agent Fowler
Loren Haynes	Cop with Aspirin
Buckley Norris	Reporter
Deke Anderson	Roadblock Cop
Wren Brown	Patrolman,Agent Bach
Alan Marcus	Cop in Hotel
Mark Phelan	Fielding
Danny Trejo	Prisoner
Branscombe Richmond	Roberts
Lew Hopson	Jail Escort
Doug Collins	Agent Sardi
Rick Diamond	Paramedic
Charlie Skeen	Agent Graves
Richard Brooks	Actor
Michael Convertino	Composer

Technical Credits

Jim Kouf

Bob Hunt

Jack Sholder	Director
Stephen Diener	Executive Producer
Dennis Harris	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Jeffrey Klein	Executive Producer
Michael Meltzer	Producer
Lee Muhl	Executive Producer
Gerald T. Olson	Producer
Robert Shaye	Producer
Jim Kouf	Screenwriter
Annette Benson	Casting
Bob Hunt	Screenwriter
Mick Strawn	Producer
Greg Russell	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

A cult hit that's an enormous amount of fun considering its low-budget B-picture roots, this hybrid of horror, action, crime drama, and science fiction is one of the better films from genre director Jack Sholder. Wisely, the events depicted are presented in decidedly tongue-in-cheek fashion from a cast and creative team having loads of fun with the freak-out concept. Kyle MacLachlan is a particular cast standout, portraying his alien-infested FBI agent as rigidly controlled and extremely efficient, even uptight, a canny choice that rings oddly true. The special effects are sometimes impressive and sometimes goofy, but in the latter circumstances all involved play up the schlock value to maximum effect with delightfully funny, entertainingly gross-out results. Briskly paced and with plenty of gallows humor to alleviate the shocks and scares, The Hidden (1987) is a fun little picture that makes a fine companion piece to the next year's equally underrated Alien Nation (1988).

All Movie Guide - Karl Williams