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The Pottsville Horror

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An Idaho scientist (Martin Landau) and mayor (Jose Ferrer) dismiss the theory of a creature from the nearby nuclear dump.
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Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com Sep 24, 2005
1.5/5
Grungy, muddy-looking, and completely beholden to Alien for all its money moments, The Being is Z-grade schlock-slinging at its most obvious. Go to Full Review
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Jonah K @RT73758206 2 days ago It's also titled The Being, 1981 It can also be classified Comedy, Horror, Sci-fi, instead of Horror, Sci-fi; the acting, editing and direction are passable, and there are some actual funny moments, The creature is creepy, slimy and dripping with ooze. Except for when they go inside of the warehouse saying, "We can't leave the cat in here," it's an okay movie; if the cat got inside the warehouse, why couldn't it get out? it's an okay movie for "whichever" year it came out. See more
B P @Bradster69 Sep 29, 2026 Not Bad, but Not My Favorite See more
thiago s @Thiagostone Feb 11, 2026 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more
justin t @RT08580778 Feb 16, 2022 Not a good transfer, either that or the source material was really bad. It just looked soft the whole time. The cinematography is messy and has nothing interesting about it. It looks really flat and dated. The visual effects are rubbery! The sound is poor, technically it is really bad. The dubbing is awful, the sound effects bland and the clarity murky. The music is dated and lacks the subtlety that we expect today. The story is non-existent! It's a nuclear monster killing people. It reminded me of fifties monster movies but it was in colour and had a small amount of violence. A cheesy old-fashioned monster movie that has camp value and little else. See more
Sep 25, 2015 A nice 80s toxic waste creature feature See more
Apr 19, 2013 Cheesy,sleazy and greasy....the way a good early 80's killer creature movie should be. Complete with bloody gore and creative murder scenes. Lots of nude teen girls being chased and touched by creature and human alike.Is this movie going to win any cinematic awards? Hell no! Is that a bad thing? Fuck no! Just because a bunch of self important,pretentious suit wearing assholes doesn't give something an award...doesn't mean the films horrible. I find that to be the exact opposite with alot of oscar wining films. I grew up on so called "bad" movies such as this, and they gave me hours of enjoyment. So I always feel slightly offended when someone who never watches a movie like this....will dismiss it as "bad". It's movies like this and Blood Diner from 1987 that makes me really feel sad that Jackie Kong didn't continue to make more horror films. See more
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Synopsis An Idaho scientist (Martin Landau) and mayor (Jose Ferrer) dismiss the theory of a creature from the nearby nuclear dump.
Director
Jackie Kong
Producer
Bill Osco
Screenwriter
Jackie Kong
Production Co
Bill Osco Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 18, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 10, 2018
Runtime
1h 22m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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