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Phenomena (1985)

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User Rating: 6.7/10 (3,755 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Dario Argento
Writers:
Dario Argento (screenplay)
Dario Argento (story)
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Release Date:
2 August 1985 (USA) more
Tagline:
Jennifer Has A Few Million Close Friends. She's Going To Need Them _All_. more
Plot:
A young girl, with 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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Phenomena rocks the boat. more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jennifer Connelly ... Jennifer Corvino
Daria Nicolodi ... Frau Brückner
Fiore Argento ... Vera Brandt
Dalila Di Lazzaro ... Headmistress

Patrick Bauchau ... Insp. Rudolf Geiger
Federica Mastroianni ... Sophie

Donald Pleasence ... Prof. John McGregor
Fiorenza Tessari ... Gisela Sulzer
Mario Donatone ... Morris Shapiro
Francesca Ottaviani ... Nurse
Michele Soavi ... Kurt, Geiger's Assistant
Franco Trevisi ... Real Estate Agent
Fausta Avelli ... Gisela Sulser
Marta Biuso ... Schoolgirl
Geraldine Thomas ... Schoolgirl
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Creepers (USA)
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Runtime:
110 min | 116 min (integral version) | USA:110 min (re-release) | USA:82 min (edited version)
Country:
Italy
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:18 (original rating) | Argentina:16 (re-rating) | Australia:R (as "Creepers") (DVD rating) (cut) | Australia:R (as "Phenomena) (DVD rating) (uncut) | Australia:R (original rating) | Denmark:15 (video premiere) | France:-12 | Italy:VM14 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | West Germany:18 | Finland:K-18
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DACFILM Rome more

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Trivia:
The larvae were created by placing vermiculite in water and adding liquid chocolate and essence of mint. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: After killing the professor, the killer gets in a car and drives away. In the next shot, it shows the killer’s point of view from inside the car as the monkey jumps onto the windshield. But you can clearly see off to the right, a large pine tree branch, and that the car really isn't moving at all. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Death Is Beautiful: Michele Soavi Directs Dellamorte Dellamore (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
The Wind more

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27 out of 30 people found the following comment useful:-
Phenomena rocks the boat., 24 July 2003
9/10
Author: (scyphe) from Sweden

This movie seems to be either loved or hated. Those that love it seems to be Argento fans that have succumbed to the style and imagination. Those that hate it seems to get annoyed at script flaws, soundtrack, actors etc.

Most of the criticizers seems to have missed the point. Dario Argentos movies is supposed to be watched and experienced, not dissected looking for flaws etc. which is true for most movies. I have the ability to turn the criticizer off when I watch movies, especially when it comes to horror/fantasy/scifi. They're movies, not documentaries, and they're not supposed to reflect your reality. Think of them as dreams, and we all know that dreams are most often illogical, strange and wonderful. That's the frame of mind I have when I watch Argento movies. And Phenomena is great in that aspect since it builds upon imagination.

Phenomena was the first Argento movie I watched, and it turned me into a big fan of his work. Donald Pleasance is great as useful, and Jennifer Connelly made many of us aware of how much we all want to meet her (at least the male audience). I watch this movie in much the same way as I did Suspiria (masterpiece), as a fantasy horror, a sweet nightmare. The first scene, where the Danish girl misses the bus and looks for help is unforgettable. The fact that the rest of the cast is a bunch of young and inexperienced teenagers is something most of the viewers familiar with Italian horror are used to.

Would I recommend this? Absolutely, it's one of the better Argento movies. Who would like it? Anybody with an open mind and interested in prime italian fantasy/horror.

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