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The Beast Within

He Was On The Verge Of Becoming A Man... Eater!

1982★ 5.5 · 1291h 38mHorrorFantasyScience Fiction

Overview

A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty natural tendencies force him to make jambalaya out of the locals.

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Ronny Cox
as Eli MacCleary

L.Q. Jones
as Sheriff Pool

R.G. Armstrong
as Doc Schoonmaker

Don Gordon
as Judge Curwin

Luke Askew
as Dexter Ward

Logan Ramsey
as Edwin Curwin

Bibi Besch
as Caroline MacCleary

Katherine Moffat
as Amanda Platt

John Dennis Johnston
as Horace Platt

Meshach Taylor
as Deputy Herbert

Paul Clemens
as Michael MacCleary

Ron Soble
as Tom Laws

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Release date: 1982-02-12

Revenue: $7,742,572

Runtime: 1h 38m

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HorrorFantasyScience Fiction

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