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Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned

Beware the children.

19956.11h 39m

Overview

An American village is visited by some unknown life form which leaves the women of the village pregnant. Nine months later, the babies are born, and they all look normal, but it doesn't take the "parents" long to realize that the kids are not human or humane.

Directed by John Carpenter
Written by John Wyndham, David Himmelstein
Produced by Michael Preger, Sandy King
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $9.4M

Top Cast

Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve

Alan Chaffee

Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Alley

Susan Verner

Linda Kozlowski

Linda Kozlowski

Jill McGowan

Michael Paré

Michael Paré

Frank McGowan

Meredith Salenger

Meredith Salenger

Melanie Roberts

Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill

Reverend George

Pippa Pearthree

Pippa Pearthree

Sarah

Peter Jason

Peter Jason

Ben Blum

Constance Forslund

Constance Forslund

Callie Blum

Karen Kahn

Karen Kahn

Barbara Chaffee

Themes & Keywords

pregnancyvillagealien life-formalienbewusstlosigkeitdoppelgänger

About Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned is a thriller, horror, science fiction film released in 1995 exploring themes of pregnancy, village, alien life-form, alien, bewusstlosigkeit, doppelgänger. Directed by John Carpenter, it stars Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski. An American village is visited by some unknown life form which leaves the women of the village pregnant. Nine months later, the babies are born, and they all look normal, but it doesn't take the "parents" long to realize that the kids are not human or humane.

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