
Spasms(1983)
A gigantic serpent is captured on a remote island and shipped to an American college for experimentation.


“Two forces have claimed the house. Only one will survive.”
A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.

Peter Weller
Bart Hughes

Jennifer Dale
Lorrie Wells

Lawrence Dane
Eliot Riverton

Kenneth Welsh
James Hall

Louis Del Grande
Clete

Shannon Tweed
Meg Hughes

Keith Knight
Hardware Salesman

Maury Chaykin
Dan Errol

Leif Anderson
Peter Hughes
Jimmy Tapp
Meg's Father
Of Unknown Origin is a horror film released in 1983 exploring themes of new york city, based on novel or book, poison, animal attack, house, rampage. Directed by George P. Cosmatos, it stars Peter Weller, Jennifer Dale, Lawrence Dane. A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.
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