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Strange Behavior

Strange Behavior

Town population is down... about six feet

19815.51h 39m

Overview

When the teenagers in a small Illinois town start getting murdered, the police chief makes a connection to the mysterious scientific experiments being done at the local university and must stop them before his own son is dragged into the deadly scheme.

Directed by Michael Laughlin
Written by Bill Condon, Michael Laughlin
Produced by John Barnett, Antony I. Ginnane
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Top Cast

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

John Brady

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Barbara Moorehead

Dan Shor

Dan Shor

Pete Brady

Fiona Lewis

Fiona Lewis

Gwen Parkinson

Arthur Dignam

Arthur Dignam

Dr. Le Sange / Nagel

Dey Young

Dey Young

Caroline

Marc McClure

Marc McClure

Oliver Myerhoff

Scott Brady

Scott Brady

Shea

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Donovan

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Elizabeth Cheshire

Lucy Brown

Themes & Keywords

mind controlexperimentsonnew zealandmurder

About Strange Behavior

Strange Behavior is a science fiction, horror, mystery film released in 1981 exploring themes of mind control, experiment, son, new zealand, murder. Directed by Michael Laughlin, it stars Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Dan Shor. When the teenagers in a small Illinois town start getting murdered, the police chief makes a connection to the mysterious scientific experiments being done at the local university and must stop them before his own son is dragged into the deadly scheme.

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