Sort of a triple-threat
Bad Seed
with a more overtly violent streak, this film tells the tale of trio of
cherubic youngsters whose births all coincided with a solar eclipse,
which somehow initiated a kind of time-release evil reaction that
reaches its climax on the kids' tenth birthday, causing them to
transform into miniature homicidal psychopaths. These darling little
tykes then proceed to beat dad's brains out with a baseball bat, gun
down their teacher, and otherwise beat, stab and strangle anyone who
even looks cross-eyed at them. They also seem to be strangely fond of
leering at naked teenage girls... or maybe that's just the director's
favorite pastime. Produced in 1980, this proto-slasher opus was shelved
for six years, then released to video to capitalize on the
already-waning trend of Friday the 13th sequels and their hellish offspring. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
Director:
Edward Hunt
DVD Features
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Enhanced 16x9 anamorphic
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Bio on director Ed Hunt
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Bonus trailers
85 minutes
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