- Actors: Roddy McDowall, Alex Hyde-White, Melanie Shatner, Don Stroud, Rodger Halston
- Directors: Scott P. Levy
- Writers: Alex Simon, Rob Kerchner
- Producers: Mike Elliott, Roger Corman, William V. Bromiley Jr.
- Format: NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: New Concorde
- VHS Release Date: Dec 12 2000
- Run Time: 75 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: 6303961916
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Mentally challenged film -it's a challenge to watch it.,
By Logan Ratty (California, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Unknown Origin (DVD)
I went ahead and bought this movie because Roddy McDowall is in it, and I was curious about it being a rip-off of John Carpenter's fantastic movie The Thing. After all, the movie Leviathan was a rip-off of Carpenter's The Thing, and it's pretty decent. Man, was Unknown Origin waste-stink-awful. McDowall was ok in it for the most part, but this is like a horribly gone wrong made for the Sci-fi channel movie (in fact, it is a made for TV movie and it would not surprise me if it was done for the sci-fi channel). Some people have claimed that decent writing helped it to overcome its obvious micro budget. I don't see that at all. It's one thing to do what Leviathan did, it's a whole different thing to lift whole lines and direct concepts from Carpenter's The Thing. If these film makers were not sued, they pry should be. But even with lifted lines and concepts, it could have been watchable for some I guess. This film has more problems than that. Horribly cheesy dialog, very hokey looking sets, terrible glaring costumes, bad lighting and bad camera work made for an awful, awful movie. I'm not sure but I get the feeling that these filmmakers maybe knew better, were somewhat experienced, but needed a fast buck. This is horrible stuff. This is a mentally challenged Wing Commander-ish spoiled cheese fest.This movie is not to be confused with 1983's Of Unknown Origin staring Peter Weller. Incidentally, Peter Weller was good in the above-mentioned Leviathan, as well as in Screamers. Check them out instead.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
I think I have a little heartburn I can feel it in my throat,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Unknown Origin (VHS Tape)
This movie was about a crew under the ocean who come across something which turns out to be a vampire bug.This creature sucks the life out of eveyone, one at a time and has the crew guessing who it's in next. The ending is a shocker and look out eveyone above It's coming for you! Roddy McDowall was as usual a GEM! LOVE YA RODDY,Anna Marie
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
great movie for a late night,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Unknown Origin (VHS Tape)
what can anyone say Roddy McDowall is always great and this is no exception...the film moves fast and has some very scary and funny moments...The cast was all good and different...loved Taylor "Rodger Halston" and his cat nip or what ever, he was the babe of the movie and should have end up with the girl. Also great to see Don Stroud he's been around along time and always does a great job. A great movie for the budget and the fear factor was right there.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lots of fun!,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Unknown Origin (VHS Tape)
Terrific, "Alien" underwater homage about creature who takes over bodies and minds of undersea mining crew. Hearkens back to the days of the best of 60's drive-in horror flicks! Lots of fun and genuinely creepy at times.
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