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The Brood

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The Brood

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Summary

Horror written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Oliver Reed and Samantha Eggar. Psychologist Dr Hal Raglan performs controversial treatment that results in his patients' fears and anger manifesting themselves as physical mutations. But when Nola Carveth undergoes the treatment she is not prepared for the horrifying chain of events that follows.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

Oliver Reed stars here as a doctor experimenting with the new science of psychoplasmics, who persuades Samantha Eggar to "shape her rage" and give birth to deformed children with killer instincts. This genuinely creepy and upsetting stomach churner from David Cronenberg offers an intriguing metaphor for both unexplained bodily changes and the mental abuse some parents heap on their offspring. In one of her best performances, Eggar brings poignant emotional depth to what is a complex and underrated cult classic.

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6.8/10

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Cast

rolenameDr Hal RaglanOliver ReedNola CarvethSamantha EggarFrank CarvethArt HindleCandice CarvethCindy HindsJulianna KellyNuala FitzgeraldBarton KellyHenry BeckmanRuth MayerSusan HoganInspector MrazekMichael McGhee

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rolenameDirectorDavid Cronenberg

Details

Theatrical distributor

Alpha Films Ltd

Released on

1980-03-13

Languages

English

Guidance

Contains violence and swearing.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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