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“Something is eating the residents of Exceptional Vista!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 54, rated by 1 admin.
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A visiting scientist arrives in a Canadian town where the residents are peculiar and something is eating them. Campbell Scott's solemn heroics anchor a deliberate send-up of atomic-age monster movies. The jokes stay wonderfully straight-faced while the creature business becomes increasingly messy.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 2.5/10
- Plot
- 7/10
- Effects
- 3/10
- Dialogue
- 6.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“An atomic scientist investigates a town already several peculiarities beyond normal.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 54
Synopsis and movie facts
An isolated Canadian town (populated by the weirdest group of people this side of Saturn) has seen its share of problems. First the nut factory closed, then the CATV antenna stopped broadcasting, and now something is gruesomely devouring the townsfolk! Can visiting atomic scientist (and expert on "cool fusion") Dr. Karel Lamonte solve the mystery before everyone disappears?
- Released
- 1999
- Directed by
- John Paizs
- Running time
- 99 min
Starring
- Campbell Scott as Dr. Karel Lamonte
- Fiona Loewi as Sandy Fawkes
- Tom Everett Scott as Guy Fawkes
- Nigel Bennett as Michel O'Shea
- Hardee T. Lineham as Officer Gayle
- James Allodi as Deputy Dana
- Bernard Behrens as Mayor Claire
- Elisa Moolecherry as Chris Marlowe
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 8464.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review praises Campbell Scott's deadpan performance and the ingenuity of the alien and gore effects.
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