Of Unknown Origin (1983)
- Starring:
- Peter Weller, Jennifer Dale, (more)
- Director(s):
- George Pan Cosmatos
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Of Unknown Origin
When a banking executive tries to outsmart an enormous and seriously pesky rat, it is a case of a battle of wits between two unarmed opponents in this tedious rodent horror treatise on the multiple dangers of rats. Bert Hughes (Peter Weller) is home alone in his Manhattan apartment, trying to work out a major change in his trust company when a noisy rat starts scratching around his periphery, and he becomes obsessed with exterminating it. By the time Hughes is through, his whole apartment is nearly exterminated -- and his friends are keeping their distance due to his rat-mania. (In the middle of a business dinner he brings up the topic of rats served as "stringy chicken" in an Asian country.) Rats may be Of Unknown Origin, but more than their questionable hygiene and genealogy is needed to frighten viewers. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 89 mins
Complete Cast of Of Unknown Origin
- Peter Weller - Bart Hughes
- Lawrence Z. Dane - Eliot Riverton
- Louis del Grande - Clete
- Keith Knight - Hardware salesman
- Leif Anderson - Peter Hughes
- Bronwen Mantel - Florence
- Jennifer Dale - Lorrie Wells
- Kenneth Welsh - James Hall
- Shannon Tweed - Meg Hughes
- Maury Chaykin - Dan Errol
- Earl Pennington - Thompson
- Gayle Garfinkle - Janis
- Director(s):
- George Pan Cosmatos
- Writer(s):
- Brian Taggert
- Producer(s):
- Pierre David, Claude Heroux
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Nudity, Violence, Scary Moments, Adult Language, Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Horror
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