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1980·Science Fiction·1h 35m
7.0
A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones.
Directed by Luigi Cozzi
planet mars
gore
alien
creature
police detective
video nasty
alien attack

Cast

Ian McCulloch
Ian McCulloch
Commander Ian Hubbard
Louise Marleau
Louise Marleau
Colonel Stella Holmes
Marino Masé
Marino Masé
Lieutenant Tony Aris, NYPD
Siegfried Rauch
Siegfried Rauch
Hamilton
Gisela Hahn
Gisela Hahn
Perla de la Cruz
Carlo De Mejo
Carlo De Mejo
Agent Young
Carlo Monni
Carlo Monni
Dr. Turner
Mike Morris
Mike Morris
Dr. Hilton (uncredited)
Angelo Ragusa
Angelo Ragusa
Warehouse Worker (uncredited)

Crew

Luigi Cozzi
Luigi Cozzi
Director
Luigi Cozzi
Luigi Cozzi
Screenplay
Antonio Marangolo
Antonio Marangolo
Original Music Composer
Agostino Marangolo
Agostino Marangolo
Original Music Composer
Nino Baragli
Nino Baragli
Editor
Claudio Mancini
Claudio Mancini
Producer
Karl Spiehs
Karl Spiehs
Executive Producer
Luigi Cozzi
Luigi Cozzi
Story
Massimo Antonello Geleng
Massimo Antonello Geleng
Production Design

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Boss
Boss
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Ca vaut pas le t-shirt franchement Julien
Ca vaut pas le t-shirt franchement Julien
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Matt Lune
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#11/100 Horror Movies in 92 Days 2025

"Call in the flamethrowers."

Silly business but quite endearing really. Alien rip off for sure but kind of reminded me of Halloween III near the end too. Takes it's time in the second act to do much of anything but the last half an hour is fun, especially when we finally meet the alien Cyclops.

If you like lots of schlocky gore and your entire movie to be dubbed regardless of what language the cast were probably speaking, then do I have a movie for you.

It's called Demons by Lamberto Bava, but if you've already seen that then give this one a go, I guess?

Watched along with Joe Bob & Darcy
#11/100 Horror Movies in 92 Days 2025

"Call in the flamethrowers."

Silly business but quite endearing really. Alien rip off for sure but kind of reminded me of Halloween III near the end too. Takes it's time in the second act to do much of anything but the last half an hour is fun, especially when we finally meet the alien Cyclops.

If you like lots of schlocky gore and your entire movie to be dubbed regardless of what language the cast were probably speaking, then do I have a movie for you.

It's called Demons by Lamberto Bava, but if you've already seen that then give this one a go, I guess?

Watched along with Joe Bob & Darcy
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Davechild
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One eye so many mouths
One eye so many mouths
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Rich
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there’s some cool individual scenes in here but I was deeply uninterested by most of what was going on. the repetitive sound the eggs make is rage inducing.
there’s some cool individual scenes in here but I was deeply uninterested by most of what was going on. the repetitive sound the eggs make is rage inducing.
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Miguel
Miguel
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To be flat out it’s alien but make it Italian and set it in America. Off rip quite interesting but it never really clicks much together besides interesting premises and pieces to an unsolved puzzle. There’s a great aspect of the camera being a fly on the wall, lots of creeping with it and shots from behind walls even up top in corners which I love. Backed by an awesome score it really does have a vibe, just an incoherent one that never can get itself together totally but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have one. It’s just a crazy one. Intriguing but not fulfilling watch.

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To be flat out it’s alien but make it Italian and set it in America. Off rip quite interesting but it never really clicks much together besides interesting premises and pieces to an unsolved puzzle. There’s a great aspect of the camera being a fly on the wall, lots of creeping with it and shots from behind walls even up top in corners which I love. Backed by an awesome score it really does have a vibe, just an incoherent one that never can get itself together totally but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have one. It’s just a crazy one. Intriguing but not fulfilling watch.

HOOPTOBER 24’
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