The Being
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Being |
| Original title | The Being |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1983 |
| length | 82 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jackie Kong |
| script | Jackie Kong |
| production | Bill Osco |
| music | Don Preston |
| camera |
Robert Ebinger , Hanania Baer |
| cut | Karin Nowarra |
| occupation | |
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The Being is an American horror film directed by Jackie Kong . The film about a murderous monster that is created by mutating radioactive waste was released in 1980 under the title Easter Sunday . Since there was no commercial exploitation at the time, the actual US premiere did not take place until November 18, 1983.
The low-budget film is Kong's first collaboration with husband and film producer Bill Osco , who also played the lead role. As a producer, Osco was responsible for a number of exploitation and erotic films in the early 1970s .
action
In the small town of Pottsville, Idaho , US radioactive waste turns an innocent boy into a monstrous and vicious creature. The beast subsequently kills a number of innocent citizens without leaving any traces. The local authorities are puzzled and initially suspect capricious weather as the cause. Detective Mortimer Lutz receives the first clue about a bloodthirsty monster. However, since the eyewitness is a well-known stoner in town, the detective does not initially attach any importance to the incident. When he was attacked a little later by a green, gelatinous mass, he asked the mayor to start an urgent investigation. He tried to keep the incident quiet and to keep possible damage away from the place, but Lutz provided a renowned chemist, Dr. Garson Jones, aside.
Dr. At the time, Jones was instrumental in the implementation of the "most sophisticated nuclear waste dump in the country", which was built on his recommendation on the outskirts of Pottsville. Since then, the scientist has endeavored to convince the public of the harmlessness of the landfill and of possible radioactive emissions. When analyzing the green substance, he unexpectedly discovered a high intensity of ionizing radiation , as well as a strange susceptibility of the substance to brightness and light. Seeking help, he turns to Detective Lutz, with the request to look him up at the garbage dump. There the two men, accompanied by Lutz's friend Laurie, make a horrific discovery. You will find a kind of bedchamber. A little later they are attacked by the slime monster, which has tentacle-like appendages.
The trio manages to flee from the scene of the action. Then Dr. Jones and Detective Lutz single-handedly stop the creature in an abandoned warehouse. In an all-important battle, the police officer kills the being; all evil seems to be banished. Finally, another creature, not shown in detail, rises from the nuclear waste.
Reviews
The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was "primitive".
background
In Germany the film is distributed on DVD under various titles: Mutant Monster , The Ultimative Terror and from 2014 as The Creature .
Web links
- The Being in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Being. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .