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Directed by
Larry Cohen Larry Cohen ... directed by
Written by
Larry Cohen Larry Cohen ... written by
Cast
John P. Ryan John P. Ryan ... Frank (as John Ryan)
Sharon Farrell Sharon Farrell ... Lenore
Andrew Duggan Andrew Duggan ... The Professor
Guy Stockwell Guy Stockwell ... Bob Clayton
James Dixon James Dixon ... Lt. Perkins
Michael Ansara Michael Ansara ... The Captain
Robert Emhardt Robert Emhardt ... The Executive
William Wellman Jr. William Wellman Jr. ... Charley
Shamus Locke Shamus Locke ... The Doctor
Nancy Burnett Nancy Burnett ... Nurse (as Mary Nancy Burnett)
Patrick McAllister Patrick McAllister ... Expectant Father (as Patrick Macallister)
Daniel Holzman Daniel Holzman ... Chris
Diana Hale Diana Hale ... Secretary
Herbert Winters Herbert Winters ... Expectant Father (as Gerald York)
Jerry Taft Jerry Taft ... Expectant Father
Gwil Richards Gwil Richards ... Expectant Father
W. Allen York W. Allen York ... Expectant Father
Produced by
Larry Cohen Larry Cohen ... producer
Peter Sabiston Peter Sabiston ... executive producer
Janelle Webb Janelle Webb ... co-producer
Original Music by
Bernard Herrmann Bernard Herrmann ... music by
Special Effects by
Bob Biggart Bob Biggart ... special effects
Pat Somerset Pat Somerset ... special effects
Additional Info
Premiere: October 18, 1974
DVD Release: October 05, 2004
Blu-ray Release: May 15, 2018
Country: United States
Distributor: Scream Factory
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
SkullJoy

4.3 / 10

IMDb

5.8 / 10

Metacritic

72 / 100

Production Companies
Warner Bros.
Larco Productions (A Larco Production)
Distributors
Warner Bros.
  (1974) (United States) (Warner Bros. A Warner Communications Company) (theatrical)
Warner Home Video
  (1983) (United States) (VHS)
CBS
  (1986) (United States) (network premiere) (TV)
Warner Home Video
  (1994) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Bros. Television
  (1995) (United States) (syndicated print) (TV)
TeleFutura
  (2004) (United States) (dubbed) (TV)
Warner Home Video
  (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Scream Factory
  (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
MonsterVision
  (United States) (TV)
Filming Locations
509 N. Norton Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA
  (police in driveway next to ice cream truck)
Coldwater Community Hospital 6455 Coldwater Canyon Ave., North Hollywood, California, USA
  (hospital, interiors)
Los Angeles County, California, USA
  (Location)
Los Angeles River Basin - Between 1st & 4th Street Bridges, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
  (Cement lined Los Angeles river and connected seter scenes.)
Los Angeles River, Los Angeles, California, USA
  (Cement lined Los Angeles river and connected seter scenes.)
Southern California, California, USA
  (Location)
Tunnel beneath the 6th Street Viaduct, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
  (Entrence to cement lined Los Angeles river and connected seter scenes.)
Van Ness Avenue Elementary School, 501 N. Van Ness Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA
  (school)
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