Watch: The Hidden 1987 123movies, Full Movie Online – An alien parasite with the ability to possess human bodies goes on a violent crime spree in LA, committing dozens of murders and robberies. In pursuit of the extraterrestrial criminal is an FBI agent, and the local officer investigating the rash of violence. As they close in on the vicious intruder, the city faces a brutal threat like no other it has ever encountered..
Plot: When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher determine the cause.
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A “hidden” (minor) gem of horror goodness.
Not sure this is really a horror flick, more a “tweener”. But in essence the basic plot is slightly skewed toward horror rather than sci-fi.Speaking of plot, the opening scene is a violent bank robbery, followed by a high speed car chase that even includes the “car running through the pane of glass held by two guys”, and a shootout which ends with the action movie staple, the car that explodes when shot (even though the cops were seemingly aiming at the perp). Despite the cliché it actually isn’t a bad scene.
We are then introduced to the lawman Tom Beck who says that the bad guy went on a two week crime spree and is apparently about to die from the wounds from both gunshots and the explosion. He is then introduced to Lloyd Gallagher, an FBI man played by Kyle McLachlan who nonetheless “needs” to meet the criminal straight away.
As you probably haven’t heard about the film I’ll try to minimise the description, but it is obvious early on that the criminal is being “hosted” by an alien being, who is able to transfer from one human to the next, as long as the new body is basically dead (not a positive sign if his host body is desperate to move!) Actually the coolest part of the film is the transfer process, though it is not pretty.
The host seems to be the ultimate consumer, while he is in possession of the body he lives by the mantra “drive it like you stole it”, he eats what he wants, steals what he needs and for most of the flick conveniently carries his own dodgy 80′s soundtrack with him, the only recognisable song being from Aussie outfit Hunters and Collectors.
Even though after about 30 minutes you have a fair handle on how this will end this Alien/Terminator rip-off adds enough to entertain, with a fair bit of action peppered with a little sci-fi and a teaspoon of horror.
Equally entertaining is the “pick that 80′s bit part guy”, I saw actors from King Pin, Red Heat and The Last Boy Scout and I’m sure there are many others.
Final Rating – 7 / 10. Not a bad 80′s B movie. You could do worse.
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Not Bad
Sci-fi buddy cop film about a parasitic alien that hops from one body to another while on a deadly crime spree through Los Angeles. Tough detective Michael Nouri teams up with mysterious FBI agent Kyle MacLachlan to track it down. Buddy cop movies were all the rage in the ’80s and we still get them today, recycling one tired cliché after another. This is one of the better movies of this type due to its sci-fi twist and the good performances of Nouri & MacLachlan, who work well together. Also appreciated is sexy Claudia Christian as a stripper. Some very cool effects for the alien. It’s a good piece of entertainment with a little bit of depth. Quite an interesting ending, too. Worst part? The soundtrack is made up of crappy generic metal music.
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 37 min (97 min)
Budget 5000000
Revenue 9747988
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director Jack Sholder
Writer Jim Kouf
Actors Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian
Country United States
Awards 4 wins & 6 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Arriflex Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe, Hollywood (CA), USA
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm