Parts: The Clonus Horror
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| Parts: The Clonus Horror | |
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| Directed by | Robert S. Fiveson |
| Produced by | Robert S. Fiveson Myrl A. Schreibman |
| Written by | Bob Sullivan (story) Bob Sullivan (screenplay) Ron Smith (screenplay) Myrl A. Schreibman (adaptation) Robert S. Fiveson (adaptation) |
| Starring | Tim Donnelly Paulette Breen Dick Sargent Peter Graves Keenan Wynn |
| Music by | Hod David Schudson |
| Distributed by | Group 1 International Distribution Organization Ltd. |
| Release date(s) | August 1979 U.S. release |
| Running time | 90 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $257,000 |
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The Clonus Horror (1979) (also known as Parts: The Clonus Horror or simply Clonus) is a science fiction horror film about an isolated community in a remote desert area, where clones are bred to serve as a source of replacement organs for the wealthy and powerful. It was produced by Walter Fiveson and Myrl Schreibman, directed by Robert Fiveson, and stars Dick Sargent (Darrin Stephens #2 from Bewitched) as the laboratory director and Peter Graves as a corrupt politician. The production cost of the movie was $257,000.[1]
In June 1997, Parts: The Clonus Horror was featured as an episode of movie-mocking television show Mystery Science Theater 3000. Despite the usual reaction to such a dubious honor, the creators of the film said that they felt "honored" when they saw that they had made it onto the show.
The big-budget 2005 DreamWorks production The Island, also about a colony that breeds clones to harvest organs for the elite, mirrors Clonus in a number of ways. The makers of Clonus filed suit, claiming copyright infringement.[2] On August 25, 2006, the court presiding over this case ruled that it could proceed to trial.
[edit] Notes
- ^ For the budget of Clonus, see "Clonus (Parts - The Clonus Horror)" DVD review by Stuart Galbraith IV, March 17, 2005; part of the DVD Talk website. Retrieved 10/20/06.
- ^ "Copyright Lawsuit Claims The Island Cloned Parts: The Clonus Horror," UPI News Service, August 10, 2005 (available online); "Clonus" Producers File Suit.
[edit] External links
- The Clonus Horror at the Internet Movie Database
- “Clonus” Producers File Suit
- Court documents from "Clonus Associates v. Dreamworks, LLC et al"
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