Xtro
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 Xtro video cover |
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| Directed by | Harry Bromley Davenport |
| Produced by | Mark Forstater |
| Written by | Harry Bromley Davenport |
| Music by | Harry Bromley Davenport |
| Cinematography | John Metcalfe |
| Editing by | Nicolas Gaster |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema (USA) |
| Release date(s) |  January 1983 |
| Running time | 81 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Followed by | Xtro II: The Second Encounter |
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Xtro is a low-budget British science fiction/horror film made in 1982 and directed by Harry Bromley Davenport and co-produced by Bob Shaye. Its simple plot details the unexpected return to Earth of a devoted family man who was abducted by aliens three years ago, and now possesses unearthly powers.
Although it is supposedly an 'adult' spin on the hugely successful E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Xtro is actually more derivative of Norman J. Warren's 1980 shocker Inseminoid, which also features an unsettling alien rape scene. The most notorious (and still disturbing) scene in Davenport's film, however, is the special effects prosthetics extravaganza which sees a heavily pregnant woman Susie Silvey giving birth to a fully-grown adult male, not surprisingly dying during the ordeal. Xtro was briefly vilified as a video nasty, but was granted an uncut video certificate by the BBFC shortly after its successful cinema run.
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[edit] Plot Summary
Tony's father Sam, abducted by aliens three years earlier, returns to earth and seeks out his wife and son, but Rachel has since been living with Joe and the reunion is awkward. Joe doesn't trust Sam, and Rachel can't quite decide what her feelings are for her two men. Sam is not the same as when he left, and he begins affecting Tony in frightening ways.
Two sequels to this movie were made:
[edit] Partial Cast List
- Maryam d'Abo - Analise Mercier
- Philip Sayer - Sam Phillips
- Bernice Stegers - Rachel Phillips
- Simon Nash - Tony Phillips
- Peter Mandell - Clown
- David Cardy - Michael
- Anna Wing - Mrs. Goodman
[edit] Trivia
Robotic/music duo Tik and Tok appeared as the Monster and the Commando in the film.
Susie Silvey plays the Woman In Cottage, the lady who gave birth to a full grown male.
[edit] External links
Xtro at the Internet Movie Database
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