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Strange Behavior

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An Illinois police chief (Michael Murphy) finds a connection between dead teenagers and experiments at a college.
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Kat Sachs Chicago Reader Nov 3
It’s an excellent film that combines midwestern charm with an Alan J. Pakula–esque conspiracy. Go to Full Review
Scott Tobias The Dissolve 03/24/2014
3.5/5
Though lackadaisical pacing steals a lot of the tension, especially in the shrug of a climax, Dead Kids is full of wondrous scene-by-scene oddities[...] Go to Full Review
Ard Vijn ScreenAnarchy 01/17/2020
At the very least "Strange Behavior" is a nice guilty pleasure, but sometimes it's considerably better than that. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Turner Classic Movies Online 04/03/2014
The title Dead Kids makes it sound like a slasher picture or a zombie film [but] it's really a mix of mad scientist thriller and revenge movie dropped into a somewhat surreal recreation of small-town Midwest America. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 02/06/2011
B
Both grisly and absurd. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 08/27/2009
B
...a campy B-horror movie with some very funny moments. Go to Full Review
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Melissa L @Agent99 6d This is an early '80s movie, and it's not half-bad. See more rob d @ArdeeCook 07/17/2024 At its strangest, the movie can be fresh. Unfortunately it gets too convoluted to really work. It’s an intriguing curio from the early 80s. See more 03/01/2020 Dejamos claro ya que Strange Behaviour tiene una ejecucion terrible.Malas actuaciones, horrible fotografia y edición; una película que se siente totalmente incompetente en practicamente cada aspecto cinematográfico. Y curiosamente me ha mantenido el interes en todo momento gracias a un argumento que sin ser nada totalmente explosivo, es interesante y no ha sido explorado tan amenudo en cintas de terror y/o ciencia ficción. No la recomiendo a no ser que seas un versado en el cine de terror y te quede poco por ver de los 80. See more 04/15/2019 Really cool and interesting mashup of slasher/sci-fi. Frightening, but actually somewhat understated (in spite of its history as a "Video Nasty"). The great cast and unusual plotting help raise this a level. Well worth seeking out. See more 02/20/2019 Delightfully offbeat gem that proves good writing and well-developed characters are not always antithetical to horror films. See more delysid d @RT67044741 06/09/2018 its an odd film but i quite enjoyed it, reminds me alot of a cronenberg See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An Illinois police chief (Michael Murphy) finds a connection between dead teenagers and experiments at a college.
Director
Michael Laughlin
Producer
John Barnett, Antony I. Ginnane
Screenwriter
Bill Condon, Michael Laughlin
Production Co
Hemdale, South Street Films
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 12, 2019
Runtime
1h 28m