Asleep for 30 years since he was a baby, an institute for neurology wake their subject (Terence Stamp) up under the glare of publicity. Behaving like a baby, he must learn from the beginning as though he were still a baby, but the man grows a yearning to escape which would make him a danger to himself and others.
With this film Amicus moved away from straight horror into psychological sci-fi drama; in fact there are few elements or vestiges that would tie it to the studio's previous output. Although this film could have so easily gone wrong, it does do a fairly decent job in spite of its quirkiness and numerous plot holes.
With this film Amicus moved away from straight horror into psychological sci-fi drama; in fact there are few elements or vestiges that would tie it to the studio's previous output. Although this film could have so easily gone wrong, it does do a fairly decent job in spite of its quirkiness and numerous plot holes.