A government health inspector is dispatched to assess the damage a logging company is causing to a patch of forest claimed by Native Americans, and comes face to face with true terror wreaking havoc in the woods.
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Maggie
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Rob
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John Hawks
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Isely
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Ramona
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George Clutesi | ... |
M'Rai
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Tom McFadden | ... |
Pilot
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Evans Evans | ... |
Cellist
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Burke Byrnes | ... |
Father
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Mia Bendixsen | ... |
Girl
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Johnny Timko | ... |
Boy
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Everett Creach | ... |
Kelso
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| Charles H. Gray | ... |
Sheriff
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Lyvingston Holmes | ... |
Black Woman
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| Graham Jarvis | ... |
Shusette
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Jim Burk | ... |
Rescuer
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Bob Terhune | ... |
Rescuer
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Lon Katzman | ... |
Rescuer
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Steve Shemayne | ... |
Indian
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John A. Shemayme | ... |
Indian
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Jaye Durkus | ... |
Sheriff's Deputy
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Renato Moore | ... |
Tenement Boy
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Mel Waters | ... |
Tenement Man
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Roosevelt Smith | ... |
Tenement Man
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Eric Mansker | ... |
Tenement Man
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Cheri Bergen | ... |
Social Worker
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Clifford Hutchison | ... |
Stage Manager
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| Tom D. May | ... |
Lumberjack
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| Kevin Peter Hall | ... |
Mutant Bear (uncredited)
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Directed by
| John Frankenheimer | ||
Written by
| David Seltzer | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Robert L. Rosen | ... | producer |
Music by
| Leonard Rosenman | ||
Cinematography by
| Harry Stradling Jr. | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Tom Rolf | ||
Editorial Department
| George Trirogoff | ... | assistant editor |
| Michael Ripps | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Lynn Stalmaster | ||
Production Design by
| William Craig Smith | ||
Set Decoration by
| George Gaines | ||
Costume Design by
| Ray Summers | ||
Makeup Department
| Ellis Burman Jr. | ... | special makeup: manufacturer, The Burman's Studio (as Ellis Burman) |
| Thomas R. Burman | ... | special makeup designer: The Burman's Studio / special makeup: manufacturer, The Burman's Studio |
| Edouard F. Henriques | ... | special makeup: manufacturer, The Burman's Studio (as Edouard Henriques) |
| Ron Snyder | ... | makeup artist |
| Ann Wadlington | ... | hair stylist |
| Allan A. Apone | ... | special makeup effects: The Burman's Studio (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Alan Levine | ... | unit production manager |
| Lindsley Parsons Jr. | ... | executive production manager: Paramount (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Robert P. Cohen | ... | second assistant director (as Robert Cohen) |
| L. Andrew Stone | ... | assistant director (as Andy Stone) |
| Paul L. Tucker | ... | second assistant director (as Paul Tucker) |
Art Department
| Sherman Labby | ... | production illustrator |
| Ray Mercer Jr. | ... | property master |
| Gene Lauritzen | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
| Arthur Shippee | ... | assistant property master (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Gene S. Cantamessa | ... | sound mixer (as Gene Cantamesa) |
| Cecelia Hall | ... | sound effects editor |
| William R. Kowalchuk Jr. | ... | sound effects editor (as W. R. Kowalchuk) |
| John Wilkinson | ... | re-recording mixer (as John Keene Wilkinson) |
| Raul A. Bruce | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Ellis Burman Jr. | ... | prop manufacturer: artifacts, The Burman's Studio (as Ellis Burman) |
| Thomas R. Burman | ... | designer: artifacts, The Burman's Studio / prop manufacturer: artifacts, The Burman's Studio |
| Bob Dawson | ... | special effects (as Robert Dawson) |
| Edouard F. Henriques | ... | prop manufacturer: artifacts, The Burman's Studio (as Edouard Henriques) |
| James Kagel | ... | sculptor (uncredited) |
| Jor Van Kline | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Michael Adams | ... | stunts (as Mike Adams) |
| Pamela Bebermeyer | ... | stunts |
| Janet Brady | ... | stunts |
| Ron Burke | ... | stunts |
| William H. Burton | ... | stunt coordinator (as Bill Burton) |
| James Caliendo | ... | stunts |
| Gary Combs | ... | stunts (as Gary M. Combs) |
| Gilbert B. Combs | ... | stunts |
| Everett Creach | ... | stunt coordinator (as Everett L. Creach) |
| Patty Elder | ... | stunts |
| Jerry Gatlin | ... | stunts |
| Sandra Lee Gimpel | ... | stunts (as Sandy Gimpel) |
| Don Fox Greene | ... | stunts |
| Billy Hank Hooker | ... | stunts (as Hank Hooker) |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | ... | stunts |
| Tommy Madden | ... | stunts |
| Jerry Maren | ... | stunts |
| Cliff McLaughlin | ... | stunts |
| Gene McLaughlin | ... | stunts |
| Ruth A. Redfern | ... | stunts (as Ruth Redfern) |
| Sandy Robertson | ... | stunts |
| John Roselius | ... | stunts |
| Denny Arnold | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| William H. Burton | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Everett Creach | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Alex Green | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jack Tyree | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Clifford Hutchison | ... | gaffer (as Cliff Hutchison) |
| Tom D. May | ... | key grip (as Tom May) |
| Richard Craig Meinardus | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Norman Lang | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Ken Nishino | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Jim Henrikson | ... | music editor |
| Dale Anderson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Harry Bluestone | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Norman Carr | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ronald Cooper | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Isabelle Daskoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Douglas Davis | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Glenn Dicterow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Harold Dicterow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Bob DiVall | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Assa Drori | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Duke | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Steve Edelman | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Lisa Edelstein | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Christine Ermacoff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Ralph Ferraro | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Ron Folsom | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Carl Fortina | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
| Harris Goldman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Ralph Grierson | ... | musician: piano/keyboards (uncredited) |
| Clayton Haslop | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Craig Huxley | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Roland Kato | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Ezra Kliger | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Raphael Kramer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Connie Kupka | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ron Leonard | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Peter Limonick | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Jack Marsh | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Lincoln Mayorga | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Ed Meares | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Peter Mercurio | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Carole Mukagawa | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Buell Neidlinger | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| John Neufeld | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Brian O'Connor | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Sue Ranney | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Jay Rosen | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Leonard Rosenman | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Meyer Rubin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jim Self | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Harry Shlutz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| David Shostac | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Barry Socher | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Julian Spear | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| David Speltz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Margaret Storer | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Linn Subotnick | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Robert Sushel | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Milton Thomas | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Mari Tsumura | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| James Walker | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Ken Watson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| David Weiss | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Graham Young | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| John Franco | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Peter Borkent | ... | special effects driver |
Additional Crew
| Charles Flemmer | ... | mime |
| Kevin Peter Hall | ... | mime (as Kevin Hall) |
| Rick McCallum | ... | assistant: Mr. Frankenheimer |
| Tom McLoughlin | ... | mime (as Tommy McLoughlin) |
| John Shirley | ... | security (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents) (A John Frankenheimer Film) (A Robert L. Rosen Production)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1979) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmes Lusomundo (1979) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1980) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1980) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Esselte Video (1982) (Norway) (VHS)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1983) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- FilmNet (1985) (Netherlands) (tv) (as ATN/FilmNet)
- Esselte Video (1988) (Finland) (VHS)
- CIC Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Norway) (DVD)
- Scream Factory (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
- The Burman Studio (special make-up and artifacts designed by)
Other Companies
- Modern Film Effects (titles & optical effects)
- Paramount Pictures (copyright)
- Panavision (filmed in)
- Movielab (color by)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A Savage beast, grown to monstrous size and driven mad by toxic wastes that are poisoning the waters, spreads terror and death on a Maine countryside.
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| Taglines | The Creeping Crawling Dirty Death! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $12,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Katahdin, the mutant bear-monster, is portrayed by 7"2' actor/stuntman Kevin Peter Hall who went on to play other memorable man-in-a-suit monsters of the 80s including the giant egg-headed alien in Without Warning (1980), the titular creature in Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990), and Bigfoot in Harry and the Hendersons (1989). See more » |
| Goofs | When Maggie Verne is seen leaving the helicopter during the rain storm there is a wire visible holding her handkerchief in place so it doesn't get lost in in the winds when she purposely lets it fall out of her pocket See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Prophecy/Bloodline/Moonraker/Dracula/Nightwing (1979). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Sweet Ride See more » |
| Quotes |
Maggie Verne:
Rob, what is it? Dr. Robert Verne: It's methylmercury poisoning, that's what it is. This whole place has been contaminated. Maggie Verne: How do you know? Dr. Robert Verne: The Indians eat the fish, and they behave like they're drunk when they haven't had a drop of liquor. That raccoon convulsing and turning vicious, its brain turned to mush. Even that old man, that Indian, you saw the burns on his fingers. Maggie Verne: Is that from mercury? Dr. Robert Verne: It's from cigarettes; the reason he didn't feel it is from mercury. You see, it acts on the nervous system; it destroys the brain. See more » |