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The Beast Within ()

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A young woman gets raped by a mysterious man-creature, and years later her son begins a horrific transformation into a similar beast.
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Eli MacCleary
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Caroline MacCleary
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Michael MacCleary
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Judge Curwin
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Doc Schoonmaker
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Amanda Platt (as Kitty Moffat)
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Sheriff Pool
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Edwin Curwin
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Horace Platt
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Tom Laws
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Dexter Ward
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Deputy Herbert
Boyce Holleman ...
Doc Odom
Natalie Nolan Howard ...
Court Clerk
Malcolm McMillin ...
Gas Station Attendant
Fred D. Meyer ...
Workman

Directed by

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Philippe Mora

Written by

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Tom Holland ... (screen story and screenplay by)
 
Edward Levy ... (based on the novel by)

Produced by

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Harvey Bernhard ... producer
Jack B. Bernstein ... executive producer
Ron Fury ... associate producer
Gabriel Katzka ... producer

Music by

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Les Baxter

Cinematography by

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Jack L. Richards ... director of photography

Editing by

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Robert Brown
Bert Lovitt

Editorial Department

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Beau Barthel ... assistant editor
David Garfield ... additional editing
Rick Sparr ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Douglas Brindley
Ramsay King

Production Design by

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David M. Haber

Set Decoration by

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Leonard A. Mazzola

Makeup Department

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Tom Hoerber ... makeup artist (as Thomas Hoerber)
Melanie Levitt ... makeup artist
Ann Wadlington ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Jack B. Bernstein ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ron Fury ... assistant director
Mark Lyon ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Giovanni Casalenuovo ... stand-by painter
Fred Krajewski ... lead man
Art Lipschultz ... property master
Bobbie Jill Lucas ... swing gang
Bud Peifer Jr. ... assistant property master
James W. Shealy ... swing gang

Sound Department

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Gregg Landaker ... re-recording mixer
Steve Maslow ... re-recording mixer
Robert Nichols II ... sound recordist
Al Overton ... sound mixer (as Al Overton Sr.)
Barton Palmer ... sound technician
Charles Sherlock ... boom operator
Clive Smith ... supervising sound editor
Bill Varney ... re-recording mixer

Special Effects by

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Thomas R. Burman ... special effects (as Tom Burman)
Fred Cramer ... special effects foreman (as Fred J. Cramer)
James Cummins ... lab technician
Garry Elmendorf ... special effects (as Garry J. Elmendorf)

Stunts

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Sorin Serene Pricopie ... stunt coordinator (as Sorin Pricopie)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Kirk Bales ... dolly grip (as Kirk E. Bales)
Robert Bitzer ... grip
C.B. Carroll Jr. ... electrician
George H. Clarke ... grip
Gerrit Dangremond ... first assistant camera
Laurence Flynn ... best boy (as Laurence J. Flynn)
Charles Holmes ... gaffer (as Charles Holmes Jr.)
Jack Kennedy ... electrician (as Jack L. Kennedy)
George Kohut ... camera operator
James A. Pendleton ... second assistant camera (as James Pendleton)
Charles Saldana ... key grip
William Shealy ... electrician
Bruce D. Spellman ... second company grip
James Trawick Jr. ... electrician
Dean Williams ... still photographer (as Dean Earl Williams)

Casting Department

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Douglas Brindley ... casting: Mississippi

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Frances Harrison Hays ... costume supervisor
John Lemons ... costumer (as John K. Lemons)

Location Management

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Charles Allen ... location manager
J.J. Read III ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Armin Steiner ... music mixer
Harry Bluestone ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Bobby Bruce ... musician: fiddle (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Hall Daniels ... musician: piano (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
George Doering ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Craig Huxley ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
David Newman ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Uan Rasey ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Barbara Hogan ... script supervisor (as Barbara A. Hogan)

Transportation Department

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John Brumby ... driver: creative mobile
Cliff Hill ... transportation captain
John Reade ... transportation coordinator (as John C. Reade)

Additional Crew

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Kathryn Allen ... office secretary
Susan Chavez ... unit publicist
Betty Eastwood ... bookkeeper to producer
Jerry Fulton ... animal handler
Don Henry ... production accountant (as Donald Henry)
Marie Melendez ... assistant to producer
Bonne Radford ... assistant production accountant
Florian Schereck ... post-production auditor
Anita Terrian ... production coordinator
Joe Ann Thurman ... craft service
Marlene Williams ... producer secretary

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In the beginning of the movie you see a woman getting raped by a man-creature of some sort. The movie takes place years later when the child that was a result of that rape is on the rampage looking for a girl to rape to start the process all over again. Written by Donald O. Caselli

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Taglines This motion picture contains scenes of graphic and violent horror. Beware! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Les entrailles de l'enfer (France)
  • Das Engelsgesicht - Drei Nächte des Grauens (Germany)
  • The Beast Within (Con la bestia dentro) (Spain)
  • Con la bestia dentro (Spain)
  • Sangre de bestia (Colombia)
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Runtime
  • 98 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United States $1,250,000, 15 Feb 1982

Did You Know?

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Trivia Writer Tom Holland felt that the transformation scene that the public was sold on was not handled properly somewhat. He felt that Director Philippe Mora lingered "too much" on Paul Clemens and not cutting away to see the reaction shots by the other actors in the room which would've made the effect a lot more shocking than it really was. See more »
Goofs During the scene in the kitchen when Michael is telling Amanda to leave, a shotgun keeps appearing and disappearing behind them leaning in front of the window. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Fantasia/The Kirlean Witness/Diva/Circle of Deceit (1982). See more »
Quotes Sheriff Pool: on the phone: "Oral sodomy?... Well, that's why it's a small town... Yeah, we'll look into it. Thank you for calling."
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