Main Cast: George Kennedy, Andrew Stevens, Starr Andreeff, Terri Treas, John La Fayette
Release Year: 1988
Country: US
Run Time: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
This sci-fi horror film is a knock-off of the Alien films. Set in the Mojave desert in the 21st century, it depicts a desolate world that has been ravaged by a human engineered plague virus where the few people live underground and the surface is populated by strange monsters. Unfortunately, for the humans below, food must be gathered on the surface. David is up on a foraging mission when he finds a pregnant woman and brings her down to his medical center. Unfortunately, she has been impregnated by one of the creatures and its offspring bursts from its womb in a gory spray of blood and guts. It's a hungry little thing and as it grows, devours every human in its path except for David and a physician. In addition to seeking nourishment, the creature is looking for human women to breed with. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Yvonne Saa - Karen; Roren Sumner - Gargoyle; Tommy Hinkley - Neil
Credit
Roger Corman - Co-producer, Rodman Flender - Co-producer, Reid Shane - Co-producer, Thierry Notz - Director, Brent Schoenfeld - Editor, Rick Conrad - Composer (Music Score), Kathleen B. Cooper - Production Designer, Ronn Schmidt - Cinematographer, Dean Jones - Special Effects, Thomas McKelvey Cleaver - Screenwriter
In a post-apocalyptic future, human survivors are fighting a group of mutant monsters they refer to as "Gargoyles". These creatures reproduce quickly by raping human women and impregnating them. The gestation period is short and deadly. The creatures are very strong and merciless. They are vulnerable to the high-pitched frequency of a dog whistle (used by a lead character to ward them off). The show revolves around a group of humans fighting the "Gargoyles" from an underground bunker. Abortion becomes a topic of debate between the humans when one of the characters is raped by one of the creatures; they are unsure if the woman is pregnant by her human partner or the monster. It soon becomes clear who the real father is.
