The Brood poster

The Brood( 1979)

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The Ultimate Experience in Inner Terror.

Overview

A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband's investigation.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Oliver Reed

      Dr. Hal Raglan

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      Samantha Eggar

      Nola Carveth

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      Art Hindle

      Frank Carveth

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      Henry Beckman

      Barton Kelly

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      Nuala Fitzgerald

      Juliana Kelly

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      Cindy Hinds

      Candice Carveth

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      Susan Hogan

      Ruth Mayer

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      Gary McKeehan

      Mike Trellan

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      Michael Magee

      Inspector

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      Robert A. Silverman

      Jan Hartog

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      Joseph Shaw

      Coroner

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      Larry Solway

      Lawyer

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      Reiner Schwarz

      Dr. Birkin

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      Felix Silla

      Creature

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      John Ferguson

      Creature

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      Nicholas Campbell

      Chris

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      Mary Swinton

      Wendy

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      Jerry Kostur

      Construction Worker

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      Chris Britton

      Man in Auditorium

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      Elijah Siegler

      Samson (uncredited)

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Thu Feb 14 2019
    ***When inner rage is personified*** A man (Art Hindle) investigates a pop psychologist’s unconventional therapy techniques after his daughter shows signs of abuse when visiting her mother (Samantha Eggar) undergoing the secretive treatments. The mystery deepens when people linked to the situation wind up slain by… the Brood. Oliver Reed plays the strange, formidable doctor. “The Brood” (1979) is a psychological drama/horror written & directed by David Cronenberg after his divorce & custody battle, which makes sense once you see the movie. As my title blurb states, the theme concerns th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1355000.00

    Revenue

    5000000.00

    Keywords

    • toronto, canada
    • mutant
    • transformation
    • psychologist
    • divorce
    • psychotherapist
    • canuxploitation