Of Unknown Origin (1983)
Two forces have claimed the house. Only one will survive.
23/11/1983
Overview
A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.
Details
Production Companies
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Les Productions Mutuelles Ltée
Famous Players
Social Network
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086036
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3010981
Facebook: No data
Instagram: No data
X: No data
Cast
Reviews (1)
Review by: Wuchak
Written by: Wuchak on 2022-04-08T19:26:51.404Z
The Rat from Hell
A Manhattan executive (Peter Weller) deals with the rats on Wall Street while defending his brownstone ‘castle’ against a literal vermin. Jennifer Dale plays his secretary while Lawrence Dane and Kenneth Welsh are on hand as colleagues.
"Of Unknown Origin" (1983) strikes me as a Stephen King yarn, which makes sense when you figure that this is one of the horror author’s favorite flicks.
While the compare/contrast of the protagonist’s life in his home-castle with the rat maze at work is interesting, the premise is too light IMHO to carry a feature film: a man vs. a rat alone in his gothic abode. Weller works well as the resolute hero but, for me, the best thing about it is winsome Jennifer Dale (Cynthia Dale's older sister).
Gene Simmon’s wife, Shannon Tweed, makes her feature film debut in a small role.
The film runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot in Montreal.
GRADE: C
Videos
Backdrops
See all...
Posters
See all...
