Before man walked the earth... It slept for centuries. It is evil. It is real. It is awakening.
A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open it, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all of humanity.
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Donald Pleasence
Father Loomis
Lisa Blount
Catherine Danforth
Victor Wong
Prof. Howard Birack
Jameson Parker
Brian Marsh
Dennis Dun
Walter
Susan Blanchard
Kelly
Anne Marie Howard
Susan Cabot
Ann Yen
Lisa
Ken Wright
Lomax
Dirk Blocker
Mullins
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Calder
Peter Jason
Dr. Paul Leahy
Robert Grasmere
Frank Wyndham
Thom Bray
Etchinson
Joanna Merlin
Bag Lady
Alice Cooper
Street Schizo
Betty Ramey
Nun
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- Release Date 10/23/1987
- Language English
- Director John Carpenter
- Editor Steve Mirkovich
- Cinematographer Gary B. Kibbe
- Producer Larry Franco
- Companies Universal Pictures, Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions, Carolco Pictures
- Budget $3,000,000
- Homepage www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE | Oct 23, 1987 | Theatrical | 15 |
| United States | Oct 23, 1987 | Theatrical | R |
| France | Apr 20, 1988 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Spain | Apr 20, 1988 | Theatrical | — |
| Germany | May 4, 1988 | Theatrical | 16 |
| South Korea | May 5, 1988 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Netherlands | May 19, 1988 | Theatrical | 16 |
| PT | Aug 26, 1988 | Theatrical | M/16 |
| IE | Sep 16, 1988 | Theatrical | 18 |
| HU | Sep 28, 1989 | Theatrical | 16 |
| France | Jun 24, 2003 | Physical (DVD) | 12 |
| Netherlands | Dec 7, 2005 | Physical (DVD) | 16 |
| France | Jan 1, 2016 | Digital (VOD) | — |
| France | Nov 26, 2018 | Theatrical (Reprise) | 12 |
| France | Dec 5, 2018 | Physical (Blu-Ray & 4K UHD) | 12 |
| France | Jun 10, 2021 | Digital (Arte) | 12 |
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