Of Unknown Origin poster

Of Unknown Origin( 1983)

TV-MAHorror
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Two forces have claimed the house. Only one will survive.

Overview

A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Peter Weller

      Bart Hughes

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      Jennifer Dale

      Lorrie Wells

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      Lawrence Dane

      Eliot Riverton

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      Kenneth Welsh

      James Hall

    5. cast image

      Louis Del Grande

      Clete

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      Shannon Tweed

      Meg Hughes

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      Keith Knight

      Hardware Salesman

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      Maury Chaykin

      Dan Errol

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      Leif Anderson

      Peter Hughes

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      Jimmy Tapp

      Meg's Father

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      Gayle Garfinkle

      Janis Wycoff

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      Earl Pennington

      Mr. Thompson

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      Jacklin Webb

      Newspaper Vendor

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      Bronwen Mantel

      Florence Riverton

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      Aimée Castle

      Birthday Party Child

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      Tara O'Donnell

      Birthday Party Child

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    A review by Wuchak

    5
    Written by Wuchak on Fri Apr 08 2022
    _**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 ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    4000000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • new york city
    • based on novel or book
    • poison
    • animal attack
    • house
    • rampage
    • rat
    • canuxploitation
    • animals gone wild
    • giant rat
    • mousetrap