Xtro (1982)

Film details
View on IMDb ↗CastPhilip Sayer, Bernice Stegers, Danny Brainin, Maryam d'Abo, Simon Nash, Peter Mandell, David Cardy, Anna Wing, Robert Fyfe, Katherine Best
KeywordsBody Horror, Exploitation, Alien Invasion, Low Fantasy, Splatter
Review
"The narrative is somewhat incoherent and this is not a film that could ever be praised for its strong storytelling. Many questions are left unanswered, frustratingly so at times yet in an absurd way this all seems to click due to the sequence of utterly ridiculous events that are depicted in ‘Xtro'. A man is mauled by a panther, an Action Man figure comes to life after growing to lifesize proportions and a woman ends up trapped in a bizarre cocoon – and this is just the edited highlights. There are a copious number of wacky and bewildering events to occur in this low-budget piece of insanity." - Chris Austin, Cult Reviews
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