The Deadly Spawn

The Deadly Spawn (1983)

They came to Earth to feed on human flesh!

When a meteorite touches down in the New Jersey woods carrying a monstrous alien slug, it’s up to four teens to stop it before its terrifying brood consumes all life on Earth!

Date of release
1983-04-22
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (114)
Runtime
1h 21m
Genres
Horror, Science Fiction
Director
Douglas McKeown
Collection
Deadly Spawn Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New Jersey

The Deadly Spawn is a 1983 American science fiction horror film written and directed by Douglas McKeown, and produced by Ted A. Bohus. The film's plot centers on a meteor that lands on Earth, which unleashes a carnivorous alien that finds refuge in the basement of a house. As it grows larger, a young monster movie fan named Charles and group of others try to survive against the creature and its offspring.

Production

Producer Ted Bohus said that he conceived the idea for The Deadly Spawn in 1979, and that he was inspired by an article in National Geographic about seed pods that were recovered from the Arctic. According to Bohus, he created an initial creature design that involved a man in a suit, but associate producer and effects director John Dods was unenthusiastic about that prospect.

Actor and director Tim Sullivan got his start in film as a 15-year-old production assistant on The Deadly Spawn. Dods was the brother of Sullivan's art teacher, and Sullivan earned the chance to work on the film as a result of that relationship. Among other tasks, Sullivan assisted in the manipulation of the main spawn puppet, which was made of rubber and controlled from below by wires.

Much of the film was shot in Gladstone, New Jersey; New Brunswick; and the Palisades Park home of the producer. It was shot on 16 mm film.

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