The Hidden (1987)
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The Hidden (1987)
THE HIDDEN (1987) starring
KYLE MacLACHLAN MICHAEL NOURI
co-starring CLAUDIA CHRISTIAN CLARENCE FELDER
CLU GULAGER ED O'ROSS WILLIAM BOYETT
Directed by JACK SHOLDER
This begins with the sterile black&white footage of a bank's security camera. It preps us with some strange suspense in these first couple of minutes as the credits roll. Then it explodes into full color and I do mean explodes. This picture doesn't let up, always pulling the audience along, whether with dynamic auto chases, unexpected violence or unsettling revelations. But, its greatest asset is the dark humor: the most unforgettable scene is the alien acquiring a red Ferrari in that oddly alien style ("I want this car"). But there is plenty of this wry, fatalistic humor: Christian as an exotic dancer who suddenly likes to heft heavy guns; MacLachlan not familiar with all Earth customs; the bad alien's continual one-liners (he/it is always terse and to the point). This is a very creative take on an alien invader tale; the one a few years later, I Come in Peace, was similar but far less inventive.
BoG's Score: 8.5 out of 10
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