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- 1980
- R
- American International Pictures (AIP)
- 1 h 48 m
- 1980
- R
- American International Pictures (AIP)
- 1 h 48 m
Summary An intergalactic warrior battles alongside a cosmic Christ figure against a demonic 8-year-old girl and her pet hawk, as the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. [Drafthouse Films]
Directed By: Giulio Paradisi
- 1980
- R
- American International Pictures (AIP)
- 1 h 48 m
- 1980
- R
- American International Pictures (AIP)
- 1 h 48 m
The Visitor
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Summary An intergalactic warrior battles alongside a cosmic Christ figure against a demonic 8-year-old girl and her pet hawk, as the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. [Drafthouse Films]
Directed By: Giulio Paradisi
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
65
80% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
20% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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The Visitor might be a hot mess, the byproduct of tailspinning egos and the best drugs movie money could buy in the late 70s, but it certainly isn’t an accident.
The Visitor is a mess, but a revelatory one, both a ripe, bizarre thriller and a fascinating example of how filmmakers first responded to the interstellar millions stirred up by Spielberg and George Lucas: by thieving the good bits.
It is fun, a hodgepodge of styles and technique and feathered hair that really evokes the late ’70s.
The Visitor arrived at the height of a sci-fi and horror film revival, when “serious” directors... embraced genre conventions and made them their own. Paradise stole from them all. But unlike these directors, his ambition was coupled with delusional ineptitude.
The Visitor is like a puzzle jammed together by a 3-year-old, with the polyglot pieces forced into place whether they fit or not. In other words, it’s an essential curiosity.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
6.3
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
6.3
67% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
17% Mixed
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1 Rating
17% Negative
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Production Company
Brouwersgracht Investments
Release Date Nov 21, 1980
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating R
Tagline Her body carried Satan's child. The visitor had to stop her!
