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| New Line Cinema | Release Date: October 30, 1987 |
Starring:
Clarence Felder, Claudia Christian, Clu Gulager, Ed O'Ross, Katherine Cannon, Kyle MacLachlan, Larry Cedar, Michael Nouri, Richard Brooks, William Boyett
Summary:
A cop and an FBI agent race for answers after law abiding people suddenly become violent criminals.
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The film is violent and a little gross in one or two scenes, but there is
an intelligence in its writing by Bob Hunt and direction by Jack Sholder that
makes everything worthwhile. [30 Oct 1987, p.41C]
The Hidden is a textbook example of how a B-movie can transcend its origins and budgetary constraints through craft, imagination, and all-around resourcefulness. Shifting genres almost as often as its villain changes bodies, it's at once an enormously effective thriller, a smart exercise in science fiction, an exciting action movie, and a kinetic dark comedy.
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All in all, a fine evening of exactly what it purports to be: hot and heavy action, lightweight story-line, amusing dialogue and a nifty, science-fiction twist. [30 Oct 1987]
The polish and unpretentiousness of The Hidden are enough to suggest Don
Siegel's original 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and there are few
compliments in horror films higher than that. [30 Oct 1987, p.41C]
The Hidden cannot be dismissed as just a police story with a couple of aliens affixed to it. In fact, without the aliens, there wouldn't be any story. [30 Oct 1987, p.D5]
While The Hidden never manages to meld Aliens with Blue Velvet - that appears to be Hunt's intention. It has a kinky charm that fuels it full throttle throughout. [30 Oct 1987, p.5D]
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