![]() ![]() Upon his return to headquarters Beck and his supervisor, Lt. This event is just the beginning of several incidents involving ordinarily average people who suddenly turn to crime in the city. He flees the crime scene and leads cops on a high-speed chase across LA until he encounters a police barrier supervised by LAPD Detective Thomas Beck (Michael Nouri) The suspect, DeVries, is shot crashing through the barrier in the Ferrari he is driving, and gravely injured, is taken to the hospital. This guy has no record of criminal activity or violence before this, but apparently just suddenly goes off the rails and into a life of crime. The story begins with a bank robbery by an ordinarily quiet citizen, who kills all the security guards in the bank. The Hidden doesn’t waste any time getting started it zooms out of the starting gate like one of the fast sports cars depicted in the film. ![]() It remains one of my favorite low budget entries into the genre. Despite the fact the movie resorts to the B movie tradition of relying on sensationalistic violence and sexual titillation for added thrills, The Hidden is a fun ride filled with dark humor and some surprising twists along the way. The cast features Kyle MacLachlan and Michael Nouri and includes supporting roles by Clu Gulager, Chris Mulkey, Ed O’Ross, Clarence Felder, Claudia Christian, and Larry Cedar. The film was written by Bob Hunt (pen name of writer/producer/director Jim Kouf) and directed by Jack Sholder. When the suit gets worn out, it merely transfers to another. It treats its chosen vessel with contempt, seemingly without any regard for the punishment it might have to endure as a result of its irresponsible and reckless behavior, much like a cheap suit it got for free. This alien is an escaped criminal, and a party animal, with a taste for loud rock music, fast cars, and violence. In this case, the alien in question resembles a giant slug-like creature that enters the chosen host orally and takes control of the unfortunate person’s mind, speech and behavior. Early examples include 1956’s Invasion Of The Body Snatchers. The idea of alien possession is not a new one. He’s an ambitious opportunist who at first ends up in the body of a middle-aged man with gastrointestinal issues and later with a sexy stripper until it comes up with a plan to possess someone with real power. The Hidden is a real gem of a movie about alien possession, in this case, a body-swapping escaped alien criminal that can control whoever’s body it occupies at the moment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ī tale of Alien possession set in the eighties as an escaped extraterrestrial prisoner takes human hosts to carry out a violent crime spree. ![]() Sci-Fi Nerd: Commentary, reflection, and accolades from a fan’s point of view on all things sci-fi and fantasy. ![]()
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