The Beast Within (film)
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The Beast Within is a 1982 American horror film directed by Philippe Mora and starring Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Paul Clemens, L. Q. Jones, Don Gordon, R. G. Armstrong, Logan Ramsey, Katherine Moffat, and Meshach Taylor.
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Directed by | Philippe Mora |
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Based on | The Beast Within by Edward Levy |
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Cinematography | Jack L. Richards |
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Music by | Les Baxter |
Production company | Katzka |
Distributed by | MGM/UA |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $5 million[1] |
Box office | $7.7 million[2] |
The Beast Within is a very loose adaptation of Edward Levy's 1981 novel of the same name, with the plot centering on a couple's son, who begins exhibiting strange behavior after his 17th birthday. Producer Harvey Bernhard had purchased the rights to Levy's then-unfinished novel based on the title alone, but the resulting screenplay bears little resemblance to the novel as it was still incomplete at the time of production. Principal photography officially began on February 8, 1981, in and around Jackson, Mississippi and concluded on April 10, 1981.
It was released theatrically on February 12, 1982; grossing a total of $7.7 million worldwide. The film received negative reviews from critics.