The Brood
1979
The Ultimate Experience in Inner Terror.
Directed by David Cronenberg
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A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband's investigation.
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- Director
- David Cronenberg
- Written by
- David Cronenberg
- Produced by
- Claude Héroux
- Composer
- Howard Shore
- Cinematographer
- Mark Irwin
- Editor
- Alan Collins
- Makeup FX
- Dennis Pike, Jack H. Young
- Origin country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 6.7/10 (798 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 82% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 63/100
- IMDb
- 6.8/10 (37,839 votes)
Cast
Oliver Reed
Dr. Hal Raglan
Samantha Eggar
Nola Carveth
Art Hindle
Frank Carveth
Henry Beckman
Barton Kelly
Nuala Fitzgerald
Juliana Kelly
Cindy Hinds
Candice Carveth
Susan Hogan
Ruth Mayer
Gary McKeehan
Mike Trellan
Michael Magee
Inspector
Robert A. Silverman
Jan Hartog
Joseph Shaw
Coroner
Larry Solway
Lawyer
Reiner Schwarz
Dr. Birkin
Felix Silla
Creature
John Ferguson
Creature
Nicholas Campbell
Chris
Mary Swinton
Wendy
Jerry Kostur
Construction Worker
Crew
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Trailer
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — MIND & BODY Pt 8: The Brood (1979) & Scanners (1981)
Appears in
Carol Clover — Men, Women, and Chain Saws
Criterion Collection: Horror
House of Psychotic Women
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Mind & Body - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Slant Magazine: 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time
Stephen King — Danse Macabre
