Fresh
The Hidden is a well-constructed thriller, directed with swift assurance by Jack Sholder, brought down by an utterly conventional sci-fi ending.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Hidden
It's only human on the outside...
1987 · 1h 37m · R
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Jack Sholder
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The Hidden
Overview
When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher determine the cause.
Director and cast
- Jack Sholder Director
- Kyle MacLachlan as Lloyd Gallagher
- Michael Nouri as Tom Beck
- Ed O'Ross as Cliff Willis
- Claudia Christian as Brenda Lee Van Buren
- William Boyett as Jonathan Miller
- Chris Mulkey as Jack DeVries
- Clarence Felder as Lt. John Masterson
- Clu Gulager as Lt. Ed Flynn
- Richard Brooks as Sanchez
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Powered by a driving rock score, this is by turns sleek, reckless, and smoothly effective, like a Ferrari with a psycho killer at the wheel.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
A jokey sci-fi horror movie about the desperate pursuit of a vile ''thing'' from outer space.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
Too predictable, and even though wickedly fun at times, it's only halfway as awesome as it might have been.
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Its virtues are ones that you almost never encounter in movies of this sort; it's really a unique little item -- if there's such a thing as punk soulfulness, then this movie has it.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
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