Fresh
It's weirdly compelling.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
The Visitor
They know we are here...
1979 · 1h 49m · R
Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Giulio Paradisi
Overview
An ancient intergalactic warrior arrives on Earth to put a stop to a demonic child's plot to reproduce Satan's next generation of evil.
Director and cast
- Giulio Paradisi Director
- Mel Ferrer as Dr. Walker
- Glenn Ford as Det. Jake Durham
- Lance Henriksen as Raymond Armstead
- John Huston as Jerzy Colsowicz
- Joanne Nail as Barbara Collins
- Sam Peckinpah as Dr. Sam Collins
- Shelley Winters as Jane Phillips
- Paige Conner as Katy Collins
- J.A. Townsend as Susan
- Franco Nero as Jesus Christ
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[It wows] cult fans, connoisseurs of the absurd, and cinephiles intrigued by the evolution of the sci-fi and horror genres in the '70s and '80s.
Peter Keough, Boston Globe
Fresh
Perhaps the most fun you can have in a movie theater without risking permanent brain damage.
David Ehrlich, Film.com
Fresh
The great surprise is how, consistency be damned, these individual sequences fascinate.
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice
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