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The Falling
The Falling
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Deran Sarafian
Written by	Deran Sarafian; Noah Bloch
Produced by	Deran Sarafian
Starring	Dennis Christopher; Martin Hewitt; Lynn-Holly Johnson
Cinematography	Tote Trenas
Edited by	Dennis Hill
Music by	Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker; Dicotomía
Production; company	Continental Motion Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Trans World Entertainment
Release date	August 1986;
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	United States; Spain
Language	English
Box office	$2,554

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The Falling (also known as Alien Predators and Mutant 2) is a 1986 American-Spanish science fiction horror film starring Dennis Christopher, Martin Hewitt, and Lynn-Holly Johnson.^[1]

Synopsis

Three teenagers vacationing in Spain drive through a town where the space station Skylab crashed several years earlier, bringing with it alien organisms that transform their human hosts into flesh-eating monsters.

Cast

Dennis Christopher as Damon
Martin Hewitt as Michael
Lynn-Holly Johnson as Samantha
Luis Prendes as Dr. Tracer
J.O. Bosso as Captain J.J. Wells
Yousaf Bokhari as Mr. Bodi
Yolanda Palomo as Mrs. Bodi
Christina Augustin as Baby Bodi
Christina San Juan as Waitress
Pablo Garcia as Man in Store
Carlos Ramirez as Gas Station Attendant

Production

The film was shot in Spain in 1984 as The Falling.^[2]

Release

The Falling was released in the United Kingdom on home video in 1986 as Mutant 2.^[3] The Falling was initially aimed at release along with two other productions from Film Ventures Intl., the film was shelved when the company experienced financial troubles and was released by the home video firm turned into a theatrical distributor, Trans World Entertainment.^[2]

The Falling was distributed in the United States as Alien Predator in February 1987 with a 90 minute running time.^[4] The film was promoted as Alien Predators while the title screen referred to the film as Alien Predator.^[2]

Reception

A reviewer credited as "Lor." of Variety reviewed the film under its title of Alien Predator.^[2] "Lor." described the film as a "tedious presentation" and that it was derivative of The Andromeda Strain and Alien.^[2] Lor. went on to note that Sarafian's direction "is sluggish, relying on pointless car chases to try and drum up excitement. His script is worse, filled with mushy spectres by the three young leads and a series of idiotic references to Rod Sterling's The Twilight Zone."^[2]

References

^ The New York Times
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lor. 1991.
^ "Mutant 2 (1986)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
^ Klain, Jane, ed. (1989). International Motion Picture Almanac for 1989 (60 ed.). Quigley Publishing Company, Inc. p. 408. ISBN 0-900610-40-9.

Sources

Lor. (1991). Variety's Film Reviews 1987-1988. Vol. 20. R. R. Bowker. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "February 25, 1987 (Cont.) March 4, 1987". ISBN 0-8352-2667-0.

External links

Alien Predator at IMDb
Alien Predator at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] The New York Times

[FOOTNOTELor.1991-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lor. 1991.

[3] "Mutant 2 (1986)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

[4] Klain, Jane, ed. (1989). International Motion Picture Almanac for 1989 (60 ed.). Quigley Publishing Company, Inc. p. 408. ISBN 0-900610-40-9.

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-'''The Falling''' is a 1987 movie  starring [[Dennis Christopher]], [[Martin Hewitt (actor)|Martin Hewitt]], and [[Lynn-Holly Johnson]]. It is currently available for instant streaming on Netflix. This film was also known as Alien Predator and Mutant 2.
+{{Infobox film
+| name           = The Falling
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+| caption        = Theatrical poster
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+| writer         = Deran Sarafian<br/>[[Noah Bloch]]
+| producer       = Deran Sarafian
+| starring       = [[Dennis Christopher]]<br/>[[Martin Hewitt (actor)|Martin Hewitt]]<br/>[[Lynn-Holly Johnson]]
+| narrator       =
+| cinematography = [[Tote Trenas]]
+| editing        = [[Dennis Hill]]
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+| runtime        = 90 minutes
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+}}
+'''''The Falling''''' (also known as '''''Alien Predators''''' and '''''Mutant 2''''') is a 1986 American-Spanish [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[horror film]] starring [[Dennis Christopher]], [[Martin Hewitt (actor)|Martin Hewitt]], and [[Lynn-Holly Johnson]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130418004851/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/120349/Alien-Predator/overview The New York Times]</ref>
-===== Synopsis =====
-Three teenagers vacationing in Spain drive through a town where the space station Skylab crashed several years earlier, bringing with it alien oganisms that transform their human hosts into flesh-eating monsters.
-===== Cast and Crew =====
+== Synopsis ==
+Three teenagers vacationing in Spain drive through a town where the space station [[Skylab]] crashed several years earlier, bringing with it alien organisms that transform their human hosts into flesh-eating monsters.
-Director - [[Deran Sarafian]]
-Damon - [[Dennis Christopher]]
-Michael - [[Martin Hewitt (actor)|Martin Hewitt]]
-Samantha - [[Lynn-Holly Johnson]]
-Dr. Tracer - [[Luis Prendes]]
-Captain J.J. Wells - [[J.O. Bosso]]
-Mr. Bodi - [[Yousaf Bokhari]]
-Mrs. Bodi - [[Yolanda Palomo]]
-Baby Bodi - [[Christina Augustin]]
-Waitress - [[Christina San Juan]]
-Man in Store - [[Pablo Garcia]]
-Gas Station Attendant - [[Carlos Ramirez]]
-===== References =====
+== Cast ==
+{{castlist|
-[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092530/ Alien Predator AKA The Falling at IMDB]
+*[[Dennis Christopher]] as Damon
+*[[Martin Hewitt (actor)|Martin Hewitt]] as Michael
+*[[Lynn-Holly Johnson]] as Samantha
+* [[Luis Prendes]] as Dr. Tracer
+*[[J.O. Bosso]] as Captain J.J. Wells
+*[[Yousaf Bokhari]] as Mr. Bodi
+*[[:es:Yolanda Palomo del Castillo|Yolanda Palomo]] as Mrs. Bodi
+*[[Christina Augustin]] as Baby Bodi
+*[[Christina San Juan]] as Waitress
+*[[Pablo Garcia (actor)|Pablo Garcia]] as Man in Store
+*[[Carlos Ramirez (actor)|Carlos Ramirez]] as Gas Station Attendant}}
+==Production==
+The film was shot in Spain in 1984 as ''The Falling''.{{sfn|Lor.|1991}}
+==Release==
+''The Falling'' was released in the United Kingdom on home video in 1986 as ''Mutant 2''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/mutant-2-1986|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|title=Mutant 2 (1986)|accessdate=October 26, 2020}}</ref> ''The Falling'' was initially aimed at release along with two other productions from Film Ventures Intl., the film was shelved when the company experienced financial troubles and was released by the home video firm turned into a theatrical distributor, Trans World Entertainment.{{sfn|Lor.|1991}}
+''The Falling'' was distributed in the United States as ''Alien Predator'' in February 1987 with a 90 minute running time.<ref>{{cite book|title=International Motion Picture Almanac for 1989|editor-last=Klain|editor-first=Jane|edition=60|publisher=Quigley Publishing Company, Inc.|year=1989|ISBN=0-900610-40-9|page=408}}</ref> The film was promoted as ''Alien Predators'' while the title screen referred to the film as ''Alien Predator''.{{sfn|Lor.|1991}}
+==Reception==
+A reviewer credited as "Lor." of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reviewed the film under its title of ''Alien Predator''.{{sfn|Lor.|1991}} "Lor." described the film as a "tedious presentation" and that it was derivative of ''[[The Andromeda Strain (film)|The Andromeda Strain]]'' and ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]''.{{sfn|Lor.|1991}} Lor. went on to note that Sarafian's direction "is sluggish, relying on pointless car chases to try and drum up excitement. His script is worse, filled with mushy spectres by the three young leads and a series of idiotic references to Rod Sterling's ''The Twilight Zone.''"{{sfn|Lor.|1991}}
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+===Sources===
+* {{cite book|title=Variety's Film Reviews 1987-1988|volume=20|publisher=[[R. R. Bowker]]|isbn=0-8352-2667-0|year=1991|at=There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "February 25, 1987 (Cont.) March 4, 1987"|author=Lor.}}
+==External links==
+*{{IMDb title|0092530| Alien Predator}}
+*{{Rotten Tomatoes|alien-predator| Alien Predator}}
+{{Deran Sarafian}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Falling}}
+[[Category:1986 films]]
+[[Category:American science fiction horror films]]
+[[Category:Films set in Spain]]
+[[Category:1986 horror films]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Deran Sarafian]]
+[[Category:1980s science fiction horror films]]
+[[Category:Films shot in Spain]]
+[[Category:1980s English-language films]]
+[[Category:1980s American films]]
+[[Category:1986 science fiction films]]
+{{sf-horror-film-stub}}