Directed by:
David CronenbergScreenplay:
David CronenbergCinematography:
Mark IrwinComposer:
Howard ShoreCast:
Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle, Henry Beckman, Susan Hogan, Reiner Schwartz, John Ferguson, Nicholas Campbell, Felix Silla, Robert A. Silverman (more)Plots(1)
A dark design from the mind of David Cronenberg, internationally acclaimed exponent of psychological horror, The Brood is a chillingly twisted masterpiece of visceral intensity, considered by many as one of the scariest and terrifying films of all time. Dr. Hal Raglan (Oliver Reed) experiments with "Psychoplasmics", a radical therapy designed to release pent-up emotions in his patients. He keeps his best and brightest patient, ex-wife Nola (Samantha Eggar), in isolation. But as she successfully vents her rage and expels her demons during the sessions a series of brutal murders occur outside the institute. What is the connection between Raglan's methods and these monstrous killings? The answer will unleash a whole new breed of terror! This shocking thriller, considered one of Cronenberg's most compelling and unsettling works, explores the inner-monster and how misdirected rage can literally take on a life of its own. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Oliver Reed
UK
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
Richard Lester's The Three Musketeers (1973)
The Trap (1966)
Samantha Eggar
UK
Best movies:
The Magic Voyage (1992)
Hercules (1997)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Art Hindle
Canada
Best movies:
Liar, Liar (1993) (TV movie)
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Henry Beckman
Canada
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 2: Tooms (1995) (video compilation)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
The Wrong Man (1956)
Susan Hogan
Canada
Best movies:
Liar, Liar (1993) (TV movie)
The Brood (1979)
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000) (TV movie)
Reiner Schwartz
Best movies:
The Brood (1979)
Videodrome (1983)
Heavenly Bodies (1984)
John Ferguson
Best movies:
Penny Serenade (1941)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
The Brood (1979)
Nicholas Campbell
Canada
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
The Omen (1976)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Felix Silla
Italy
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Batman Returns (1992)
Robert A. Silverman
Canada
Best movies:
The Brood (1979)
Naked Lunch (1991)
eXistenZ (1999)
Cindy Hinds
Best movies:
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Brood (1979)
Deadline (1980)
Michael Magee
Canada
Best movies:
The Brood (1979)