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The Being is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Jackie Kong released in USA on 18 november 1983 with Martin Landau
The Being (1983)
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Add to a movie listThe Being is a 1983 horror film written and directed by Jackie Kong and starring Martin Landau, José Ferrer, Dorothy Malone, Ruth Buzzi, Marianne Gordon and exploitation film producer Bill Osco, who is billed as "Rexx Coltrane". It focuses on a detective who is trying to solve a string of grisly murders and disappearances. It was first film directed by Kong, who went on to direct several other films of the same type, including Blood Diner, which has become a cult favorite.
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People have been disappearing in the town of Pottsville, Idaho. Detective Mortimer Lutz (Bill Osco) thinks it is connected to the toxic dump site near the town, but is impeded in his investigation by the Mayor (Jose Ferrer), who is concerned about the economic impact on the town's potato industry should it turn out to be true. In reality, the toxic waste has turned a young child into a cannibalistic mutant monster, devouring anyone who comes across him. When the existence of the mutant is discovered, Lutz begins a run against time to stop it before it consumes the town's entire population.Actors
Martin Landau
(Garson Jones)
José Ferrer
(Mayor Gordon Lane)
Dorothy Malone
(Marge Smith)
Ruth Buzzi
(Virginia Lane)
Kinky Friedman
(Willis)
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