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“Two forces have claimed the house. Only one will survive.”
Of Unknown Origin (1983)
November 23, 19831h 28mEN
5.8
111 votes
Overview
A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.
Director
George P. CosmatosWriters
Where to Watch
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$4.0M
Revenue
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Production Companies
Canadian Film Development CorporationLes Productions Mutuelles LtéeFamous Players
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Wuchak
5.0_**The Rat from Hell**_ A Manhattan executive (Peter Weller) deals with the rats on Wall Street while defending his brownstone ‘castle’ against a literal vermin. Jennifer Dale plays his secretary while Lawrence Dane and Kenneth Welsh are on hand as colleagues. "Of Unknown Origin" (1983) strikes me as a Stephen King yarn, which makes sense when you figure that this is one of the horror author’s favorite flicks. While the compare/contrast of the protagonist’s life in his home-castle with the rat maze at work is interesting, the premise is too light IMHO to carry a feature film: a man…
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