Italian horror maestro Dario Argento's first English-language film is another stylish, if somewhat mindless, horror-thriller. Teenager Jennifer Connelly can communicate telepathically with insects. Bees crawl on her hand harmlessly; fireflies guide her way at night. The area she lives in
is being terrorized by a psychotic killer who has been murdering coeds and making off with their decapitated bodies. Desperate for clues, a police inspector visits an entomologist, Donald Pleasence, and eventually Pleasance and Connelly team up to find the killer. Released in Europe in 1984 as
PHENOMENA, Argento's weird thriller was a huge box-office hit. New Line Cinema picked up ...
Released:
1984
Rated:
R
Length:
109 mins