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The Being

The Being
★ 4.9/10•1983•1h 21m•R•Horror•Science Fiction

The ultimate terror has taken form...

Toxic waste dumping in a small Idaho town turns a young boy into horrible mutant monster. The town's police chief and a government scientist team up to stop the monster, which is quickly killing off the town's citizenry.

Jackie Kong · Director

Jackie Kong · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 21m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 18, 1983

Actors

Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Garson Jones

Marianne Gordon

Marianne Gordon

Laurie

Bill Osco

Bill Osco

Detective Mortimer Lutz

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Mayor Gordon Lane

Dorothy Malone

Dorothy Malone

Marge Smith

Ruth Buzzi

Ruth Buzzi

Virginia Lane

Murray Langston

Arn

Kinky Friedman

Kinky Friedman

Willis

Johnny Dark

John

Kent Perkins

Kent Perkins

Officer Dudley

Roxanne Cybelle

Suzie

Jerry Maren

Jerry Maren

Monster

Richard Marcus

Richard Marcus

Joe the Lab Assistant

Robin Stille

Robin Stille

Girl at Drive-In Theater (uncredited)

Vern Stierman

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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