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The Unborn

  • 1991
  • R
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1.7K
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The Unborn (1991)
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A couple struggling to conceive visit a miracle doctor as a last hope for having a child. The wife gets pregnant, but after the initial joy comes horror, as she slowly discovers the nightmar... Read allA couple struggling to conceive visit a miracle doctor as a last hope for having a child. The wife gets pregnant, but after the initial joy comes horror, as she slowly discovers the nightmarish truth behind the doctor's success.A couple struggling to conceive visit a miracle doctor as a last hope for having a child. The wife gets pregnant, but after the initial joy comes horror, as she slowly discovers the nightmarish truth behind the doctor's success.

  • Director
    • Rodman Flender
  • Writers
    • John Brancato
    • Michael Ferris
  • Stars
    • Brooke Adams
    • Jeff Hayenga
    • James Karen
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    • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    1.7K
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    • Director
      • Rodman Flender
    • Writers
      • John Brancato
      • Michael Ferris
    • Stars
      • Brooke Adams
      • Jeff Hayenga
      • James Karen
    • 29User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Brooke Adams
    Brooke Adams
    • Virginia Marshall
    Jeff Hayenga
    • Brad Marshall
    James Karen
    James Karen
    • Dr. Richard Meyerling
    K Callan
    K Callan
    • Martha Wellington
    Jane Cameron
    • Beth Sanders
    Kathy Griffin
    Kathy Griffin
    • Connie Chicago
    Wendy Hammers
    Wendy Hammers
    • Gloria Starchild
    • (as Wendy Kamenoff)
    Laura Stockman
    • Janet Robinson
    Jonathan Emerson
    • Mark Robinson
    Janice Kent
    Janice Kent
    • Cindy DeWitt
    Matt Roe
    • Jeff DeWitt
    Jessica Zingali
    • Alicia DeWitt
    Francis Smalls Collier
    • Bobby DeWitt
    Rick Podell
    Rick Podell
    • Chuck Martinez
    Lisa Kudrow
    Lisa Kudrow
    • Louisa Krelm
    Angelina Estrada
    • Isabel Fernandez
    Elizabeth Burrelle
    • Sally St. Claire
    Brad Blaisdell
    Brad Blaisdell
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    • Director
      • Rodman Flender
    • Writers
      • John Brancato
      • Michael Ferris
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    • Trivia
      Gary Numan did the soundtrack for this movie. Music can be found on Gary's 'human' cd.some of these later became songs on Gary Numan's next album 'outland'in 1991.
    • Goofs
      Virginia fires a pistol until it's empty, then we hear two clicks. These clicks would be heard if the gun were a revolver, as the barrel rotates and the hammer falls on an empty chamber. A semi-automatic pistol would not make a sound, as the slide would be stuck in the open position as would the hammer.
    • Quotes

      [requesting a sperm sample]

      Dr. Richard Meyerling: I hope you're in the mood

    • Connections
      Featured in 31 Days of Horror: The Unborn (1991) (2019)

    User reviews29

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    5/10

    Bizarre, Grotesque and Dark

    The unfertile Virginia (Brooke Adams) and her husband, Brad Marshall (Jeff Hayenga), decide to join an experimental in-vitro fertilization program developed by Dr. Richard Meyerling (James Karen). The trial succeeds, but along the pregnancy, Virginia finds that something weird is happening with the fetus.

    "The Unborn" is a very reasonable low-budget horror movie. Bizarre in some moments, grotesque in others, and dark as a whole, this movie has a very strong and disturbing scene, when a pregnant woman stabs herself in the belly. Therefore, it is certainly not recommended to pregnant women watch this film. I do not agree with the comparison with the masterpiece "Rosemary's Baby", since the stories are totally different, having in common only the pregnancy of something weird. I found this movie a good entertainment. My vote is five.

    Title (Brazil): "O Bebê Maldito" ("The Damned Baby")
    • claudio_carvalho
    • Jan 6, 2006
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    • Release date
      • March 29, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • G.E.N
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Califilm
      • Concorde-New Horizons
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,159,578
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $179,080
      • Mar 31, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,159,578
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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