Phenomena
A young girl endowed with the remarkable ability to communicate with insects is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her distinctive talent could prove pivotal in solving a string of murders.
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Michele Soavi
Dario Argento
Bettina Graebe
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John Chard
Phenomena, doo-doo doo-doo-doo. Arriving at a Swiss Academy for girls, Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connelly) gets embroiled in the workings of a serial killer. Her friends the insects and Professor John McGregor (Donald Pleasence) are on hand to help if possible. Directed and co-written by horror legend Dario Argento, Phenomena is a mixed bag. Ignoring the butchered American version, which was titled Creepers, the full uncut version is still messy. Argento the director is doing good work here, which explains why the film has a sturdy reputation. His eye for striking imagery and horror scene staging is evident here for sure, but Argento the writer (along with Franco Ferrini) fails to string a decent enough narrative together. Pace is all over the place, the dialogue often boorish, while wasting Donald Pleasence is a crime against horror film making. Still, there’s enough good Argento at work here to keep Phenomena above average, even if it’s more for the eyes than the brain. 6/10
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Both a great chance to see two acting icons (one, Donald Pleasence, at his prime, and the other, Jennifer Connelly, just starting out on her filmic journey) and one of the films on director Argento's great run of horror classics, this is worth purchasing the finest print and will award the horror aficionado many great times in rewatches. Cinephiles often called Argento 'the Italian Alfred Hitchcock', and this would be a great Exhibit A for their evidence. Essential for connoisseurs of the arcane.
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![Creepers Aka Phenomena (1985) Original Trailer [HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UhZKLZDS3sg/maxresdefault.jpg)
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![Original Trailer [Subtitled]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FzvVKzrRT1k/maxresdefault.jpg)
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Phenomena FAQs
The directors of Phenomena are Michele Soavi, Dario Argento, and Bettina Graebe.
The cast of Phenomena includes Donald Pleasence as Professor John McGregor, Patrick Bauchau as Inspector Rudolf Geiger, Jennifer Connelly as Jennifer Corvino, Mario Donatone as Morris Shapiro, Dalila Di Lazzaro as Headmistress, Fulvio Mingozzi as Mr. Sulzer, Antonio Maimone as EEG Doctor, Franco Trevisi as Real Estate Agent, Federica Mastroianni as Sophie, Fiore Argento as Vera Brandt, Stefania Possamai as Teacher (uncredited), Davide Marotta as Patau (Bruckner Son), and more.
The duration of Phenomena is 1h 50 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Phenomena trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
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Phenomena was released on 25 Jan 1985.
Phenomena is listed under Horror and Thriller on Fanbiz.
Phenomena has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Phenomena, doo-doo doo-doo-doo. Arriving at a Swiss Academy for girls, Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connelly) gets embroiled in the workings of a serial killer. Her friends the..."
