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HorrorThriller

Phenomena

- Jennifer has a few million close friends. She's going to need them all!

A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

Release Date : 1985-01-25

Language :DanishGermanItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : DACFILM Rome

Production Country : Italy

Alternative Titles : CreepersDario Argento's Phenomena

Cast

Jennifer Connelly

Character Name : Jennifer Corvino

Original Name : Jennifer Connelly

Gender : Female

Daria Nicolodi

Character Name : Frau Brückner

Original Name : Daria Nicolodi

Gender : Female

Fiore Argento

Character Name : Vera Brandt

Original Name : Fiore Argento

Gender : Female

Federica Mastroianni

Character Name : Sophie

Original Name : Federica Mastroianni

Gender : Female

Fiorenza Tessari

Character Name : Gisela Sulzer

Original Name : Fiorenza Tessari

Gender : Female

Dalila Di Lazzaro

Character Name : Headmistress

Original Name : Dalila Di Lazzaro

Gender : Female

Patrick Bauchau

Character Name : Inspector Rudolf Geiger

Original Name : Patrick Bauchau

Gender : Male

Donald Pleasence

Character Name : Professor John McGregor

Original Name : Donald Pleasence

Gender : Male

Alberto Cracco

Character Name : UBS Bank Teller

Original Name : Alberto Cracco

Gender : Male

Kaspar Capparoni

Character Name : Karl, Sophie's Boyfriend

Original Name : Kaspar Capparoni

Gender : Male

Mario Donatone

Character Name : Morris Shapiro

Original Name : Mario Donatone

Gender : Male

Antonio Maimone

Character Name : EEG Doctor

Original Name : Antonio Maimone

Gender : Male

Davide Marotta

Character Name : Patau (Bruckner Son)

Original Name : Davide Marotta

Gender : Male

Fulvio Mingozzi

Character Name : Mr. Sulzer

Original Name : Fulvio Mingozzi

Gender : Male

Francesca Ottaviani

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Francesca Ottaviani

Gender : Female

Michele Soavi

Character Name : Kurt, Geiger's Assistant

Original Name : Michele Soavi

Gender : Male

Franco Trevisi

Character Name : Real Estate Agent

Original Name : Franco Trevisi

Gender : Male

Fausta Avelli

Character Name : Schoolgirl

Original Name : Fausta Avelli

Gender : Female

Franca Berdini

Character Name : Teacher

Original Name : Franca Berdini

Gender : Male

Marta Biuso

Character Name : Schoolgirl

Original Name : Marta Biuso

Gender : Male

Marisa Simonetti

Character Name : Schoolgirl

Original Name : Marisa Simonetti

Gender : Male

Geraldine Thomas

Character Name : Schoolgirl

Original Name : Geraldine Thomas

Gender : Male

Tanga

Character Name : Inga

Original Name : Tanga

Gender : Female

Stefania Possamai

Character Name : Teacher (uncredited)

Original Name : Stefania Possamai

Gender : Female

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

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.