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What if Benjamin Button had fangs and absolutely no chill?
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The Arrival (1991)

schlocky '90s cheesevampire-adjacent body horrorB-movie midnight madness

Overview

ActionHorrorScience Fiction

An old man, who has been near a fallen meteor, starts to get younger and younger, with a terrible thirst for blood.

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Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Gloriously unconvincing aging-reverse makeup you'll never unsee.

Acting

John Saxon treating this like Shakespeare, god bless him.

Best for:Streaming: Late-night discovery of forgotten direct-to-video gems.·Friends: Irony-appreciating group ready to roast the practical effects.·Rewatch: Cult completists tracking John Saxon's weirdest late-career choices.
Heads up:Gore: Modest '91-era bloodletting and some creature feature nastiness.
David Schmoeller

Director

David Schmoeller

ReleasedJan 1, 1991
Runtime1h 43m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feellight
Del Mar Entertainment
Filmtrust

Top Cast

John Saxon

John Saxon

Agent Miils

Joseph Culp

Joseph Culp

Young Max Page

Robert Sampson

Robert Sampson

Max Page

Kim Dawson

Kim Dawson

Leslie

Stuart Gordon

Stuart Gordon

Biker

Bill Brochtrup

Bill Brochtrup

Ace

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Liquor Store Woman

David Schmoeller

David Schmoeller

Dr. Carlyle

Peter Manoogian

Peter Manoogian

Binocular Agent

Michael J. Pollard

Michael J. Pollard

Lou

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Trivia

Director David Schmoeller also made Puppet Master, which explains the commitment to practical creature work on a shoestring.

Cultural

This premiered the same year as Terminator 2, making its $4.99-bin aesthetic feel almost deliberately retrograde.

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