The Hidden

The Hidden (1987)

Timing: 1:36 (96 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1987-10-30

Country

United States

Production

New Line Cinema, Heron Communications, Third Elm Street Venture, Mega Entertainment

Genre

Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror

Budget

$5 000 000

Revenue

$9 747 988

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Director

Jack Sholder

Actors

Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian, Clarence Felder, Clu Gulager, Ed O'Ross, William Boyett, Richard Brooks, Larry Cedar, Katherine Cannon
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Scenario

Producer

Robert Shaye, Gerald T. Olson, Michael L. Meltzer, Stephen Diener, Dennis Harris, Jeffrey Klein, Lee Muhl

Operator

Jacques Haitkin

Composer

Michael Convertino

Artist

Audition

Annette Benson

Editing

Michael N. Knue, Maureen O'Connell
All team (53)

• Claudia Christian (stripper Brenda) remembers filming this movie for two reasons. First, the producers decided she had breasts that were too small, and accordingly selected a wardrobe for her character that emphasized her buttocks. Second, she damaged her cornea as a result of a shot from a prop gun. Because of this, during filming of the science fiction series "Babylon 5," when her character had to fire a prop gun, she instinctively turned her head away at the moment of pulling the trigger, which was completely unnecessary, as the prop gun there didn't fire, and all accompanying shots were added to the frame as visual effects later.
• The method of stop-motion animation was used to transfer the alien creature from Devriz's body into Miller's body. During breaks, the stagehands would insert a model of the creature into a dummy head. William Boyett, the actor who played Miller, felt sick when he watched the creature enter his mouth and preferred to leave the room altogether.
• Claudia Christian (stripper Brenda) remembers filming this movie for two reasons. First, the producers decided she had breasts that were too small and accordingly selected a wardrobe that emphasized her buttocks. Second, she damaged her cornea from a blank firing weapon. Because of this, when her character in the series 'Babylon 5' had to fire a blank weapon during filming, she would turn away at the moment of pulling the trigger, which was unnecessary as the blank weapon did not fire.
• The movement of the alien creature from Devries' body to Miller's body used a puppet animation method. During breaks, stagehands would insert a model of the creature into a prop head. William Boyett, who played Miller, became nauseous watching the creature enter his mouth and preferred to leave the room altogether.
• Claudia Christian (stripper Brenda) remembers filming this movie for two reasons. First, the producers decided she had breasts that were too small and, accordingly, selected a wardrobe that emphasized her buttocks. Second, she damaged her cornea as a result of being shot with prop weaponry. Because of this, whenever her character in the series 'Babylon 5' had to fire a prop gun, she would turn her head away at the moment of pulling the trigger, which was unnecessary as the prop gun didn't fire.