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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Graphic Violence, Nudity, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1987 DVD Release: 04/18/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 38 mins Studio: New Line Home Video Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Science Fiction, Chase Movie, Sci-Fi Action, Alien Film, Police Detective Film See Also: Hidden [Collector's Edition]

A cop discovers that there's something unusual about his new partner in this unusual sci-fi thriller. A seemingly well-mannered stock broker one day snaps, robbing a bank, stealing a Ferrari, and driving straight into a police barricade without any thought for his own safety, and he's mowed down by a hail of bullets. The detective assigned to the case, Tom Beck (Michael Nouri), thinks that he notices a strange look in the eye of the thief, but when FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher (Kyle MacLachlan) informs Tom that he's also been assigned to the case, he thinks that he sees the same curious look in Lloyd's eyes as well. Lloyd also has an odd way of carrying himself, as if he's not entirely in control of his own body, and in time, Tom discovers what the two men have in common -- both are actually aliens from another planet. They are creatures from another world capable of entering a human (or animal) body at will and using it as a vessel as long as they need. When the stockbroker died, the rogue alien simply crept into another body to begin his crime spree all over again. Lloyd has been sent to Earth to bring the thief's reign of terror to a halt and has taken over the body of an FBI agent with that in mind. A major cult favorite, The Hidden also features Clu Gulager, Ed O'Ross, and Claudia Christian. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Michael Nouri - Tom Beck
Kyle MacLachlan - Lloyd Gallagher
Ed O'Ross - Cliff Willis
Clu Gulager - Ed Flynn
Claudia Christian - Brenda Lee

Jack Sholder's cult sci-fi-drama The Hidden comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is preferable in every way to the standard full-frame image. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director, a featurette on the construction of the special effects with commentary by Sholder, filmographies of the cast and crew, and the original theatrical trailer. This is a superb disc from New Line that should help this film gain a wider audience. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide