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| image = The Unborn (1991 film).jpg
| image = The Unborn (1991 film).jpg
| director = [[Rodman Flender]]
| director = [[Rodman Flender]]
| writer = [[John Brancato and Michael Ferris]]
| writer = [[John Brancato and Michael Ferris]] (as "Henry Dominic")
| producer = [[Roger Corman]]<br>Rodman Flender
| producer = [[Roger Corman]] (uncredited)<br>Rodman Flender
| starring = {{plainlist|
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Brooke Adams (actress)|Brooke Adams]]
* [[Brooke Adams (actress)|Brooke Adams]]
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* Jane Cameron}}
* Jane Cameron}}
| cinematography = [[Wally Pfister]]
| cinematography = [[Wally Pfister]]
|studio =Concorde-New Horizons
|distributor=Califilm
| music = [[Gary Numan]]<br>Michael R. Smith
| music = [[Gary Numan]]<br>Michael R. Smith
| country = United States
| country = United States
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'''''The Unborn''''' is a 1991 American [[horror film]] directed by [[Rodman Flender]] and starring [[Brooke Adams (actress)|Brooke Adams]], [[Jeff Hayenga]], [[James Karen]], [[K Callan]], and Jane Cameron. The screenplay concerns a couple who cannot have children. They try [[in-vitro fertilization]], but then strange things start happening to the mother while she is pregnant.
'''''The Unborn''''' is a 1991 American [[horror film]] directed by [[Rodman Flender]] and starring [[Brooke Adams (actress)|Brooke Adams]], [[Jeff Hayenga]], [[James Karen]], [[K Callan]], and Jane Cameron. The screenplay concerns a couple who cannot have children. They try [[in-vitro fertilization]], but then strange things start happening to the mother while she is pregnant.


[[Lisa Kudrow]] and [[Kathy Griffin]] have small roles.
==Plot==
==Plot==
The story centers around a married couple. The infertile wife Virginia ([[Brooke Adams (actress)|Brooke Adams]]) and her husband Brad Marshall ([[Jeff Hayenga]]) decide to join an experimental in-vitro fertilization program developed by Dr. Richard Meyerling ([[James Karen]]). The trial succeeds, but during the pregnancy Virginia finds that something unusual is happening to the fetus. A further investigation shows that she is part of an experiment conducted by an insane doctor.
The story centers around a married couple. The infertile wife Virginia ([[Brooke Adams (actress)|Brooke Adams]]) and her husband Brad Marshall ([[Jeff Hayenga]]) decide to join an experimental in-vitro fertilization program developed by Dr. Richard Meyerling ([[James Karen]]). The trial succeeds, but during the pregnancy Virginia finds that something unusual is happening to the fetus. A further investigation shows that she is part of an experiment conducted by an insane doctor.
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==Production==
==Production==
Writer [[John Brancato and Michael Ferris|John D Brancato]] says the film was inspired by "killer mutant baby stories like ''[[It's Alive (1974 film)|It's Alive]]''".<ref name="chris">Chris Nashawaty, ''Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen and Candy Stripe Nurses - Roger Corman: King of the B Movie'', Abrams, 2013 p 219</ref>
Writer [[John Brancato and Michael Ferris|John D Brancato]] says the film was inspired by "killer mutant baby stories like ''[[It's Alive (1974 film)|It's Alive]]''". They had previously written ''[[Bloodfist II]]'' for Corman.<ref name="chris">Chris Nashawaty, ''Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen and Candy Stripe Nurses - Roger Corman: King of the B Movie'', Abrams, 2013 p 219</ref>


Filming took place in October 1990.<ref>THE MOVIE CHART: [Home Edition]
Pecchia, David. Los Angeles Times 14 Oct 1990: 42. </ref> It was the firt film directed by Flender who described it has a cross between ''[[Rosemary's Baby (film)|Rosemary's Baby]]'' and ''[[The Fly (1986 film)|The Fly]]''.<ref>Cinefile: [Home Edition]
Honeycutt, Kirk. Los Angeles Times 14 Oct 1990: 42. </ref>

Adams said the film was a "pleasant surprise" for her.<ref>STAGE `Lost' and Found Brooke Adams, appearing in Neil Simon's `Lost in Yonkers,' is exactly where she wants to be-personally and professionally: [Home Edition]
Simpson, Blaise. Los Angeles Times28 June 1992: 40. </ref>
==Sequel==
==Sequel==
The film was followed by a sequel, ''[[The Unborn 2 (1994)|The Unborn 2]]''.
The film was followed by a sequel, ''[[The Unborn 2 (1994)|The Unborn 2]]''.
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0103157|title=The Unborn}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0103157|title=The Unborn}}
*[http://articles.latimes.com/1991-05-10/entertainment/ca-1305_1_genetic-engineering Review] at Los Angeles Times
*[https://www.denofgeek.com/us/dvd-bluray/8465/the-unborn-dvd-review Review of film] at Den of Geek
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|unborn}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|unborn}}
*{{Mojo title|unborn}}
*{{Mojo title|unborn}}
{{Roger Corman}}

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[[Category:1991 films]]
[[Category:1991 films]]

Revision as of 09:35, 10 January 2019

The Unborn
Directed byRodman Flender
Written byJohn Brancato and Michael Ferris (as "Henry Dominic")
Produced byRoger Corman (uncredited)
Rodman Flender
Starring
CinematographyWally Pfister
Music byGary Numan
Michael R. Smith
Production
company
Concorde-New Horizons
Distributed byCalifilm
Release date
March 29, 1991
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Unborn is a 1991 American horror film directed by Rodman Flender and starring Brooke Adams, Jeff Hayenga, James Karen, K Callan, and Jane Cameron. The screenplay concerns a couple who cannot have children. They try in-vitro fertilization, but then strange things start happening to the mother while she is pregnant.

Lisa Kudrow and Kathy Griffin have small roles.

Plot

The story centers around a married couple. The infertile wife Virginia (Brooke Adams) and her husband Brad Marshall (Jeff Hayenga) decide to join an experimental in-vitro fertilization program developed by Dr. Richard Meyerling (James Karen). The trial succeeds, but during the pregnancy Virginia finds that something unusual is happening to the fetus. A further investigation shows that she is part of an experiment conducted by an insane doctor.

Cast

Production

Writer John D Brancato says the film was inspired by "killer mutant baby stories like It's Alive". They had previously written Bloodfist II for Corman.[1]

Filming took place in October 1990.[2] It was the firt film directed by Flender who described it has a cross between Rosemary's Baby and The Fly.[3]

Adams said the film was a "pleasant surprise" for her.[4]

Sequel

The film was followed by a sequel, The Unborn 2.

References

  1. ^ Chris Nashawaty, Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen and Candy Stripe Nurses - Roger Corman: King of the B Movie, Abrams, 2013 p 219
  2. ^ THE MOVIE CHART: [Home Edition] Pecchia, David. Los Angeles Times 14 Oct 1990: 42.
  3. ^ Cinefile: [Home Edition] Honeycutt, Kirk. Los Angeles Times 14 Oct 1990: 42.
  4. ^ STAGE `Lost' and Found Brooke Adams, appearing in Neil Simon's `Lost in Yonkers,' is exactly where she wants to be-personally and professionally: [Home Edition] Simpson, Blaise. Los Angeles Times28 June 1992: 40.


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