| Xtro | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Xtro |
| Directed by: | Harry Bromley Davenport |
| Written by: | Harry Bromley Davenport; Iain Cassie; Michael Parry |
| Produced by: | Robert Shaye; Mark Forstater |
| Music by: | Harry Bromley Davenport |
| Cinematography: | John Metcalfe |
| Edited by: | Nicholas Gaster |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Amalgamated Film Enterprises; New Line Cinema |
| Released: | January, 1983 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 81 min. (84 min. USA) |
| Country: | UK |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | Unknown |
| Gross: | Unknown |
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| Next: | Xtro 2: The Second Encounter (1991) |
Xtro is a British science fiction film released in January of 1983 and directed by Harry Bromley Davenport. It was produced by Amalgamated Film Enterprises and Robert Shaye of New Line Cinema. The premise of the film involves a man named Sam Phillips who returns Earth after having been abducted by aliens more than three years ago. Sam tries to reconnect with his wife Rachel, now remarried, and his young son Tony. Rachel and Tony are unaware that there is more to their father's return than meets the eye, but things take a quick turn for the horrific when they come to discover that the man they believe to be Sam Phillips may in fact be an alien life form bent on subverting the entire family.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Philip Sayer | Sam Phillips |
| Bernice Stegers | Rachel Phillips |
| Danny Brainin | Joe Daniels |
| Maryam d'Abo | Analise Mercier |
| Simon Nash | Tony Phillips |
| Peter Mandell | Clown |
| David Cardy | Michael |
| Anna Wing | Mrs. Goodman |
| Robert Fyfe | Doctor |
| Katherine Best | Jane |
| Robert Pereno | Ben |
| Tik | Monster |
| Tok | Commando |
| Suzie Silvey | Woman in cottage |
| Anna Mottram | Teacher |
| Arthur Whybrow | Mister Knight |
| Robert Austin | Van driver |
| Vanya Seager | Paula Phillips |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Xtro and X-tro redirect here.
- Alternatively spelled X-tro.
- The tagline for the film is, "When Tony grows up, he's going to be just like Daddy!".
- Xtro was released on VHS on August 15th, 1993. It was released to DVD on September 20th, 2005. It was also released with Xtro 2: The Second Encounter as a double feature.
- Director Harry Bromley Davenport claimed that Xtro had an unintentionally bizarre atmosphere. [1]
- Harry Bromley Davenport once compared the music score from Xtro to "screaming synthesizers". [2]
- The original ending to the film was to show Rachel coming home to find the apartment filled with clones of Tony, having apparently hatched from the alien eggs which had been left in the refrigerator. However, executive producer Robert Shaye did not feel that the special effects required for the scene would be convincing enough and it was re-edited to show Rachel sitting down in a field after Sam and Tony leave. Harry Bromley Davenport, however, not wanting to have the film end on such an abrupt note, created an alternate ending, which had Rachel going back into the apartment where she picks up one of the eggs. It hatches and a sucker-tendril springs out and latches onto her face.
- This is the only movie produced by Amalgamated Film Enterprises.
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