Of Unknown Origin (1983)
1h 28m | PG-13
A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Studio: Canadian Film Development Corporation
Genre: Horror
Video: 720p
Cast
Peter Weller
as Bart Hughes
Jennifer Dale
as Lorrie Wells
Lawrence Dane
as Eliot Riverton
Kenneth Welsh
as James Hall
Louis Del Grande
as Clete
Shannon Tweed
as Meg Hughes
Reviews
_**The Rat from Hell**_ A Manhattan executive (Peter Weller) deals with the rats on Wall Street while defending his brownstone ‘castle’ against a literal vermin. Jennifer Dale plays his secretary while Lawrence Dane and Kenneth Welsh are on hand as colleagues. "Of Unknown Origin" (1983) strikes me as a Stephen King yarn, which makes sense when you figure that this is one of the horror author’s favorite flicks. While the compare/contrast of the protagonist’s life in his home-castle with the rat maze at work is interesting, the premise is too light IMHO to carry a feature film: a man vs. a rat alone in his gothic abode. Weller works well as the resolute hero but, for me, the best thing about it is winsome Jennifer Dale (Cynthia Dale's older sister). Gene Simmon’s wife, Shannon Tweed, makes her feature film debut in a small role. The film runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot in Montreal. GRADE: C