| “ | We were going to wait, but you've been progressing so well we're letting you go a little early. Isn't that nice? | ” |
| - Dr. Jameson |
- For the MST3K episode, see MST3K 811 - Parts: The Clonus Horror.
Parts: The Clonus Horror is a 1979 science fiction movie directed by Robert S. Fiveson. It was written by Ron Smith and Bob Sullivan, with additional material by Fiveson and Myrl A. Schreibman.
Synopsis[]
Parts: The Clonus Horror
A group of young people is raised in an isolated compound that promotes their physical fitness and limits their education. It is eventually revealed that they have been grown from the cloned cells of the wealthy and powerful to serve as organ banks. They are indoctrinated, drilled, monitored and guarded at all times, until it becomes necessary to lobotomize them and harvest their organs.
We found it! This is the horror!
One of the clones begins to suspect that their existence is not normal. He escapes and seeks help in the outside world. He discovers that he is the clone of a successful journalist who is the brother of a candidate for President of the United States. Ethical questions are raised before the clone and his new family are silenced.
Cast[]
- Keenan Wynn as Jake Noble
- Peter Graves as Jeff Knight
- Dick Sargent as Dr. Jameson
- Frank Ashmore as George
- Timothy Donnelly as Richard
- Eileen Dietz as Dana
- Pauline Breen as Lena
Notes[]
The Island Controversy[]
The film's director Robert S. Fiveson and producer Myrl Schreibman sued the 2005 Michael Bay movie The Island for plagiarism. They eventually settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.
MST3K Connections[]
- Peter Graves also portrayed Paul Whitley in SST- Death Flight, Paul Nelson in It Conquered the World, the narrator in Attack of the the Eye Creatures, and Ed Wainwright in Beginning of the End.
- Eddie Carroll (doctor) also portrayed MiB #3 in Hangar 18.
- Keenan Wynn also portrayed Colonel Farley in Laserblast.
- Lurene Tuttle (Anna Noble) also portrayed Judge Cecilia Steele Tropp in Untamed Youth.
- Actor and stunt gaffer George P. Wilbur (walker man) was also a stuntman for City Limits.
- Producer Mark L. Rosen was also executive producer for The Giant Spider Invasion.
- Makeup artist Joe Blasco was also makeup artist for The Touch of Satan and Track of the Moon Beast (in which he also wore the Moon Beast costume).
- Sound effects editor Teresa Eckton was also sound effects editor for Angels Revenge.
- Re-recording mixer Ted Gomillion was also sound re-recordist for Angels Revenge.
- Re-recording mixer Ted Keep was also sound re-recordist for Angels Revenge.
- Special effects technician Steve Karkus was also special effects technician for The Touch of Satan.
Critical Response[]
- Leonard Maltin wrote: "Two stars ... Cleanly made programmer about an insidious government plan to start cloning the population. Watchable but uninspired."[1]
References[]
- ↑ Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, 2015 Edition