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| Directed by | George P. Cosmatos |
| Produced by | Pierre David Claude Heroux |
| Written by | Novel: Chauncey G. Parker III Screenplay: Brian Taggert |
| Starring | Peter Weller Louis Del Grande Kenneth Walsh Shannon Tweed |
| Music by | Kenneth Wannberg |
| Cinematography | Rene Verzier |
| Editing by | Roberto Silvo |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 24, 1983 (USA) |
| Running time | 117 min. |
| Country |  United States Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4,000,000 |
| Gross revenue | $1,080,470 (USA) |
Of Unknown Origin is a 1983 directed by George P. Cosmatos. The film was written by Brian Taggert, based on the novel The Visitor by Chauncey G. Parker III. It was filmed on location in Montreal, Quebec but set in New York City.[1] The film won two awards at the Paris Film Festival.[2]
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Mild-mannered everyman Bart Hughes has a great life in New York. When his wife and child leave for a vacation, Bart stays behind to work on a project that should get him a promotion. Some sort of rodent in his basement starts to bother him and consumes his time. Bart starts going crazy trying to kill the creature, destroying most of his house in the process.
| Actor | Role |
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| Peter Weller | Bart Hughes |
| Jennifer Dale | Lorrie Wells |
| Aimée Castle | Birthday |
| Kenneth Walsh | James Hall |
| Louis Del Grande | Clete |
| Shannon Tweed | Meg Hughes |
| Keith Knight | Hardware |
| Maury Chaykin | Dan Errol |
Vincent Canby of The New York Times had nothing but disdain for the movie, but lightly praised Weller's performance and opens his review:
| “ | Peter Weller, one of our best young stage and screen actors, is not at all bad in a rather terrible, Canadian suspense-horror film mysteriously titled Of Unknown Origin.[3] | ” |
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