The Brood

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The Brood ★★½ 1979 (R)

Cronenberg's inimitable biological nightmares, involving an experimentally malformed woman who gives birth to murderous demon children that kill every time she gets angry. Extremely graphic. Not for all tastes. 92m/C VHS, DVD . CA Samantha Eggar, Oliver Reed, Art Hindle, Susan Hogan, Nuala Fitzgerald, Cindy Hinds, Robert A. Silverman, Gary McKeehan; D: David Cronenberg; W: David Cronenberg; C: Mark Irwin; M: Howard Shore.

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