Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor

Metamorphosis The Alien Factor is an American 1990 science fiction horror film written and directed by Glenn Takajian and produced by Ted A. Bohus.

Following on the moderate success of 1983s The Deadly Spawn, Ted A. Bohus and partner Dr. Ron Giannotto chose to surpass this success with a sequel, but the storyline evolved into something different. Having a slightly larger budget than for Spawn, Metamorphosis The Alien Factor began production in an abandoned Jersey City warehouse with exterior and some interior shots in a Hackensack office building using childhood friends and New Jersey and New York locals.The film achieved a mixed to positive response, with critics praising for its direction, visual effects, and story, but criticizing for its acting and plot. TV Guide reviewed the film with its 1993 USA home video release, finding the film to be an unusually vivid and accomplished lowbudget horror film. Noting that the film was conceived as a sequel to Bohus The Deadly Spawn, they remark how the sequel has nothing to do with the previous, and that the film made a quantum leap in visual effects. By limiting cast and location costs, production was able to concentrate efforts on effects, and that the monsters and stopmotion remain convincing and scary throughout the film. They praised how director Takajian sustained the suspense and tension throughout the film, pacing the progress so everything comes to a head in the final reels for maximum effect. They also note that the effects overcome earlier weak acting, and the growing intensity of the story and the more confident acting as the film progresses allow one to forget the shakiness of what has preceded it. In agreement, Cavett Binion of All Movie Guide felt that the film made excellent use of a limited budget. Noting that the film was intense, wellwritten and sported some spectacular monster effects. ........

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