The Darker Side of Terror
What happens when you create the world's first perfect human ... and he turns out to be your wife's perfect lover?
Genres
Overview
A psychological thriller about a research biologist who, angered when an associate is given a position over him based on stolen research findings, agrees to assist his former professor in a cloning experiment in which a duplicate of himself is created -- and which then, with a mind and will of its own, falls in love with the biologist's wife.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
96 min
Release Date
1979-04-03
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
6.3
Robert Forster
Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone
Adrienne Barbeau
Margaret Corwin
Ray Milland
Prof. Meredith
David Sheiner
Prof. Sidney Hillstrom
John Lehne
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Denise DuBarry
Ann Sweeney
Jack De Mave
Roger
Thomas Bellin
Ed Linnick
Heather Hobbs
Jenny
Eddie Quillan
Watchman
Raye Sheffield
Clone
Russell Shannon
Guard
James Nolan
Dr. Tapler
Madeleine Shaner
Audrey Linnick
Johnny Hock
1st Skater
Tom Elliott
2nd Skater
Thomas McGowan
Andrew Pauletta (uncredited)
John Herman Shaner
Fire Captain (uncredited)
D.A. Young
Lance (uncredited)
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