1987 Directed by Jack Sholder
When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck (Michael Nouri) is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher (Kyle MacLachlan) determine the cause in this tense, sci-fi thriller.
Kyle MacLachlan Michael Nouri Claudia Christian Clarence Felder Clu Gulager Ed O'Ross William Boyett Richard Brooks Larry Cedar Katherine Cannon John McCann Chris Mulkey Lin Shaye James Luisi Frank Renzulli Duane Davis Kristen Clayton Whitney Reis Steve Eastin Deke Anderson Danny Trejo Branscombe Richmond Jill Friedman Mary Petrie Judy Kerr Luce Morgan Charlene White Lenna Robinson Rachel Todd Show All…
Hidden: Lo oculto, Skrytý vrah, Hidden - O Escondido, Gyilkos az űrből
I wish I could remember exactly who told me to watch this/add it to my watchlist around the time I signed up for letterboxd 4 years ago, but, thanks to whoever you are, I loved it!
Almost as soon as the movie began, I was SO into it and this is coming from someone who usually loathes car chases! Watching Chris Mulkey rip through Los Angeles in a black Ferrari was the epitome of exciting! The MUSIC in this scene too, it was as if 17th century blacksmiths time-traveled to the 1980s & found themselves doing nothing but rhythmically smashing metal and iron together while on cocaine, Michael Convertino--you're incredible!
At first I was like, "hmmm, I wonder if this will…
Alien slug moves from body to body and makes its host steal cars and do insane GTA-style 5-star level suicide by cop rampages. Rockstar Games owes this movie royalties. Can not recommend highly enough.
Combining dozens of clichés from both action and sci-fi movies, The Hidden somehow makes everything work and is far better than it has any right to be. Part buddy cop movie, part body snatcher movie, all awesome.
If you even remotely dig 80's action movies you owe it to yourself to check this out. And the opening 15 minutes are so, so amazing that you don't even need to invest much time to see that I'm right. Hell, the opening shot will hook you.
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Film #19 of the March Madness 80s Sci-Fi Movie Challenge!
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One alien is on a killing spree, another is out for revenge and their vehicle of choice.. the bodies of human beings!
An extraterrestrial killer riddled with enough lead to resemble swiss cheese appears to be unstoppable and unquenchable when it comes to its hunger for power!
Fast cars, fast women, fast paced action! And oodles and oodles of hardcore cheese! Underrated lil gem of a film directed by Jack Sholder and starring Michael Nouri, Kyle MacLachlan, Claudia Christian, and Clu Gulager!
Fire Walk with Me
Hot damn, this is so good. It's ostensibly a bodysnatcher riff but the paranoia and psychological implications of such a scenario are kept at a low, more accurately inaudible, volume, instead favoring a tone of straight-up action-adventure, akin to The Terminator but some weird version of The Terminator where you actually care about the cops being massacred by this evil, unstoppable creature.
I had not seen Twin Peaks when I first watched this movie four years ago, but man alive the parallels are unmissable. Kyle MacLachlan plays a strange FBI agent from Seattle partnered with local police in order to catch an evil entity that possesses human bodies. They eventually form a close bond despite their…
Beautiful schlock about a difficult situation. The exact right tone for this premise. I won’t explain the premise to you because it’s better to go in raw. Don’t let the nerds convince you to put a “knowing the premise” condom on. It’s better this way.
It’s got some “baby’s first satire” beats with the senator but this movie rolls up its sleeves and does the hard work of straight-facing it’s own premise well enough that I found myself charmed rather than annoyed.
This is the role Kyle MacLachlan was born to play. Cannot imagine another actor handling this appropriately. That doesn’t mean he wasn’t also born to play Cooper. He was born for a lot of reasons. Most people are just born for the one (fucking) but MacLachlin is special. Possible his parents never fucked, much like a certain carpenter with good news for us all.
Seemingly normal people turned ruthless criminals are running amok in fast cars across Los Angeles and it's up to a weary detective (Michael Nouri) and an off-kilter FBI agent (Kyle MacLachlan) with otherworldly knowledge of the ordeal to stop them.
The Hidden is simply one of the best sci-fi films of the '80s. A intelligent meld of genres that capitalizes on the then red hot popularity of Miami Vice by way of an insidious invasion with a streak of understated laughs and a topping of Terminator love. Nouri and MacLachlan make a great buddy cop pairing and eventually Claudia Christian becomes "inhabited" proving to be deadlier than the male. Eyes out for Clu Gulager, Lin Shaye, and an early Danny…
it was the sleazy 80s. a time of rampant capitalism and a time of random danny trejo and lin shaye cameos.
very silly and very cool. it’s like if the entity in the fallen just wanted to drive cheesy sports cars and listen to hair metal- and instead of denzel and goodman you get kyle maclachlan doing his thing and michael nouri, who supposedly turned down lethal weapon to do this. was he right to? kind of.
In the police station, someone walks behind Beck's desk with a propane flame thrower, confiscated on the streets, and I'm thinking yep, that's gonna figure! I wasn't disappointed, but you have to wait most of the movie to see it in action - the fiery denouement is worth the wait though! Hot damn.
The Hidden is a bit of a hidden gem from the late 80s - think Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets The Terminator for a dust up in a dark alley presided over by Lethal Weapon. New Line had faith in the project; at $5m, it was the largest budget they'd shelled out to date at the time. Helmed by Nightmare 2 director Jack Sholder, working from…
Geoff T's Hoop-Tober 3.0 Challenge
The Hidden (1987)
I felt like my Hoop-Tober list needed a 80s action-thriller as part of the lineup, and The Hidden was one that fit the bill perfectly. Directed Jack Sholder (Nightmare on Elm Street 2), I went into this movie sold on it's premise alone, and came out disappointed, but more so at the fact that such an enjoyable and batshit-insane romp could go unnoticed.
The Hidden follows a parasitic alien who is going on a murderous and destructive crime spree through the streets of Los Angeles, having already killed numerous people and robbed several banks. Police detective Thomas Beck is baffled by the case, and eventually joined by FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher who…
A thoroughly 1987 movie, 'The Hidden' stars Kyle MacLachlan and his perfect coif chasing the murderer of his partner and family. The story has elements of Carpenter's 'The Thing', MacLachlan's uneasy portrayal, and the worst part of the synth score from the 'The Terminator'.
If you're a fan of John Carpenter's sci-fi movies, 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers', or a stripper shooting a pump shotgun at cops, this movie might be for you.
Agent Cooper and Dr. Roberts hunt an evil alien bug. It is as awesome as that log line makes it sound.
Still a fun scif-fi ripoff of The Thing.
Except with cops....and Kyle MacLachlan
The Hidden is a cult film which often appears on people's lists of recommended films that aren't so well known and even 80s horror. In many ways it's pretty uncategorisable. Imagine a lovely blend of sci fi, thriller, noir, action and buddy cop. Like a combo of X Files, Lethal Weapon and The Terminator. One of those glorious little b movies with a lot on its mind about humanity. Kyle Maclachlan playing an FBI agent giving it some Twin Peaks vibes.
Definitely comes off like a few movies in one. There's comedy in this host going from body to body just causing trouble as it goes after anything it wants. Guess we all just wanna on some level drive fast…
The Hidden is a real gem - right in the sweet spot between derivative and influential. It’s cobbling together bits of Terminator and Starman, but also looking forward to the more institutional sci-fi of the 90’s - your X-Files or Men in Black.
Here, Kyle Maclachlan is playing the Mulder/Agent K role (with a twist), the guy from Flashdance is an ace cop, and they’re tracking down a parasitic slug who likes a good Ferrari.
it was the sleazy 80s. a time of rampant capitalism and a time of random danny trejo and lin shaye cameos.
very silly and very cool. it’s like if the entity in the fallen just wanted to drive cheesy sports cars and listen to hair metal- and instead of denzel and goodman you get kyle maclachlan doing his thing and michael nouri, who supposedly turned down lethal weapon to do this. was he right to? kind of.
It feels like this film could have been the genesis of the performances given by both Vincent D’Onofrio in “Men in Black” and the female alien in “Mars Attacks!” Truly, it features one of the most stunningly jaw-dropping endings I’ve ever seen. A bit predictable and a bit wrote, but it does a good job of disguising that with its breakneck rate of plot twists. Probably better with a smoke and a pancake. ✌🏼
This is just a really efficient B-movie. Unpretentious, quick, well acted. Just loads of fun.
What a great action packed sci-fi horror film. I'm almost annoyed at myself at having never seen this sooner.
This is one of those film that is so much better the colder you go into it with near zero knowledge of what you're about to see. There was one main plot point that I found to be predictable, but then it's set up to play out that way for the audience, and the fun is seeing what direction they take it in next.
Great cast, all clearly having fun with their roles, and lot of action set pieces.
The thing about movies is, more of them should feature Kyle McLaughlin playing an alien from another planet sent here to defend humanity from an evil space being that inhabits human bodies, listens to ‘80s metal and drives Ferraris.
A dumb, glorious B-movie mashup of Alien and Terminator.
Lost of fun 80’s action but the premise and performances leave a bit to be desired and feel a bit hokey.
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