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| Director: | Philippe Mora | 
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| Writer: | Tom Holland | 
| Staring: | 
| A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty natural tendencies force him to make jambalaya out of the locals. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 12, 1982 | 
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| Director: | Philippe Mora | 
| Writer: | Tom Holland | 
| Genres: | Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror | 
| Keywords | mutation, psychotronic | 
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, Katzka | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $7,742,572 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Ronny Cox | Eli MacCleary | 
| Bibi Besch | Caroline MacCleary | 
| Paul Clemens | Michael MacCleary | 
| R.G. Armstrong | Doc Schoonmaker | 
| L.Q. Jones | Sheriff Pool | 
| Don Gordon | Judge Curwin | 
| Katherine Moffat | Amanda Platt | 
| Logan Ramsey | Edwin Curwin | 
| John Dennis Johnston | Horace Platt | 
| Ron Soble | Tom Laws | 
| Luke Askew | Dexter Ward | 
| Meshach Taylor | Deputy Herbert | 
| Boyce Holleman | Doc Odom | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Tom Holland | Writer | 
| Philippe Mora | Director | 
| Jack L. Richards | Cinematography | 
| Tom Hoerber | Makeup Artist | 
| Fred Cramer | Special Effects | 
| Mark Lyon | Second Assistant Director | 
| Robert Brown | Editor | 
| Bert Lovitt | Editor | 
| Ron Fury | Assistant Director | 
| Garry Elmendorf | Special Effects | 
| David M. Haber | Production Design | 
| Leonard A. Mazzola | Set Decoration | 
| Al Overton Sr. | Sound Mixer | 
| Ann Wadlington | Hair Designer | 
| Sorin Serene Pricopie | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Thomas R. Burman | Special Effects | 
| Melanie Levitt | Makeup Artist | 
| Les Baxter | Original Music Composer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Harvey Bernhard | Producer | 
| Gabriel Katzka | Producer | 
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