Of Unknown Origin

Two forces have claimed the house. Only one will survive.

5.819831h 28m

Released

Horror

Overview

A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.

StatusReleased

Release Date1983-11-23

Runtime1h 28m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesCanadaUnited States of America

Budget$4,000,000

Keywords

new york city

based on novel or book

Videos

5 total

Trailer

Of Unknown Origin (1983) - Official Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Peter Weller

as Bart Hughes

Jennifer Dale

as Lorrie Wells

Lawrence Dane

as Eliot Riverton

Kenneth Welsh

as James Hall

Louis Del Grande

as Clete

Shannon Tweed

as Meg Hughes

Keith Knight

as Hardware Salesman

Maury Chaykin

as Dan Errol

Leif Anderson

as Peter Hughes

Jimmy Tapp

as Meg's Father

Reviews

Wuchak

Apr 8, 2022

5/10

_**The Rat from Hell**_ A Manhattan executive (Peter Weller) deals with the rats on Wall Street while defending his brownstone ‘castle’ against a literal vermin. Jennifer Dale plays his secretary while Lawrence Dane and Kenneth Welsh are on hand as colleagues. "Of Unknown Origin" (1983) strikes me as a Stephen King yarn, which makes sense w…

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