Exploring The Hidden - New Line's Venture into Sci-Fi Horror
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 มิ.ย. 2020
- Good Bad Flicks returns to take a more measured look at The Hidden. Directed by Jack Sholder.
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This is the best underappreciated horror sci fi movie ever
Classic sci-fi film 👌
That dog though . . . hell of an actor.
The dog who pissed fire on Freddy Kruger and brought him back to life. Best onscreen resurrection EVER.
Facts
My favourite thing in the movie is that it avoids the “carrying a pane of glass across the street” trope by smashing the guy carrying it instead.
NOBODY expected the early twist in this film. Everyone thought it to be some violent 80’s cop movie until the hospital and then WTF.....
i went into "event horizon" thinking "oh, sci-fi. i like star trek. neat!" holy moly :D
@@davidbonar5190 HAH. I walked out of that movie 23 years ago SHAKING.
I didn't know anything about this movie when I first saw it on TV, I DID think it was going to be another action flick. However I was pleasantly surprised and loved every second of it.
I think I'm going to watch this again.
@@dsandoval9396 Same.
I'm always disappointed in blu-ray releases of old movies without any special features. Then it hit me....studios should hire you to create the behind the scenes
for these old movies. You manage to pack so much interesting information in such a short period of time...Incredible...Always look forward to your vids.
Keep up the great work.....
Me too, although i am dissapointed with ANY blu ray of any decently budgeted movie not having any extras. It used to be that even straight to DVD movies would sometimes have hours of extra features. A early 2000's TV movie starring James Spader called alien hunter had some very good extra features.
i think studios realized most people dont watch them so they stopped caring. I remember when blu ray came out on of the biggest selling points were all the features you could pack in it. And for a few years every blu ray had deleted scenes, commentary, inerviews, making of, etc, and always came with like 3 discs and a nice slip cover. But now you just get a bland case with 1 disc and a commentary if you're lucky.
The hidden on dvd and blu Ray does have commentary track with director but that's about it unfortunately
Great compliment!
@@raymondleggs5508 Yeah man, The Hidden is deffo a goodun
and hey if you like fun 80s 'creature features' then C.H.U.D. (from '84) has really fun, laugh out loud commentary from John Heard / Daniel Stern (who both also were later in Home Alone together, in 1990) + CHUD's director etc......Where they're all full of jokes and great 80s showbiz stories, it's like a hang-out commentary! It's my fave extra feature 😸_👍
(Also: Big Trouble in Little China has a good one too, it's just John Carpenter and Kurt Russel hanging out together, joking and giving funny inside stories of all their movies together)
Totally agree with you about this movie. It’s a sadly underrated classic.
Too true!
Love Claudia Christian, especially when she landed the role of Ivanova in Babylon 5.
she'll always be Ivanova to me
I met Claudia when she visited Australia for a sci-fi con way back in the late 90's. I'll never forget how incredibly friendly she was with everyone
that came to see her....
Aka, the last Russian you EVER wanna piss off. Met her briefly years ago at a Q and A at a convention, wish I could have gotten a photo or autgograph.
Yeah, best role I've seen her in. But then again, the series was outstanding.
She proved by the time she got on B5 she learned how to dance! :D th-cam.com/video/_ADGYli7418/w-d-xo.html
Every single thing about this film is, "They thought X would be cool, but X was expensive!"
Sounds like literally every show I did in theater, LOL.
Brah, dildo`s are cheap xD
hehehe
This is the movie that Jason Goes To Hell stole from, yet Jason Goes To Hell gets more recognition.
Life is not fair.
Adam Marcus is a shitty writer, he also wrote that horrible Texas Chainsaw 3D movie.
I originally gave him a break seeing how he was young and it was his first movie, but after watching the Behind the Scenes of Jason Goes to Hell...yeah, Adam's a douchebag.
Hope you're doing alright pal, honestly. Love your content and wish you nothing but the best.
Do you know who I am?
Always enjoyed this film. Kyle played the "unemotional" emotion really well and brought some real quality to the whole thing. Probably helped that I had grown to know him as Agent Cooper in Twin Peaks before I saw this first time :)
Yeah,
I too can't help but see shades of Cooper in Gallagher, when I see this movie since TP
That ending where you said he takes that dude's body over brings a whole new meaning to the movie
Truly a Hidden gem. My roommate and I rented it and then told everyone we could how awesome it was.
I misinterpreted the ending myself the first time I saw it as well. Because it’s “energy” instead of a solid being, I also thought he was giving Beck his life force. It wasn’t until I years later I picked up on the the fact he transferred himself into Beck’s body
I just pretend it's a weird sequel to Twin Peaks where Agent Cooper is chasing after an alien possessed Hank Jennings.
Or a sequel to Dune: that agent in The Hidden came from an other planet, after all.
Special Agent Cooper, the X-Files before Mulder.
@@gregboyington4896 Indeed. Although Cooper had a bit more personality.
We get it. Twin Peaks exists.
Twin Peaks does not simply "exist." It is the answer to all life's mysteries, or maybe just a fun, campy, artsy take on police procedurals and soap operas directed by a weirdo auture film maker who delves into subconscious for inspiration. You decide. Either way, have a damn fine day.
Eating the mashed potatoes and peas is the best acting Kyle has ever done. Great film , thanks for redoing it.
Saw it in the theatre twice. So many different genres in one film! One of the best films ever!
The effect where the alien changes bodies is one of the best of its kind on film.
Another great aspect of this classic is the unique score by Michael Concertino. Electronic brass, wild percussion and harp. Very weird combo and very cool.
I always liked this movie especially Kyle McLaughlin performance.
I love this film. The Alien especially is has such a unique motivation - no world domination cliches. All it wants is to drive fast cars, screw, eat greasy food and listen to loud music. A classic.
Scifi horror and action. Everything a growing boy needs.
The Ferrari chase scene at the beginning has always been one of my favorites.
Even though The Hidden is about an alien, it sums up, rather accurately, the flaws in human nature: greed, lust and utter recklessness. The writer of this movie was no idiot and I regard The Hidden as one of the best sci-fi movies around. It's up there with They Live. I'd love to see a GoodBadFlicks review of Sleepwalkers...the movie's crazy, but I love it. Um...also The Dark Half and Needful Things...please? Another great video, dude. Keep'em coming. 5/5.
I love they live! Keith david is very underrated. Plus the movie has one o the funniest fights ever in a movie.
I'd say this: the alien represents id, the carrier is ego, the FBI agent from outer space stands for superego.
One of my all time top favorite movies. I rarely hear it talked about.
Same.
When I started watching _Babylon V,_ I knew I had seen Commander Ivanova before. I couldn't remember where, though. It wasn't for another couple of years when I watched _The Hidden_ again that I remembered her. (Wish she had been in the last season of ( _Babylon V._ )
One of the most underrated sci-fi action films of all time. Great work as always dude!
Right. Heck even Looker gets talked about more.
Excellent! A hidden gem.
Too true!
Body Snatchers (1993), Abel Ferrara's remake of Invasion of The Body Snatchers, could be an interesting movie for an exploring video.
The one with Billy Wirth and Forest Whitaker? That one is actually really great. Such a great foreboding ending! I love when movies don’t wrap up with a definitive “rainbow” at the end!
I think he already did that one
Gotham United I’ve searched using multiple keywords to try and find it since you commented. I can’t find anything on his channel on it. Maybe he removed it for copyright reasons? If he did then it must have been one of his first ones because I’ve watched every video he’s posted and I definitely would have remembered that one since I actually own it and love the story “The Puppet Masters” which was the original source material for both The Puppet Masters (Eric Thal, Donald Southerland), and all the Bodysnatcher movies (most famous also happens to star Southerland). Either way, I hope he posts a new vid on it. 👍
Is that the Ms. 45 guy?
@@Eamonshort1 Yes. Body Snatchers really stands out in his filmography.
I am so thankful for your channel. When I was a wee lad, I saw this insane car chase scene playing on the screens at a 20/20 video rental store on Sunset Blvd. This was back in the 90s, and I mostly went in there to rent NES and Genesis games, but this film grabbed my attention just on the car chase scene.
I never found out the name of the film, until today. A million thanks for helping me rediscover this film. Now to track down The Hidden and give it the long, overdue viewing that it deserves.
This would make an excellent video game, like an alien Grand Theft Auto where you steal bodies, and create carnage.
Destroy All Humans is the game for you then
I think one of those GTA clones (Driver?) had a similar game mechanic.
That is how I play GTA.
Prototype?
The GTA series now crosses my mind when I think of this film; the violence, the driving, and doing whatever you want is here in the film.
I walked into the theater not expecting what occurred. This is one of my favorite movies. The pacing was incredible. Thanks for exploring this classic.
Literally pressed play the second the notification came across my screen and there was already like 30 likes haha. That’s awesome.
I remember this film and Dead Heat (1988) being two of the most outlandish video rentals during my college years. The two films together would make a wild double feature.
I AM SO GLAD YOU MADE THIS. Dude seriously, nobody talks about this gem.
I remember watching this shortly after it was released on home video and being extremely impressed with the story. I loved David Lynch's DUNE and liked Kyle Mclaughlin's performance in that, so I was happy to see him in another leading role in what I think was a surprisingly great movie.
Btw, ever thought of doing an Exploring video of Dune? Or did I miss that?
Neat, "The Hidden" was one of your GBF videos I always go back to watch regularly. I was hoping there'd be an "exploring" episode but I figured it was covered so long ago it would've been forgotten. Cheers Cecil!
I knew this seemed familiar! I've been wracking my brain trying to think who else I watch who would have reviewed this film XD
Am I the only one to notice that the alien in this movie represents the worst aspects of human nature? Go easy on me, as I'm still learning. Great movie, great video.
Found this on video in the mid 90s and I've watched it over a dozen times since. It's just so much fun. The 'guys carrying a pane of glass' gag perfectly sets the tone.
Haven't seen this movie in ages! I saw it on cable back in '88 or so with my Dad. We both enjoyed it and it's definitely one of those films that deserved to do better at the box office.
Two explorings in one week! Hells yes please and thank you!!!
Man i love this movie! I still remember how surprised me and my friends were when we saw it for the first time, it helped that we didn't know anything about the plot before. Good job as always Cecil, and it's great to see you back!
I wonder how many roles Micheal Nouri has lost to his doppelganger Chris Sarandon.
I always loved this film ever since I first seen it on home video back in the day and still do til this day that's too bad about Micheal Nouri was a pain in the during the making of this film I always felt he did a wonderful job in the film I'm glad I'm not the only one who notice ''The Terminator'' fast pace vibe this film has I believe in one of the dvd covers for this film it says ''It's A cross between Invasion of The Body Snatchers&The Terminator'' which that sums up this to a T IMHO! I love the soundtrack especially Shok Paris's ''On Your Feet'' to me this one of the best sci fl horror/Action buddy cop films. Wonderful job Cecil!
I remember seeing this movie when I was a kid and really dug it. When I rediscovered it in my 20s, I still really dug it. It just has a good 80s charm mixed with really solid performances to give it more credibility as a film. Certainly more than the typical schlock of the time (which I'm also a fan of). Kyle MacLachlan was great as an alien.
I was eager to see this one after reading about it in Fangoria. It didnt disappoint. So fantastic...
Same here! I was a big Fangoria and Gorezone fanatic, those mags really kept me in the loop of anything special effect/gore filled haha!
I look back on my obsession with Fango and Gorezone in high school. If I did that today I'd probably be put on a list.
Wade Fergsuon
Those magazines were high art!
Did you notice in the squad room there is a radio call for car 1L19, the same callsign as the one The Terminator hijacks?
Such an underrated film. I need to check if it's had a Blu-ray release...
After Ice Pirates this was the movie I was most hoping you'd get to. Great video!
It's been many years since I've seen this one, but I remember it well; I'd like to see it again. As I remember, it was a B-movie done to perfection, and the ending was surprisingly powerful. It deserved a lot better than it got. I only saw the first few minutes of The Hidden 2, and was disgusted by it; it was a slap in the face to the original.
By the way, I met Chris Mulkey a couple of years ago, and he's a great guy.
I really learned a lot here, excellent info: The latex Jonathan Miller, the painting scheme of the film, Michael Nouri being difficult (I too wondered why he wasn't more of a big shot), Claudia Christian's mammary gland skulduggery (could that be a band name?), how the production team went out of their way to be different (never seen anything like it), the mannequins, and etc. Just excellent.
I viewed this masterpiece with my father in the theater, then recorded it off of Cinemax a year later (we had the HBO/Cinemax package). I loved the film then, and my regard for it has only grown.
From what I've seen of Jack Sholder (I think "Alone in the dark" is awesome, and I really like the second Elm Street film, no matter the jokes) and he seems awful good as a director.
About damn time this movie is getting covered. Definitely in my top 5 sci-fi horror films of all time!
Love The Hidden. Bought the blu ray recently, was worried it wouldn't hold up to my memories of seeing it on VHS as a kid. If anything I appreciated it more, such a well done movie. It really nailed the emotional aspects well. When Beck has to gun down his friend, they established their friendship well enough that you really do feel sorry for the guy having to do it. Gallagher talking about his loss too, MacLachlan really nailed it, portraying a great amount of sadness while still being relatively subdued.
I thought the ending was suggested by already seeing how much Beck's family made him miss his own.
My grandfather showed me this movie as a kid and it’s truly underrated. It’s up there with underrated films like Darkman
This movie is criminally underrated. A great ride from start to finish!
LOVE THIS MOVIE! I HAVE IT MY DVD COLLECTION!! They showed it in TV, Syfy and Chiller network.
R.I.P. Chiller network. How i miss you!!
I've always loved this smart, slick Sci-Fi action horror movie... Good to see it getting the respect it deserves! Keep up the great work Good Bad Flicks...
Some of the actors in this movie were in several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
And Babylon 5
Sci-fi character actors of the eighties and nineties were tops!
I wanted to mention the loud music was presented thematically somewhat similar to Star Trek: Voyage Home's "Bus Ride" scene from the year before. Apparently Hollywood decided Punk music was a good target to use for comedy and moral alignment. I don't know which was the chicken or the egg, but both movies used that as a tool in their storytelling.
@@terrylandess6072 nice point.
This film is actually really good. I highly recommend it (if you haven't seen it).
Same.
I’ve missed being able to look forward to these every Monday. Thank you for everything and I hope the troubled waters which we all swim have given you a place to rest for a short time.
Just know you’ve done something special here which goes beyond words.
Such an interesting film... going to hunt it down! Haven't been inspired to watch a film in a while, till now.
PS: And, yes, _'Summer Schoo'_ is an awesome film. It was always on tv back in the '90s; tv isn't the same anymore, among other things.
Saw this in the theater and was shocked at how entertaining it was. It had little to no promotion, and there was no internet so it was going in and not knowing what you were getting.
Hey Cecil, when are we gonna get the video for Maniac Cop 3?!! I've been waiting forever! So glad you're back and hopefully doing good!
I'm really glad you're back my man. Huge fan of all your work.
I saw this in the theater and was blown away! I knew that right then and there we were going to have one of the best Cult films of all-time. They could've made this into a real franchise, but I always thought that Newline just blew it off...
So glad my favorite channel is back! You know Premarin, or pregnant horse urine, was marketed to curb natural bone loss-- it was soon taken off the market and made the butt of a huge lawsuit for causing endometrial cancer.
A true 80s classic! One of my personal faves from the era.
I remember seeing this in the local cinema and thinking it was a pretty good concept: an alien cop tracking down an alien criminal on the lam. I thought Kyle MacLachlan nailed the alien policeman role; he knew how to "Uncanny Valley" before anyone knew what it was.
The Danish title of the film is “Dødsruten”, which can be translated to “The Death Route”. In Danish, a “dødsrute” is when you go from one bar to another and yet another, drinking yourself into a stupor (or death). It makes good sense with the alien who lives for excess and goes from one extreme to another.
I first saw this weeks ago under the beheast of my friend, said it was like The Terminator meets Body Snatchers. Watched it a d was really impressed, I loved the casting of Maclachlan as this contrast between his role on Twin Peaks and this. It was really thrilling and was a great on off sci fi schlock take on consumerism.
"This the kind of movie he'd like to see." This line is important for all the people who complain...you don't like it? Make it.
MastaSmack A bullshit argument. It’s like saying, “ Don’t like your car? Make a better one.”
@@lordoshower3478 Not true, EVERYONE should be making better cars lol
I have to thank Cecil for his incredible work. Every time I come here to watch something, one of two things happens: I learn about a movie I’ve never met or I learn a lot of cool things from the movies I like. Keep up the good work and the introduction is amazing. Kudos from Brazil!
This was definitely one of my favorites growing up. It is definitely a classic, and especially when sacrificing yourself for another in such a way was not really common back than.
I loved this largely forgotten movie back in the day.
Fast cars, hard rock, and a frickin' flamethrower. What's not to like?! 😁
A hidden gem indeed. Jack Sholder gets a lot of hate for Elm Street 2 including from Wes Craven but its a fascinating sequel with some....weird moments.
The new documentary focusing on Mark Patton is fascinating.
It had some homosexual undertones.
what's weird about homosexuality?? don't be homophobic dude
Hell yes, my dad showed me this movie years ago and it is legit. Great movie to spot light.
I love this movie and it's great to see it given the promotion it deserves. Many years later, while she was working on Babylon 5 I was lucky enough to meet Claudia Christian. Not only is she even more beautiful in person, but she was so genuine, kind and humble.
Cecil, I LOVE the Low-Fi 80’s VHS quality of your Intro! You almost expect to hear a voiceover from Robert Stack or William Shatner!
I talked my aunt into renting this a couple years after it came out. I was like 12, I loved it. She thought it was crazy! Great movie 👍
Awesome film, just picked up the blu ray.
Good morning GBF, I hope you are doing well on this fine day. I haven’t seen this is FOREVER. Thanks dude!
One of my fav sci fi movies of the 80s. Next to life force. Great video. Thanks Cecil.
I remember watching this as a kid along with I Come In Peace aka Dark Angel about alien drug dealers.
Glad to be getting content from you again man.
This movie was one I’d completely forgotten about, this video just reminded me what a classic it is.
One of my favourites, just something about it
True...
Loved this back in the day and still do, thank you
Saw the film broadcasted on tv back in the late 80s or early 90s. I had no idea what the movie was about, but when I saw the AWESOME car chase at the beginning I was like “whoa gotta leave this on!” Then the hospital scene happened and I swear I had nightmares for like a decade.
8:45, he was in the hit film, Flashdance.
Good movie. I'd almost forgotten it, so it was really nice to get this reminder. Your channel should get a public service award.
:)
Love this movie. This movie really catches your attention quick with the chair chase. It's one of the best Big Dumb Fun movies out there.
Great update from your video from 9 years ago! You just blew my mind with the different take on the ending, awesome.
I really appreciate the work that this "Exploring" series does in looking at obscure sci-fi, fantasy and horror movies.
Why not do Highlander next?
This is why there are some films you remember for loving and others you remember for wanting to be loved by you.
I don't know how you have all these details! The actress stuffing her bra or going to a diet clinic. The rewrites to the script. How the actors played a character or butted heads with the director. How they couldn't afford a song. Amazing stuff
Yet another great installment. This is one of the few TH-cam channels I still watch every installment of.
So glad you're back! Hope this means you're feeling better. I remember the first version you uploaded, both are great.
I saw this in the theater and friggin' loved it. Thanks for doing this awesome revue.
It's always great coming home from work and learning about some obscure, old movie I've neither seen nor knew existed! Thanks Cecil!
Glad to have you back! Great episode on a great movie studio! 👍👍
I'm glad your back your channel is the stuff of legends keep up the good work!