Though based on an original and respected novel, Hyams' horror thriller comes across as a pastiche of the genre's conventions as evident in major pictures of the past two decades, such as Jaws and the first two Alien films.
The Relic
They did the unthinkable. They brought it back.
1997 · 1h 50m · R
Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Peter Hyams
Overview
A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people in a Chicago museum.
Director and cast
- Peter Hyams Director
- Penelope Ann Miller as Dr. Margo Green
- Tom Sizemore as Lt. Vincent D'Agosta
- Linda Hunt as Dr. Ann Cuthbert
- James Whitmore as Dr. Albert Frock
- Clayton Rohner as Det. Hollingsworth
- Chi Muoi Lo as Dr. Greg Lee
- Thomas Ryan as Tom Parkinson
- Robert Lesser as Mayor Robert Owen
- Diane Robin as The Mayor's Wife
- Lewis van Bergen as John Whitney
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Gore seekers need only to know the body count is high and the scares are cheap as director Peter Hyams shares his beast's repellent disregard for human life.
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