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Movie Info
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Director -
John Carpenter -
Producer -
Larry J. Franco -
Screenwriter -
John Carpenter -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Alive Films , Larry Franco Productions -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Sci-Fi -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 23, 1988, Original -
Rerelease Date (Theaters) -
Sep 3, 2023 -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 5, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$12.3M -
Runtime -
1h 33m -
Sound Mix -
Surround