The Arrival (1991 film)

The Arrival is a 1991 American science fiction horror film directed by David Schmoeller. The film is about an alien who after a crash landing, enters the body of the elderly and near death Max Page (Robert Sampson). Page's health returns to him but he soon finds that he has a thirst for the estrogen-laced blood of ovulating women.[2]

The Arrival
Directed byDavid Schmoeller[1]
Produced by
  • Gary Schmoeller
  • Ron Matonak[1]
StarringJoseph Culp
Music byRichard H. Band[1]
CinematographySteve Grass[1]
Edited byRandy Bricker[1]
Production
company
Del Mar Entertainment[1]
Release date
Running time
107 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]

Release

The Arrival was shown at the 1991 Toronto International Film Festival as part of their Midnight Madness screenings.[3]

Reception

From a contemporary review, Psychotronic Video magazine referred to the film as a "dull movie".[4]

Cavett Binion (AllMovie) gave the film a two star out of five rating, noting that "very little is done with the premise of the alien's estrogen requirements, other than to show Max sniffing around in some rather inappropriate places."[2] In his book Horror and Science Fiction Film IV, Donald C Willis described the film as "mawkish and routine except for the gradual-rejuvenation idea."[4]

Notes
  1. "The Arrival". AllMovie. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. Binion, Cavett. "The Arrival". AllMovie. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  3. Salem, Rob (August 15, 1991). "Midnight Madness Strikes Festival Again". Toronto Star. p. B3.
  4. Willis 1997, p. 24.

References
  • Willis, Donald C. (1997). Horror and Science Fiction Films IV. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3055-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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