Aberration (film)
Encyclopedia
Aberration is a 1997 film directed by Tim Boxell. It was set in the United States
and shot in New Zealand
, and stars Pamela Gidley
as a woman who moves to her old childhood cabin in the woods, only to discover that it is over run by a pack of murderous lizards-like creatures.
Amy and Marshall are marooned by a sudden blizzard and have to spend the night trapped in the cabin, and soon discover that the unidentified creatures that have been decimating the local wildlife also have a taste for human flesh. Ravenously hungry and able to spit blinding venom, these ever-evolving and multiplying predators' ability to mutate and develop immunity to attack makes them almost impossible to kill...and things get even worse when Amy's ex-boyfriend, Uri (Valeri Nikolayev) turns up, and it is discovered that Amy is not who she says she is. But can Amy escape her past, and destroy the Aberrations?
, and has not received a "rotten" score at Rotten Tomatoes
, but the RT community have given the film positive reviews and ratings. Jessica Mellor at the News of the World
has said the film is "absolutely excellent entertainment...a startling and scary cheeky treat". Video World has said that the film is "a rampaging, monster-packed, jugular-piercing fear flick". Impact
has said that the film has "laughs, loves & lizards from hell...what more could you ask for?!". Samhain
has said "size doesn't matter...these lizards are lethal", and Starburst
has said there is "gore galore in this intriguing creature-feature". Efilmcritic.com has said that "for ninety three minutes, this is one long dull boring film".
and DVD
format. Unfortunately, the film is almost impossible to find. It made its release in the U.S on video on 30 March 1999 by Aristan Entertainment. It also made a UK release in 1998 by Marquee Pictures. The film has never been made available in the U.S. or UK on DVD.
The DVD has been released in other countries such as, Japan
on 22 December 2000 by Adoba Pictures, with both English and Japanese Dolby Digital
2.0 stereo tracks and an aspect ratio of 4:3. The DVD is also available in France
, and Norway
, in which the Norwegian DVD has the original English language but the Norwedian subtitles are not removable.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and shot in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, and stars Pamela Gidley
Pamela Gidley
Pamela Catherine Gidley is an American actress and model.-Early life:Gidley was born in Methuen, Massachusetts but was raised in Nashua, New Hampshire and the youngest of the family with four older brothers...
as a woman who moves to her old childhood cabin in the woods, only to discover that it is over run by a pack of murderous lizards-like creatures.
Synopsis
Amy Harding (Pamela Gidley) moves to the remote woodland were she spent her family holidays as a child, along with her cat, Frankie. But what Amy doesn't know is that something deadly lurks in her cabin in the woods. When she discovers that something, which she suspects is rats, is living in her house, she insists the help of oddball animal biologist, Marshall Clark (Simon Bossell). As Marshall checks out Amy's cabin, he discovers the remains of Amy's cat, Frankie on the floor.Amy and Marshall are marooned by a sudden blizzard and have to spend the night trapped in the cabin, and soon discover that the unidentified creatures that have been decimating the local wildlife also have a taste for human flesh. Ravenously hungry and able to spit blinding venom, these ever-evolving and multiplying predators' ability to mutate and develop immunity to attack makes them almost impossible to kill...and things get even worse when Amy's ex-boyfriend, Uri (Valeri Nikolayev) turns up, and it is discovered that Amy is not who she says she is. But can Amy escape her past, and destroy the Aberrations?
Cast
- Pamela GidleyPamela GidleyPamela Catherine Gidley is an American actress and model.-Early life:Gidley was born in Methuen, Massachusetts but was raised in Nashua, New Hampshire and the youngest of the family with four older brothers...
as Amy Harding/Alex Langdon - Simon Bossell as Marshall Clark
- Valery NikolaevValery NikolaevValery Valeryevich Nikolaev is a Russian actor. He performed in more than thirty films since 1977.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
as Uri Romanov - Helen MoulderHelen Moulder-Biography:Helen Moulder was born in Brightwater, Nelson, New Zealand in 1947. However she began her professional career in the UK in 1974, singing in musicals and pantomime and spending a year with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. In 1977 she returned to New Zealand where she has worked for...
as Mrs. Miller - Norman Frosey as Mr. Peterson
- Merlin as Frankie, the cat
Reception
The film has received a mixed critical reception. The film holds a rating of 4.6/10 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database
Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
, and has not received a "rotten" score at Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
, but the RT community have given the film positive reviews and ratings. Jessica Mellor at the News of the World
News of the World
The News of the World was a national red top newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, and at closure still had one of the highest English language circulations...
has said the film is "absolutely excellent entertainment...a startling and scary cheeky treat". Video World has said that the film is "a rampaging, monster-packed, jugular-piercing fear flick". Impact
Impact (action entertainment magazine)
Impact is a monthly magazine published in the United Kingdom since 1992. It is likely modeled on its French "older brother" "Impact" started in 1986. It covers the field of action entertainment: including Hong Kong action cinema, worldwide martial arts films, Hollywood productions, anime, comics,...
has said that the film has "laughs, loves & lizards from hell...what more could you ask for?!". Samhain
Samhain magazine
Samhain was a theatrical periodical published irregularly, with an annual in December, in the first decade of the 20th century. The Irish poet W.B. Yeats was a regular and leading contributor of essays outlining his artistic principles...
has said "size doesn't matter...these lizards are lethal", and Starburst
Starburst (magazine)
Starburst is a British science fiction online magazine published by Starburst Magazine Limited. The magazine is published every month on the 14th, with news and reviews being published daily.-History:...
has said there is "gore galore in this intriguing creature-feature". Efilmcritic.com has said that "for ninety three minutes, this is one long dull boring film".
Home Video
The film has been released on VHSVHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
format. Unfortunately, the film is almost impossible to find. It made its release in the U.S on video on 30 March 1999 by Aristan Entertainment. It also made a UK release in 1998 by Marquee Pictures. The film has never been made available in the U.S. or UK on DVD.
The DVD has been released in other countries such as, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on 22 December 2000 by Adoba Pictures, with both English and Japanese Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital is the name for audio compression technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories. It was originally called Dolby Stereo Digital until 1994. Except for Dolby TrueHD, the audio compression is lossy. The first use of Dolby Digital was to provide digital sound in cinemas from 35mm film prints...
2.0 stereo tracks and an aspect ratio of 4:3. The DVD is also available in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, in which the Norwegian DVD has the original English language but the Norwedian subtitles are not removable.
External links
- Aberration at Yahoo! MoviesYahoo! MoviesYahoo! Movies , provided by the Yahoo! network, is home to a large collection of information on movies, past and new releases, trailers and clips, box office information, and showtimes and movie theater information. Yahoo! Movies also includes red carpet photos, actor galleries, and production...
- Aberration at Flixter