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The Relic

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The Relic
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R,1hr 50min
Genre:
Horror
Release:
1997
Director:
Peter Hyams
Distributor:
Paramount
Starring:
Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt  ...more
Synopsis: A mythological creature stalks the halls of a museum during a society fundraiser in this cheap sci-fi horror genre knock-off of Alien (1979). Penelope Ann Miller stars as Dr. Margo Green, an evolutionary biologist at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History who receives a shipment of artifacts from a colleague performing fieldwork in Brazil. Among the contents are leaves containing a rare fungus that, unbeknownst to Green or anyone else, attracts the palate of a rapidly mutating, lizard-like monster ... Full Synopsis
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Stephen Holden, The New York Times
Yes, we've seen it all before. But The Relic proves that the hoariest cliches, when stirred together with enough money, shaken vigorously and artfully lighted, can still make the adrenaline surge. Full Review
Metascore
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55
Mixed or Average Reviews
out of 100
Based on 14 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Penelope Ann Miller
Dr. Margo Green
Tom Sizemore
Lt. Vincent D'Agosta
Linda Hunt
Dr. Ann Cuthbert
James Whitmore
Dr. Albert Frock
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