Deadly Eyes

1982

Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 33% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 27% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 4.9/10 10 1698 1.7K

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Plot summary

Corn grain contaminated with steroids produces large rats the size of small dogs who begin feeding on the residents of Toronto. Paul, a college basketball coach, teams up with Kelly, a local health inspector, to uncover the source of the mysterious rat attacks and they eventually try to prevent the opening of a new subway line as well as find the mutant rats nest quickly, or there will be a huge massacre of the entire city!

Director

Robert Clouse Photo
Robert Clouse

Top cast

Michael Hogan Photo
Michael Hogan as Cop in Subway
Lisa Langlois Photo
Lisa Langlois as Trudy White
Scatman Crothers Photo
Scatman Crothers as George Foskins
David Cardoza Photo
David Cardoza as Fumigator
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804.17 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 1
1.46 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by cedde6 5 / 10

Old grounds worth treading once.

A pack of rats get very large, super-vicious and smart(er?) after eating a load of corn ready for shipment but somehow laced with steroids. Teacher, single father and lady magnet Paul Harris (Sam Groom) pairs up in all sense of the term with health official, independent woman and man eater entrepreneur Kelly Leonard (Sara Botsford) to save the city. Very loosely based on James Herbert's first novel, "The Rats" also known under the daft moniker "Deadly Eyes" is a simple yet adroitly crafted horror b movie. There are very little surprises here: the black token character (Scatman Crothers in an all too brief appearance sadly), the stupid canon-fodder teenagers, the old guy who knows about the threat in question are all present in the mix.But that doesn't mean it's all bad, mind you. In fact, there's plenty to keep an 80's horror fan entertained. First and foremost the acting is actually pretty decent although the characters are under developed. The gore ratio is adequate; the attack of the cinema set piece (replacing the novel's horrific attack of the train) throwing some serious punches in that regard. The rats themselves (dogs in rat suits as you probably already know) are a bit of a mixed bag, being equally odd, creepy and grotesque. It is fair to assume that the film got better with time, its 80's origins giving it THAT particular lustre which current horror films often try to replicate (or so they claim) but hardly ever achieve. It certainly isn't earth shattering work and should be avoided by James Herbert's hard core fans at all cost. But if, like my little self, you're an 80's horror film buff then this could be a worthy addition to your collection (if you manage to get your hand on it, that is).
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Reviewed by paulclaassen 6 / 10

Creature feature with substance and likeable characters.

'Deadly Eyes' received negative reviews from critics and apparently even writer James Herbert - on whose novel the film is based - didn't like it. As for me, I actually really enjoyed this, and I'll tell you why.

While the rats are not the most realistic looking rodents, they are ugly looking things. The film doesn't waste time before the rats start killing, but the film is not only about the rats. There's romance and drama here as well. And I enjoyed this. These events nicely fleshed out the characters, and the characters were very likable.

Sam Groom stars as the film's main protagonist, Paul Harris (portrayed by hunky Sam Groom, with the most beautiful voice!). He is a divorced man living with his young son, Tim. One of his students, Trudy (Lisa Langlois) has a crush on him, and tells one of her girlfriends she will have sex with Paul within a month.

But Paul is not interested in Trudy. He meets and falls in love with Kelly (Sara Botsford), who works for the Department of Health. I found their relationship very natural, and thought Sara Botsford did a great job as Kelly.

Back to the rats; the film shows no mercy as the rats even kill (and eat) toddlers and the elderly. Clever photography makes the events all the more realistic, and the suspense is well crafted. The total mayhem during the climax is reminiscent of 50s and 60s horror movies. Personally, I found 'Deadly Eyes' an above average horror thriller with substance, and a great addition to the 80s horror portfolio. I know it's hardly an original premise, as we've seen this sort of thing a hundred times before. I guess I was hooked on the characters.

Judging by critics, I'm in the minority here, but I loved the movie.

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