''The Alien Within'' is a 1995 horror

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directed by Scott P. Levy and starring

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, Don Stroud, and

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. It was also known as ''Unknown Origin''.

Plot

At a future (2020) underwater mining platform, an alien parasite. dubbed the "vampire bug," plagues the crew of the platform.

Production

Produced by

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as part of ''

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''.

Reception

Creature Feature gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars. It found the movie to be a mixture of

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and

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. It praised the script by Alex Simon for keeping the movie interesting. It was not as enamored with Scott Levy's direction.Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition

References

External links

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''The Alien Within''
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The Alien Within at Reelzchannel.com
1995 horror films 1990s science fiction horror films American science fiction horror films American science fiction television films American horror television films Films scored by Christopher Lennertz Films directed by Scott P. Levy 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{US-tv-horror-film-stub