The Passing (1983 film)
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Directed byJohn Huckert
Written byJohn Huckert
Mary Maruca
Mary Maruca
Produced byJohn Huckert
Mary Maruca
Mary Maruca
StarringJames Carroll Plaster
Welton Benjamin Johnson
John Huckert
Welton Benjamin Johnson
John Huckert
| The Passing | |
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| Directed by | John Huckert |
| Written by | John Huckert Mary Maruca |
| Produced by | John Huckert Mary Maruca |
| Starring | James Carroll Plaster Welton Benjamin Johnson John Huckert |
| Edited by | John Huckert |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1][2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Passing is a 1983 American science fiction horror film co-written, co-produced, directed, edited by and starring John Huckert.
- James Carroll Plaster as Ernie Neuman
- Welton Benjamin Johnson as Leviticus (Rose) Washington
- John Huckert as Wade Carney / Rejuvenated Ernie
- Lynn Odell as Monica / Foreign Movie Actress
- Daniel Dunn as Pudge (Wade's Son)
- Albert B. Smith as Man at Bar / Rapist / Encephalo-Transfer Body
Production
Release and reception
The Passing was first released in 1983.[4][5] It was screened at the USA Film Festival in Dallas, Texas, as well as at the Houston International Film Festival.[3] Following those showings, the film opened as a one-week engagement at the Biograph Theatre in Washington, D.C. in May 1985.[1][3][6]
Paul Attanasio of The Washington Post called the film "powerfully evocative".[6]
Arthur C. Clarke, writer of 2001: A Space Odyssey, called the film "Amazing! Profoundly poignant."[6]