I remember liking this when it first came out, but watching 25 years later, it doesn’t hold up as much as I’d like. There are just some things that pull me out. The ridiculous panic by the museum goers, the even more ridiculous reaction by the museum “security system” and the never ending sprinkler system… all just make me shake my head.
Winston’s creature design and make up still look great though!
The Relic
They did the unthinkable. They brought it back.
Rating
2.5 (1)
Release Date
1/10/1997Runtime
110 minsOverview
A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people in a Chicago museum.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$60,000,000Revenue
$33,956,608Homepage
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How It Feels
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A creature-feature thriller that pairs institutional dread with visceral monster attacks, as a detective and biologist race to stop something genuinely lethal stalking through the shadows of a prestigious museum.
Mood
TenseDread-soakedUnsettling
Themes
SurvivalObsession
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
NaturalisticHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Penelope Ann Miller
Dr. Margo Green
Tom Sizemore
Lt. Vincent D'Agosta
Linda Hunt
Dr. Ann Cuthbert
James Whitmore
Dr. Albert Frock
Clayton Rohner
Det. Hollingsworth
Chi Muoi Lo
Dr. Greg Lee
Thomas Ryan
Tom Parkinson
Robert Lesser
Mayor Robert Owen
Diane Robin
The Mayor's Wife
Lewis van Bergen
John Whitney
Constance Towers
Mrs. Harriet Blaisedale
Francis X. McCarthy
Mr. George Blaisedale
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