Mind Ripper (1995): Cast, Plot & Where to Watch
Mind Ripper is a 1995 sci-fi thriller directed by Joe Gayton, starring John Diehl as Alex, Claire Stansfield and Peter Shepherd. It runs 1 hour 31 minutes. Stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Fawesome, or rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 31m (91 min)
- Director
- Joe Gayton
- Original language
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English - Studio
- The Kushner-Locke Company
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Mind Ripper About?
The premise of Mind Ripper without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A clandestine experiment designed to create a superhuman backfires spectacularly, leaving its makers stranded in an isolated desert outpost. As night falls, the uncontrolled being hunts them down mercilessly, turning the barren landscape into a nightmarish arena where terror and desperation reign.
Mind Ripper Themes & Keywords
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- female star appears nude
- live action
- breaking someone's neck
- gore
- helicopter
- female rear nudity
- shower
- father daughter relationship
- father son relationship
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- falling to death
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- voyeur
- psychotronic film
- part of trilogy
- desert
- back to life
- monster
- microwave
- 6 months later
- shower scene
- raised middle finger
- kiss
- airplane
- rat
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- research facility
- nuclear facility
- cigarette smoking
- impaled through eye
- knife
- girlfriend boyfriend relationship
- ear ripped off
- metamorphosis
- neck twisted around
- female pedal pumping
- shotgun
- shot in the head
- radioactive waste
- power failure
- long tongue
- impalement
- falling from height
- eyeball
- electric shock
- dream
- brain eating
- independent film
- surprise ending
- reference to oprah winfrey
Where to Watch Mind Ripper
Stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Fawesome, or rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. US availability and prices from JustWatch.
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Mind Ripper Cast & Characters
John Diehl leads the cast as Alex, with Claire Stansfield as Joanne and Peter Shepherd as Frank. Directed by Joe Gayton; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Director Joe Gayton
- John Diehl as Alex
- Claire Stansfield as Joanne
- Peter Shepherd as Frank
- John Apicella as Larry
Also Starring in Mind Ripper
· 6 more- Gregory Sporleder Rob
- Dan Blom Thor
- Lance Henriksen Stockton
- Giovanni Ribisi Scott
- Natasha Gregson Wagner Wendy
- Adam Solomon Mark
Mind Ripper Plot Summary
What happens in Mind Ripper from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Set in a remote desert, Alex, Joanne, Frank, Larry and Rob work in an underground nuclear facility to push reanimation experiments toward creating a superhuman. Their subject, Thor, is a specimen drawn from a suicide found in the barren sands, and the team hopes to coax life back into him. When Thor is brought back, an uncontrollable creature surges to life, shattering the team’s plans and threatening everyone nearby. The next morning, Stockton, one of the project’s former overseers, is contacted by [Alex] at his home, and after a tense argument, Stockton decides to fly to the facility. He is joined by his son Scott, his daughter Wendy, and Wendy’s boyfriend Mark.
Full summary
The whole story of Mind Ripper, scene by scene
Mind Ripper Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Mind Ripper.
How Well Do You Know Mind Ripper?
9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Mind Ripper Also Known As
15 alternative titles, including “Hills Have Eyes Part 3” and “The Hills Have Eyes 3: Mindripper”.
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- Hills Have Eyes Part 3
- The Hills Have Eyes 3: Mindripper
- Wes Craven's Mind Ripper
- The Outpost
- Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes 3
- The Hills Have Eyes III: Mindripper
- Wes Craven's The Mindripper
- Agyhasadás
- Peur panique
- Experimento Mind Ripper
- Rozpruwacz umysłów
- 魔鬼特区
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- Потрошитель разума
- DNA 전사
- Yeraltında Dehşet
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Mind Ripper FAQ: Where to Watch, Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, where to watch and post-credit scenes of Mind Ripper, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Mind Ripper?
Mind Ripper runs 1 hour 31 minutes (91 minutes).
When was Mind Ripper released?
Mind Ripper was released on October 8, 1995.
Who directed Mind Ripper?
Mind Ripper was directed by Joe Gayton.
More films by Joe Gayton Who is in the cast of Mind Ripper?
Mind Ripper stars John Diehl as Alex, Claire Stansfield as Joanne and Peter Shepherd as Frank, among 10 credited actors.
Where can I watch Mind Ripper?
In the US, Mind Ripper is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Fawesome and FlixHouse and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies (availability from JustWatch).
Does Mind Ripper have a post-credit scene?
No. Mind Ripper has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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