Things (1989): Cast & Plot
Things is a 1989 horror film directed by Andrew Jordan, starring Barry J. Gillis as Don Drake, Bruce Roach and Doug Bunston. It runs 1 hour 24 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 24m (84 min)
- Director
- Andrew Jordan
- Genre
- Horror
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Left Field Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Things About?
The premise of Things without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Conceived by a lunatic and gestated in a human womb, an impotent husband obsessed with fathering children forces his wife into a risky scientific experiment. The procedure unleashes a horde of grotesque, malformed offspring—terrifying creatures that threaten everything around them. Their eerie appearance and relentless hunger drive the film’s nightmarish descent into madness.
Things Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- low budget film
- canuxploitation
- excessive drinking
- canada
- female nudity
- gore
- no budget
- shot on video
- implied unhappy ending
- dream
- wet dream
- parasite
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- chest burster
- movie reference
- rock song
- documentary sequence
- adult actress appearing in mainstream film
- reference to john frankenheimer
- reference to vanity the singer
- reference to ann margaret
- telling an anecdote
- mistaking reality for a dream
- giant insect
- creature feature
- surrealism
- body horror
- burp
- nudity
- unintentionally funny
- pubic hair
- pregnant wife
- pregnancy
- plot hole
- independent horror
- cult film
- 8mm
- 16mm
- porn star
- violence
- drill
- cult
- creature
- chainsaw
- blood
- monster
- female reporter
- female rear nudity
- female pubic hair
- female full frontal nudity
- female frontal nudity
Things Cast & Characters
Barry J. Gillis leads the cast as Don Drake, with Bruce Roach as Fred Horton and Doug Bunston as Doug Drake. Directed by Andrew Jordan; 6 actors are credited in all.
- Director Andrew Jordan
- Barry J. Gillis as Don Drake
- Bruce Roach as Fred Horton
- Doug Bunston as Doug Drake
- Patricia Sadler as Susan Drake
Also Starring in Things
· 2 more- Jan W. Pachul Dr. Lucas
- Amber Lynn Reporter
Things Plot Summary
What happens in Things from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
On a routine night, Don Drake and his brother Fred Horton visit the house of Doug Drake, Don’s brother. They are unaware that Doug and his wife, Susan Drake, who have struggled to conceive naturally, have been involved in unconventional experiments led by Dr. Lucas to artificially induce pregnancy. While they search for beer, they stumble upon a book written by Aleister Crowley and a tape recorder that plays a distorted voice. The eerie recording unsettles the group, and after hearing it, Doug storms in, scolds them, and then reluctantly joins them in their drinking.
Full summary
The whole story of Things, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Things?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
Which character first discovers the insect‑like creatures inside the house?
Cars in Things
1 car on screen: the 1984 Chrysler Laser.
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1984 Chrysler Laser Minor role
Things Also Known As
Also known as “シングス 悪夢のバグズベイビー”.
- Also known as
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- シングス 悪夢のバグズベイビー
Seen Things?
Movies Like Things
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Abomination, The Thing That Couldn’t Die and Things 5.
Things FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Things, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Things?
Things runs 1 hour 24 minutes (84 minutes).
When was Things released?
Things was released on September 1, 1989.
Who directed Things?
Things was directed by Andrew Jordan.
More films by Andrew Jordan Who is in the cast of Things?
Things stars Barry J. Gillis as Don Drake, Bruce Roach as Fred Horton and Doug Bunston as Doug Drake, among 6 credited actors.
Does Things have a post-credit scene?
No. Things has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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