Parts: The Clonus Horror

Parts: The Clonus Horror
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert S. Fiveson
Screenplay byBob Sullivan
Ron Smith
Adaptation:
Myrl A. Schreibman
Robert S. Fiveson
Story byBob Sullivan
Produced byRobert S. Fiveson
Myrl A. Schreibman
Starring
CinematographyMax Beaufort
Edited byRobert Gordon
Music byHod David Schudson
Distributed byGroup 1 International Distribution Organization Ltd.
Release date
  • August 1979 (1979-08) (U.S.)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$350,000
Box office$3 million or $1,680,000[1]

Parts: The Clonus Horror (also known as The Clonus Horror, or simply Clonus) is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed, co-written and produced by Robert S. Fiveson, and starring Peter Graves, Tim Donnelly, Dick Sargent, Keenan Wynn, Paulette Breen and Frank Ashmore. The film is about an isolated desert community where clones are bred to serve as a source of replacement organs for the wealthy and powerful.

An independent production, Parts was released in the United States in August 1979. It was nominated at the 7th Saturn Awards for "Best Film Produced for Under $1,000,000". It gained further recognition after being featured on the comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1997.

In 2005, the filmmakers filed a lawsuit against DreamWorks Pictures for copyright infringement, citing numerous similarities between Clonus and the Michael Bay film The Island. The two parties reached a seven-figure settlement, the terms of which were sealed by the court.

  1. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 296. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada