The Beast Within (1982 film)

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The Beast Within
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Philippe Mora
Screenplay by	Tom Holland Danilo Bach (uncredited)
Based on	The Beast Within by Edward Levy
Produced by	Harvey Bernhard Gabriel Katzka
Starring	Ronny Cox Bibi Besch Paul Clemens Don Gordon
Cinematography	Jack L. Richards
Edited by	Robert Brown Bert Lovitt
Music by	Les Baxter
Production company	Katzka
Distributed by	MGM/UA
Release date	February 12, 1982 (1982-02-12)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million[1]
Box office	$7.7 million[2]

The Beast Within is a 1982 American horror film directed by Philippe Mora and starring Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Paul Clemens, L. Q. Jones, Don Gordon, R. G. Armstrong, Logan Ramsey, Katherine Moffat, and Meshach Taylor.

The Beast Within is a very loose adaptation of Edward Levy's 1981 novel of the same name, with the plot centering on a couple's son, who begins exhibiting strange behavior after his 17th birthday. Producer Harvey Bernhard had purchased the rights to Levy's then-unfinished novel based on the title alone, but the resulting screenplay bears little resemblance to the novel as it was still incomplete at the time of production. Principal photography officially began on February 8, 1981, in and around Jackson, Mississippi and concluded on April 10, 1981.

It was released theatrically on February 12, 1982; grossing a total of $7.7 million worldwide. The film received negative reviews from critics.