Human Experiments

Human Experiments
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGregory Goodell
Screenplay byRichard Rothstein[1]
Story byGregory Goodell[1]
Produced by
  • Gregory Goodell
  • Summer Brown[1]
Starring
CinematographyJoão Fernandes[1]
Edited by
  • Barbara Pokras
  • Jon Gregory[1]
Music byMark Bucci[1]
Production
company
Pyramid Entertainment[1]
Release date
  • May 12, 1979 (May 12, 1979)
Running time
78 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Human Experiments (also known as Beyond the Gate) is a 1979 American horror film directed and co-produced by Gregory Goodell.[1] It stars Linda Haynes, Geoffrey Lewis, Ellen Travolta, Aldo Ray, Jackie Coogan and Lurene Tuttle. This film earned its notoriety for being targeted by England's Director of Public Prosecutions during the video nasty furore in the early 1980s. Although it was listed on the first "video nasty" list issued by the DPP on July 4, 1983, the film was never prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act[3] and had originally been given an uncut (now defunct[4]) X rating by the BBFC for theatrical release in 1979.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Human Experiments (1979)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Human Experiments". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Morris, Marc; Wingrove, Nigel (2009). The Art of the Nasty. Godalming: FAB Press. p. 36. ISBN 9781903254578.
  4. ^ "The X Certificate". British Film Institute. Retrieved February 7, 2018.