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So much average

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

"Strange Behavior" is a bizarre slasher/mad scientist horror film with moody score by Tangerine Dream.John Brady,sheriff of the small town of Galseburg,investigates a series of incidents where teenagers have gone berserk and started killing people.At the same time Brady's son Pete tries seeks to earn money for university tuition by volunteering for a series of mind control experiments being run by Dr Gwen Parkinson at the university psychology department."Strange Behavior" is the first horror film that was actually shot in New Zealand.The direction by Michael Laughlin is flat and there are some dull and lifeless moments.Still there are also some nasty shocks including particularly brutal throat stabbing committed by the masked killer at party.If you liked "Strange Behavior" check out "Death Warmed Up" with its almost identical plot.7 out of 10

Set in the US, but shot in New Zealand by an Australian, Strange Behaviour stars Dan Shor as teenager Pete Brady who unwisely volunteers as a test subject for an experimental drug, in order to raise some much-needed cash. What Pete doesn't know, however, is that the scientist who has developed the treatment is a few sandwiches short of a picnic, and is turning his human lab-rats into knife-wielding assassins.'Strange' is a very fitting word for this early 80s movie, which opts to buck the trends of the day—gratuitous gore and nudity—to deliver a very unique horror experience. Although the basic premise of a mad scientist using human guinea pigs to carry out nefarious acts might be considered fairly routine material for the genre, this film proves to be far removed from other similarly themed fare, and totally unlike the mainstream horrors of the era: there is a small helping of nasty violence in Strange Behaviour, but it is director Michael Laughlin's distinctly offbeat style and the promise of much weirdness that has lead fans of cult/drive-in movies to seek out the film.An impromptu formation dance routine at a 50s themed party, set to the sound of Lou Christie's "Lighting Strikes"; a psycho bitch scientist (played by Fiona Lewis) who is handy with a syringe; a gratuitous toenail clipping scene; Jimmy Olsen from Superman in crap fancy dress; Louise Fletcher NOT playing an evil cow; a creepy kid in a rubber mask and a murderous fat girl: it's all very quirky, and yet, somehow, it works—at least until the lacklustre final act, which fails to keep the levels of lunacy sufficiently high, and which is capped by a very abrupt ending that sorely needs a clever twist or suitably bizarre revelation to round off things in a satisfactory manner.

This takes place in a small mid-western town in Illinois (even though it was shot in New Zealand!). Police chief Jim Brady (Michael Murphy) has his hands full with a sudden rash of killings--someone is stabbing people to death and is targeting teenagers. His son Pete (Dan Shor) takes part in some experimental behavioral tests at the local university for some extra money. They're run by creepy Gwen Parkinson (Fiona Lewis) and might have something to do with the murders...This is far from perfect. The script is pretty silly with terrible dialogue; the film is grainy (even in a remastered print) with bad sound; Murphy is just terrible; Louise Fletcher is wasted and the direction and editing are off (to say the least). Still, this film works.It has some pretty good acting by Shor (who is first shown completely nude--back view only) and Dey Young and an excellent performance by Lewis. It has a creepy feel to it, has an excellent score by Tangerine Dream and has a few highlights (especially one particular murder sequence and a great sequence at a costume party where everybody dances to "Lightning Strikes"). Also it's pretty restrained in its use of blood and gore. This is no unsung masterpiece but a good solid thriller that deserves some recognition. Due to lousy distribution this disappeared but is available on video and DVD. Worth seeing.Trivia: The opening victim is writer Bill Condon.

I first saw this inventive and well-produced thriller in the mid-nineties via a full-screen Rhino Video cassette I bought--this is not a film that is easy to find in most video stores (I currently have it on DVD and, I must say, it is like a new film, immaculate and widescreen in all of its Panavision glory). Well, when I saw this deliciously tongue-in-cheek flick, I fell in love with it instantly. The direction by Michael Laughlin was tight and effective; Bill Condon's script was clever, funny and twisty; Louis Horvath's provocative and incredibly colorful cinematography was impressive; the Tangerine Dream score was stunning and dream-like; and, in the lead, Michael Murphy, towering and unforgettable, was both brilliantly subtle and medium cool, as well as intense and humanly believable. Along with fine supporting turns from Louis Fletcher, Fiona Lewis, Arthur Dignam, Scott Brady and Charles Lane, the whole film is quite satisfying.It's hard to describe this film in a few short, concise words, so I choose to say that "Strange Behavior" is like "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" meets "Halloween" meets "Blue Velvet." It's an atmospheric, genre-busting, deliciously quirky slice of cinematic cleverness. A must for genuine horror film enthusiasts.