Misbegotten
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{{Infobox film
| name = Misbegotten
| image = Misbegotten.jpg
| caption =
| director = Mark L. Lester
| writer = Larry Cohen
| based_on = Misbegotten by James Gabriel Berman
| narrator =
| starring = Kevin Dillon
Nick Mancuso
Lysette Anthony
| music = Paul Zaza
| cinematography = Mark Irwin
| editing = David Berlatsky
| studio = Cinépix Film Properties
American World Pictures
| distributor = Cinépix Film Properties
Trimark Home Video
| released = {{Film date|1998|06|01}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Misbegotten is a 1997{{cite book |last1=Pratley |first1=Gerald |authorlink=Gerald Pratley|title=A Century of Canadian Cinema: Gerald Pratley's Feature Film Guide, 1900 to the Present |date=2003 |publisher=Lynx Images |isbn=9781894073219}} film directed by Mark L. Lester. It was one of Lester's favourite films in part because he admired the writing of Larry Cohen.{{cite web|url=http://thepinksmoke.com/markllester.htm|website=The Pink Smoke|first=John|last=Cribbs|title=The Films of Mark L Lester|year=2011}}
Plot summary
A killer who is obsessed with fathering a child, but has troubles with relationships with women, becomes a father via artificial insemination. He then tracks the mother down and terrorizes her and her husband.
Cast
- Kevin Dillon as Billy Crapshoot
- Nick Mancuso as Paul Bourke
- Lysette Anthony as Caitlan Bourke
- Mark Holden as Captain
Production
Rating
The film was rated R when released.{{Cite web |url=http://movies.tvguide.com/misbegotten/133298 |title=Misbegotten Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Misbegotten | TVGuide.com |access-date=2014-08-29 |archive-date=2014-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903060259/http://movies.tvguide.com/misbegotten/133298 |url-status=dead }}
Reception
The film received generally poor reviews, with TVguide.com giving it only one and a half stars.{{Cite web |url=http://movies.tvguide.com/misbegotten/review/133298 |title=Misbegotten Review |access-date=2014-08-29 |archive-date=2014-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903060256/http://movies.tvguide.com/misbegotten/review/133298 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0131484|title=Misbegotten}}
{{Mark L. Lester}}
Category:American thriller films
Category:Films directed by Mark L. Lester
Category:Films with screenplays by Larry Cohen
Category:1990s English-language films
Category:English-language thriller films
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