The police are hunting a man, who has committed several crimes, mostly auto theft. They eventually captured but not after a long chase and only after he crashes his car and is burned. At the hospital, the man rises and then proceeds to the man in the room with him. He then proceeds to open the man’s mouth and a creature comes out of his and enters the man. The man then stands up and walks out of the hospital. An FBI agent goes to the police and says he is looking for the man they just caught. When he goes to the hospital, he takes a photo of the man and gives it to the police and says that they have to find him. After a long chase, the detective, who is frustrated, arrests the FBI agent and demands to know what is going on. He says that he is an alien and that the people they have been pursuing have each been taken over by an alien that he is pursuing.

The Hidden (1987)
  • Rating: (6,847 votes)
  • Taglines:A new breed of criminal. » It killed 37 people, robbed 6 banks, 2 liquor stores, a record shop and stole 2 ferraris. Now the fun starts. It just took over a police station. »
  • Runtime:96 minutes
  • Director: Jack Sholder
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Lloyd Gallagher
    Kyle MacLachlan
    Tom Beck
    Michael Nouri
    Brenda Lee Van Buren
    Claudia Christian
    Lt. John Masterson
    Clarence Felder
    Lt. Ed Flynn
    Clu Gulager
    Cliff Willis
    Ed O'Ross
    Jonathan Miller
    William Boyett
    Sanchez
    Richard Brooks
    Brem
    Larry Cedar
    Barbara Beck
    Katherine Cannon
  • Genres:Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
  • Producers:
    Stephen Diener
    executive producer  
    Dennis Harris
    executive producer  
    Jeffrey Klein
    executive producer  
    Michael L. Meltzer
    producer (as Michael Meltzer) 
    Lee Muhl
    executive producer  
    Gerald T. Olson
    producer  
    Robert Shaye
    producer  
  • Plots: An alien is on the run in America. To get his kicks, it kills anything that gets in its way, and uses the body as a new hiding place. This alien has a goal in life; power. Hotly pursued by another alien (who's borrowed the body of a dead FBI agent), lots of innocent people die in the chase. Written by Rob Hartill
The Hidden
  • User's comment:Diamond in the Rough by Andy Jackson

    What is "the Hidden"? Exactly what the name implies. It's like searching for a diamond in a pile of coal. There are a lot of stupid, inane sci-fi action pics out there with some boring spin on the alien possession story, but this movie has something that those lack. Compelling characters. What, you say? A character study in sci-fi? Well, yes and no. It is as far away from a after-school TV drama, but the characters do have depth and they aren't cookie board cut-outs. Kyle MacLachlan, before his dark days of "showgirls", and Michael Nouri(Flashdance) star in this buddy-cop film, on the track of a killing-spree that seems to change with different humans. This film is a taught, well acted story. Sometimes creepy, sometimes genuinely funny. The score, although definitively 80s, complements the film with subtle overtones that enhance the viewing experience. A very good film that has a fair amount of blood and gore, but does not revolve around those genre staples. Overall, it's a safe bet for a good time. Watch it with someone you love.


  • Quotes: Tom Beck: Doesn't anyone say please any more? Lloyd Gallagher: Please. Tom Beck: How can I refuse?
  • Also known as: A rejtőzködő (Hungary), Dødelig Inntrenger (Norway - imdb display title), Dødsruten (Denmark), El extraterrestre oculto (Peru - imdb display title), Entre o Céu e o Inferno (Portugal - imdb display title), Hidden (France), Hidden (Lo oculto) (Spain - imdb display title), L'alieno (Italy), Lo oculto (Peru - TV title), O Escondido (Brazil - imdb display title), Pahan naamio (Finland), Prikriven (Serbia - video title), The Hidden - Das unsagbar Böse (West Germany), To Plasma (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), Ukryty (Poland),

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