Paul Dean (Robert Glaudini) created a parasite, but the deadly thing is stuck to his stomach. Now he is trying to figure out a way to kill it while trying to escape from Merchant, a government agency that wants his creation. Not to be confused with the much more critically acclaimed 2019 South Korean movie of the same name, this one was released in 1982, a time that seemed somewhat obsessed with post-apocalyptic stories such as this one. The setting for this, however, was just ten years later, in 1992--being so many years removed from 1992 and seeing a "futuristic" movie set during that time is very strange (thank goodness gas prices in real life weren't what they were in this film). Somewhat surprisingly, the movie was released in 3D...maybe they thought this added to the "futuristic" feel, and I don't know what this movie may have looked like in that presentation, but unlike with many other 3D films, there's not much to distract the viewer when not watching it with those groovy red and blue glasses. If you are looking for star power, there's not much to see here, though Cherie Currie (lead singer of The Runaways and Sara from Twilight Zone: The Movie) pops in, and this is just the second movie Demi Moore ever appeared in, for what that's worth.
The story is a bit of a convoluted mess, but that's not uncommon for this genre. The special effects are delightfully cheesy. The acting, while not unbearable, is bad. None of this really holds the movie down too much, and in fact adds to the enjoyment of it--what does make this film a challenge to get through is the pace. The story just plods along with long stretches of nothing happening to advance it, so be prepared to struggle with focusing on the screen. Still, Parasite is a fun 1980s sci-fi outing.
On A Scale Of One To Ten: 5
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