A worth update of the original, Chuck Russell’s ‘88 entry changes the derring-do of the original on the part of the authorities into a conspiracy theory nightmare from which the only hope of rescue is Kevin Dillon’s rebellious outsider Brian Flagg and Shawnee Smith’s plucky cheerleader Meg Penny. Special effects are quite good for the time, plus the entire film is only an hour and a half long so it never wears out its welcome.
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