"It Wants To Get Out!"	Year of Release: 1988 Directed by: Thierry Notz Produced by: Roger Corman Running Time: Approx. 89 minutes Rating: R Listing on the A.K.A. Page: Nope! A Second Opinion: The Video Graveyard Buy it on DVD at: Amazon.com or Movies Unlimited.com. My Rating:

David- Andrew Stevens! Our movie's hero folks. With his crossbow and trusty pooch, he takes on the voracious "Gargoyle." Unfortunately both prove useless and David gets his ass handed to him. At the movie's end, he and Linda take out the beastie and make their way across an endless desert to "Colorado Lab."

Hal- George Kennedy! The leader at "Mohave Lab." Seems to me like he is the worst person for the job. Every bone-headed decision he makes leads to another person's death. He's backhanded to death by the "Gargoyle."

Sue- David's lover. Instead of staying safely in the Mohave Lab's control room, she stupidly runs to Dave's rescue. Upon doing so she is whisked away by the Gargoyle and they make the beast with two backs (pun intended). Sue then dies when she tries to abort herself.

Linda- The lab's doctor ("I'm a doctor, not an engineer!"). After she and David (and Butch) escape death and the Mohave Lab, it appears that a relationship may be brewing between them. (And I mean a relationship strictly between David and Linda. The dog is not included!)

Butch- David's mutt. He may be a good tracker, but he doesn't even measure up to the sheer strength and ferocity of the "Gargoyles."

Andre- The token black guy, plus he's the only person who has his name embroidered on his jumpsuit. He enjoys his moonshine and probably should've offered it to the monster, maybe then he wouldn't have had his neck gouged open.

Neil- Mechanic and cohort of Andre. Neil discovers that elevators are extremely dangerous when a mutant creature is on the loose. He's mauled by the "Gargoyle."

Karen- A pregnant woman that is discovered in the badlands outside of the lab. She gives birth to the "Gargoyle" and dies.

The Gargoyles- Genetic freaks that were created as a result of "the accident" (A.K.A. a man-made plague). So what do these monsters do in their spare time (because there's plenty of time to kill after the apocalypse)? They kill men and rape women of course! The creature that is born in the Mohave lab takes a beating but survives until it gets chopped up in a fan. Two other Gargoyles outside of the lab are blown sky high.

In 1979, Ridley Scott directed Alien, a movie that set a precedent for years to come. With it's huge success, people knew two things. First off, there would be sequels to continue the Alien saga. Secondly, there would be numerous knock-offs, trying to capitalize on the success of Alien. The Terror Within is one such knock-off. It all starts off innocently enough in a post-apocalyptic future, where the remaining humans live in underground labs, staving off the attacks of mutated monsters. But halfway through it shifts into full rip-off mode.
As the movie opens, two men are walking through the desert, apparently foraging for food. After killing and gutting a rattlesnake, they see a huge flock of buzzards. They radio in to Mohave Lab, and decide to go check it out. Moments later they radio in again saying they found something. Suddenly, they start screaming some gibberish about gargoyles and the radio transmission ends. Hal is notified and sends David, Sue, and Butch out to see if there are any survivors. Moments later, they arrive on the scene only to find the two men dead, along with... ten other men?! This discovery is proof that humans can live outside, regardless of plague that nearly wiped out humanity.
Not too long after they've checked things out, they see a woman running like hell from something. Naturally they catch up to her and help her escape from a Gargoyle (which we won't even catch a glimpse of until later in the movie). Once they get back it's discovered that the woman (named Karen) is three months preganant. At about this time, two Gargoyles begin trying to break into Mohave Lab but to no avail. Why'd I mention that? Because they get blown up at the end, that's why. So everything seems just fine and dandy inside Mohave Lab until it's discovered that Karen is now EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT!
Finally Hal decides something is wrong (you stupid bastard!) and has Linda and Sue attempt a Caesarian Section. Everything's going according to plan until a bloody monster fetus bursts out Karen's stomach, thus killing her. Then the little creature makes it to the airducts (which conveniently enough were damaged and couldn't be locked down) turning it into an alien rip-off within seconds (THE RIP-OFF WITHIN!). To combat this threat, Andre, Neil, and Linda create some weapons, namely a flamethrower and two lasers. But there are major drawbacks to these weapons, namely: The flamethrower may be effective but only up to four feet and that's way too close for comfort. The lasers are powerful but can only be fired four times before the batteries die.
Then everyone breaks into groups (well actually the guys do because the women folk are left behind for safety reasons). Andrew and David search Level 2 of the lab while Hal and Neil take Level 3. It's not long before the Gargoyle gets the drop on Andre, slashing his jugular vein in one clean swipe ("The black man always dies first!"). Then Butch arrives to save the day. Though the dog fights valiently, it cannot stand up to the Gargoyle's mighty backhand. And if I may digress a bit, the Gargoyle looks pretty damn cool. You can tell a lot of the budget went into the creation of the monster costume. Now as I was saying, Dave blows his dog whistle to bring Butch back and then decides to run to his dog's rescue. When he arrives, Butch is wounded but alive, and the Gargoyle is nowhere to be found. Figure out what happened yet? If not, read on. If you have figured it out, keep reading anyway.
Meanwhile on the 3rd Level, Neil is yanked into an elevator and mauled by the Gargoyle. At this point, Sue has run down the 2nd Level to make sure David is alive. For her stupidity, she is carried off by the Gargoyle and raped. Hal decides to play hero and charges in with a laser. All four shots hit the creature but with no ill effects (which is strange since the laser can easily blast through a fire extinguisher). In the most hilarious scene I've seen in a while, Hal raises up the useless laser, and screams, "Die you miserable ugly f*ck! DIE!", only to get backhanded to his death! Clearly this is one of the best cinematic moments of all time!
The remaining survivors escape to the fully locked down Level 1 where Sue attempts to abort the baby she's carrying. She doesn't kill herself though. The mutant fetus slashed her up on the inside, thus killing itself as well. So the movie finally boils down to a showdown between David and the Gargoyle (I guess the Gargoyle was next on the roster after Goliath died). Though he nearly blinds it, hurts it's sensitive ears with his trusty dog whistle, sets it on fire, and beats it nearly to death with a crowbar, the beast heals itself and continues pursuit of Linda and a wounded David. The Gargoyle chases Linda through some airducts as David crawls into the lab's control room.
Linda electrocutes the beast and sends it falling down a shaft, right on top of a fan. Though said fan is covered with some mesh wiring, the monster breaks through after using it as a trampoline. And once David turns the fan on, the Gargoyle becomes but a splatter on the walls. Now that the danger has passed, David, Lisa, and Butch escape from the Mohave Lab, warding off other nearby Gargoyles with the aid of the dog whistle and a megaphone. As they get clear of the exit, two Gargoyles investigate the opening to the lab. David sets off some charges and the Gargoyles are blown up with the rest of the lab. With that done, our three survivors begin to hike the 1,800 miles to the "Colorado Lab," in hopes of finding sanctuary there. But one question remains. WILL DAVID AND LINDA PROCREATE?!

Neil: "This government issue shit is for the birds!"
Hal: "That's your opinion. Now fix it."

David: "All right, it's gonna work." (After testing out a homemade periscope.)
Andrew: "Maybe."
David: "You'd rather go up there?"
Neil: "Maybe."
David: "You always gotta repeat what he says?"
Neil: "May.... f*ck you!"

Hal: "Die you miserable ugly f*ck! DIE!"