The Hidden (1987)

Today Matt & Todd discuss Jack Sholder’s 1987 Sci-Fi-Crime-Action-Thriller: The Hidden

Written by Jim Kouf

Starring: Michael Nouri, KyleMaclachlan, and Chris Mulkey/William Boyett/ClaudiaChristian/Jake/Clarence Felder/John McCann as their identity-shifting alien nemisis.

The Hidden was a HBO and VHS staple for us in the late 80s and early 90s. Heavy rotation in the early days but largely forgotten over the last 30 or so years.

Sergeant Tom Beck starts his day investigating a brazen,violent bank-robbery and car chase in the middle of the day. Seems mostly normal enough, but he later meets FBI Agent Lloyd Gallagher and learns that this runs deeper into a ring of criminals who seem to be from different walks of life butall share a love of violence and sports cars.

What unfolds is a genre classic that we loved then, and love it today.

We couldn’t find this one streaming free in the US, but the DVD or BluRay will be well worth its place in your collection.

Relive this one again or watch it for the first time.Thank you all for listening!

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