i hear my parent talk about this tv movie that they felt be a little too violent and scary to have be show on national tv . accord to them and it would have be good for cable . that tv movie be something be out there . they have tap it so they could watch some dumb sitcom instead . i felt a nagging urge to see what it be they be talk about . man be they ever right . not only be it really gory and freaky to boot and but it be one of the cool tv film i have ever see . you have get the mysterious killer mutilating ny resident and the hot chick who claim to be from from out space and the drunk or loser detective and and one of the nasty villain to ever grace the small screen . # 1 and i be take for a loop . i think the killer be jsut an ordinary psycho who love to eviscerate jogger . but when it turn out to be an psychopathic alien fugitive that can disguise itself a anyone it want and i be put into a mild state of shock . # 2 and for a tv film and the fx be awesome ( for the time period ) . this be before the computer fx revolution and so they look real . the alien villain be actually a very sweet look puppet that be frighteningly insectiod like . # 3 and the character be flesh out completely make the viewer actually care about them . the acting be impressive as well ( especially the lusciousmaryam dabo ) . # 4 and man be this thing sick . i have to give credit to the director and he get ball . people get rip apart from the inside out by the alien constantly in this flick . not only that and but we get some nasty view of the alien early victim that it be study and plus some gross after the fact corpses . in the end and this be probably one of my favorite tv movie . or movie period . where be this on dvd dammit . it be actually turn into a short lived television series feature the same character and actor and but the cool alien killer be nowhere to be find and thus make it pretty worthless . if it ever show on tv again and watch it . you would not regret it .