Disturbing Behavior (1998)



In terms of teen horror flicks of the 1990's, you had movies like Scream, The Craft, The Faculty, Urban Legend, & many more that did well whether it was in the theaters or on home video. The funny thing about all those films is that they never got any pressures from the studios.  But there was one film that  suffered badly in terms of studio interference, Disturbing Behavior. Yup, Disturbing Behavior was a victim of studio interference right down from the test screenings to the final release. The original cut of the film was 115 minutes and it had a lot of stuff that was sadly edited out. So MGM had cut out 30 minutes of the film bringing it down to 84 minutes which results in some choppy cuts and a rushed film. Despite those issues, Disturbing Behavior is a good little film, has a decent script which kind of reminds me of the Stepford Wives with it's plot. Acting is decent for the kind of film it is and the pacing is okay despite the edits. Now, after watching the theatrical cut of the film, to me plays out as a rushed film, just trying to get to the point which to be fair, I like when a film is paced properly, but, MGM really messed up here. I had seen a fan edit a few years ago with some of the missing footage and new ending added back into the film which I thought was an improvement over the theatrical. Despite it's flaws, Disturbing Behavior is a good time capsule into the 90's high school scene, but as a horror film, it's a mess.

I'm Jeff Roman.

2 1/2/5

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