The Relic

"They did the unthinkable. They brought it back."

Jan 10 1997 R 1h 50m
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people in a Chicago museum.

Plot

A detective is puzzled after recent spate of deaths involving decapitations. He visits a museum when a new victim is found murdered in the same way. In the museum, he encounters an evolutionary biologist who herself is puzzled after discovering a mutated beetle that possesses both insect and reptilian DNA. The detective finds a common link between the murders, hypothalamus missing from the brains of the victims. Together they both try to defeat a monster/killer who is on a killing spree.

Written by

Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Amy Holden Jones

Directed by

Peter Hyams

Production Countries

Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany

Production Companies

Mutual Film Company, Paramount, Universal Pictures, Toho-Towa, Pacific Western, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Marubeni, BBC, Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG)

Languages

English

Awards

4 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
31,949
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
55
Popularity
NA