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escape and begin wreaking havoc. While one of the other babies attacks Eugene in the pool, the Scott baby corners Jody with intentions unclear until Frank arrives to defuse the situation. Frank discovers a homing device placed in Jody's purse by her mother before taking the baby to safety. On his way in the woods, Frank is stopped by a night watchman, whose flashlight spooks the previously calm baby, and it attacks and kills Frank in an attempt to escape.
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who are being born around the country. They are convinced when they are met by
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gave the film 3 stars out of 5, reading: "Once again Cohen uses his outrageous premise to explore with insight the fabric of
American family life, power structures, and social mores--addressing such topics as corporate abuse of the public trust, abortion, and government omnipotence."
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praised the performances in the film, called the action sequences "sometimes superb," but writing that "the film's ideas, notably the suggestion that the mutants may be nature's answer to the problem of survival in a polluted world, are never really developed." A review published by
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calms a frightened Eugene as the baby only came to be a part of the family, just as Frank had said. Mallory enters with the intent to kill the baby, but it attacks him first, forcing Eugene to shoot it to save
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Frederic Forrest and Kathleen Lloyd to build up suspense for the growling, slashing attacks by the terrible tykes."
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