Hidden, The (1987, USA) C-97m. *** D: Jack Sholder. Starring Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian, Clarence Felder, Clu Gulager. Intelligent sci-fi thriller combines ideas from ALIEN (1979) and THE TERMINATOR (1984): A slug-like alien is moving from human to human (orally!), making the body invulnerable. Cop Nouri is baffled when he gets a new serial killer every day. His new partner, FBI agent MacLachlan knows more about the deadly organism. Well-paced, well-made horror has become a cult favorite. Written by Jim Kouf (as Bob Hunt). Followed by a sequel in 1994.