THE HIDDEN is an '80s movie like many '80s movies in that it's super tropey, kinda gross, full of zany practical effects, and sloppily aimed at the conservativism of the age. Its twists on the burgeoning action/horror genre include some progressive(???) gender politics, a direct indictment of the American political schema (in which a white male need only say "I want to be president" to become president), and a rumination self-actualization under a capitalist dystopia. You're in Reagan's world now, baby. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters.
