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Corn grain contaminated with steroids produces large rats the size of small dogs who begin feeding on the residents of Toronto. Paul, a college basketball coach, teams up with Kelly, a local health inspector, to uncover the source of the mysterious rat attacks and they eventually try to prevent the opening of a new subway line as well as find the mutant rats nest quickly, or there will be a huge massacre of the entire city!
Corn grain contaminated with steroids produces large rats the size of small dogs who begin feeding on the residents of Toronto. Paul, a college basketball coach, teams up with Kelly, a local health inspector, to uncover the source of the mysterious rat attacks and they eventually try to prevent the opening of a new subway line as well as find the mutant rats nest quickly, or there will be a huge massacre of the entire city!
The film primarily functions as a creature feature, focusing on the horror and survival aspects of a city under siege by mutated rats. It does not explicitly promote or critique any specific political ideology, instead centering on the universal struggle against an overwhelming biological threat.
The movie features a predominantly white cast, consistent with its era, and does not include intentional race or gender swaps for traditional roles. Its narrative centers on a horror premise, portraying traditional identities in neutral or positive ways without incorporating explicit DEI themes.
The character George White, a male council official in James Herbert's novel "The Rats," is portrayed as a female health inspector in the film "Deadly Eyes." This constitutes a gender swap for a named, plot-relevant character.
Deadly Eyes is a horror film centered on a rat infestation. The narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, storylines, or themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Deadly Eyes (1982) is an original horror film, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic. All characters were created for this specific film, meaning there are no pre-established characters whose race could have been altered.
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