Misbegotten

For the television episodes, see Misbegotten (Dead Zone) and Misbegotten (Stargate Atlantis).

Misbegotten is a 1997^[1] film directed by Mark L. Lester. It was one of Lester's favourite films in part because he admired the writing of Larry Cohen.^[2]

Misbegotten
Directed by	Mark L. Lester
Written by	Larry Cohen
Based on	Misbegotten by James Gabriel Berman
Starring	Kevin Dillon Nick Mancuso Lysette Anthony
Cinematography	Mark Irwin
Edited by	David Berlatsky
Music by	Paul Zaza
Production companies	Cinépix Film Properties American World Pictures
Distributed by	Cinépix Film Properties Trimark Home Video
Release date	June 1, 1998 (1998-06-01)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot summary

A killer who is obsessed with fathering a child, but has troubles with relationships with women, becomes a father via artificial insemination. He then tracks the mother down and terrorizes her and her husband.

Cast

• Kevin Dillon as Billy Crapshoot
• Nick Mancuso as Paul Bourke
• Lysette Anthony as Caitlan Bourke
• Mark Holden as Captain

Production

Filming occurred during mid-1997 in Britannia Beach, British Columbia.^[3][4]

Rating

The film was rated R when released.^[5]

Reception

The film received generally poor reviews, with TVguide.com giving it only one and a half stars.^[6]