Parts: The Clonus Horror

Parts: The Clonus Horror

Year: 1979

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Director: Robert S. Fiveson

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The only thing they don’t use… is the scream. An escaped clone tries to expose a government plot to clone everyone and make a perfect society.

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In a secluded desert compound called Clonus, clones are bred to be used as replacement parts for the ultra-wealthy, including a soon-to-be president-elect Jeffrey Knight. The facility’s workers keep the clones isolated from the outside world, promising that they will be “accepted” to move to “America” after completing a grueling physical training regime. Once a group of clones is selected to travel to this promised land, they are treated to a farewell party with their fellow clones, a ceremonial send-off that feels like a hollow victory more than a celebration of freedom. The chosen clones are then escorted to a laboratory where they are sedated, stuffed into airtight plastic bags, and stored in freezing conditions to preserve their organs for harvest.

A clone named Richard begins to question his own existence, and his curiosity soon turns to a desperate bid for freedom. He slips away from the security of the compound and disappears into a nearby city, where fate places him in the hands of a retired journalist, Jake Noble, and his wife, Anna Noble. The Noble connections bring Richard face-to-face with the man he is cloned from, Richard Knight, who happens to be the brother of Jeffrey Knight. A tense confrontation unfolds as the three men try to decide what to do with the clone who has invaded their lives, and it becomes clear that the clone’s creation was a secret move by [Jeffrey Knight], a figure who looms large over everyone involved.

Tensions inside the family and within the civil-defense network intensify when a rift opens up between the clone and those who brought him into the world. Richard returns to Clonus, driven by a desperate need to be near his love, Lena. But the path back is brutal. Lena has been lobotomized by the people running the colony, used as bait to trap the clone and recapture him. When the authorities finally seize him, Richard is killed and frozen, a grim reminder of the price people pay for playing god with human life. The organization behind Clonus doubles down on its deception, sending hired enforcers to murder [Richard Knight], his child, and the Nobles, all to prevent any leaks that could expose the operation.

In the chaos that follows, Jeffrey Knight is stabbed through the chest during clashes with his brother, but he surprisingly shows up at a press conference the next day as if nothing had happened. The revelation comes when the tape from the Nobles is finally broadcast to the media, a secret recording that exposes the entire Clonus project to the world. The confrontation leaves the Knight family and the Noble family reeling, caught between ambition, betrayal, and the relentless drive to uncover the truth.

The film closes on a haunting, unforgettable image: the frozen body of the clone, Richard, lying with his chest open in death, and a solitary tear glimmering on his cheek. It’s a stark, chilling acknowledgement of the human cost behind a project built on control and deception, a reminder that even the most advanced scientific efforts can’t erase the mercy and the sorrow that define our humanity. The closing frames linger on the quiet tragedy of a life manufactured for parts, asking audiences to consider what it means to be truly alive when a single decision can erase that life in an instant. The Claustrophobic atmosphere of Clonus, the moral ambiguities of power, and the fragile line between creator and creation stay with you long after the credits roll.

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