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The Relic

A homicide detective and an anthropologist try to destroy a South American lizard-like god, who's on a people eating rampage in a Chicago museum.

A detective is puzzled after recent spate of deaths involving decapitations. He visits a museum when a new victim is found murdered in the same way. In the museum, he encounters an evolutionary biologist who herself is puzzled after discovering a mutated beetle that possesses both insect and reptilian DNA. The detective finds a common link between the murders, hypothalamus missing from the brains of the victims. Together they both try to defeat a monster/killer who is on a killing spree.

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Info about The Relic

Studio(s): Mutual Film Company, Paramount Pictures

Originally Released: United States, Jan 10, 1997

Production Countries: Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, United States

Box Office Gross: $48,024,912.00

Budget: $40,000,000.00

Genres:Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller