Cronos is a 1993 Mexican horror film written and directed by director Guillermo del Toro, starring veteran Argentine actor Federico Luppi and American actor Ron Perlman, the first of several films on which del Toro, Luppi and Perlman have collaborated.
An old antique dealer, Jesús Gris, finds a 450 year old mechanical device in the base of a statue. After winding the ornate, golden, scarab-shaped device, it suddenly exudes spider-like "legs" that...
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Cronos is a 1993 Mexican horror film written and directed by director Guillermo del Toro, starring veteran Argentine actor Federico Luppi and American actor Ron Perlman, the first of several films on which del Toro, Luppi and Perlman have collaborated.
An old antique dealer, Jesús Gris, finds a 450 year old mechanical device in the base of a statue. After winding the ornate, golden, scarab-shaped device, it suddenly exudes spider-like "legs" that grip him tightly and insert a needle into his skin which injects him with an unidentified solution.
The viewer later sees that a living insect is entombed within the device and is meshed with the internal clockwork. This insect produces the solution. However, Gris is unaware of these details.
Eventually, he discovers that his health and vigor are returning in abundance, as is his youth. His skin loses its wrinkles, his hair thickens and his sexual appetite increases. Unfortunately, he also develops a thirst for blood. This at first disgusts...
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