THE CLEANEST KILL ON EARTH! 💥 Spontaneous Combustion (1989) Sci-Fi Horror
What if the military's most secret anti-radiation experiment didn't protect human lives, but turned them into walking weapons?
Born to parents who survived a top-secret atomic test in a 1955 bunker, David grows up with a permanently high body temperature and an unexplainable birthmark. He thinks he is just an ordinary man, until his 34th birthday—the exact moment a nearby nuclear power plant goes online.
Suddenly, a terrifying chain reaction is triggered. People around David begin to burst into flames from the inside out, killed by a devastating 6,000-degree heat that leaves everything but the human body completely untouched. As the horrific phenomenon known as Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC) spreads, David realizes his entire life has been a carefully monitored lie orchestrated by a powerful billionaire. He is not just a survivor—he is America’s ultimate, cleanest atomic weapon, and he is losing control.
Can David stop the nuclear meltdown inside his own blood, or will he set the entire world on fire?
Director: Tobe Hooper
Writers: Tobe Hooper, Howard Goldberg
Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
🎬 CAST
Brad Dourif — Sam
Cynthia Bain — Lisa Wilcox
Jon Cypher — Dr. Marsh
William Prince — Lew Orlander
Melinda Dillon — Nina
Dey Young — Rachel
Tegan West — Springer
Michael Keys Hall — Dr. Cagney
Dale Dye — General
Dick Butkus — Lt. General
Joe Mays — Dr. Persons
Stacy Edwards — Peggy Bell
Brian Bremer — Brian Bell
Frank Whiteman — Young Orlander
Judy Prescott — Student Director
Judy Behr — School Nurse
Betsy Thomas — Nurse at Hospital
John Landis — Radio Technician
Jaime Alba (as Jamie Alba) — Walter
Mark Roberts — Dr. Simpson
Dick Warlock (as Richard Warlock) — Mr. Fitzpatrick
Judith Jones — Jennifer
William Forward (as Bill Forward) — Scientist
Ron Blair — Maitre 'D
Mimi Wearn — Vicky
Sandy Ignon — Doctor in 50's
Nick Gambella — Student in Theater
Patricia Gallagher Layton — Maid
Barbara Leary — Amy Whitaker
Paul Barresi — Hospital Guard
George 'Buck' Flower — Preacher on Radio
International Titles / Also Known As (AKA)
🎬 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇮🇳 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 🇿🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🌍 — Spontaneous Combustion
🇦🇷 🇪🇸 🇻🇪 — Combustión espontánea
🇧🇷 🇵🇹 — Combustão Espontânea
🇧🇪 — Outbreak
🇧🇷 — Conspiração Atômica
🇧🇬 — Самозапалване
🇨🇦 — Combustion Spontanée
🇫🇮 — Polttava kuolema
🇫🇷 — Spontaneous Combustion, le feu de l'au-delà
🇬🇷 — Amesi exontosi
🇮🇹 — I figli del fuoco
🇯🇵 — スポンティニアス・コンバッション 人体自然発火
🇲🇽 — Toque de muerte
🇳🇴 — Nevada eksperimentet
🇵🇱 — Samozapłon
🇵🇱 — Śmierć w ogniu
🇷🇸 — Spontano sagorevanje
☭ — Спонтанное возгорание
🇸🇪 — Eldmärkt
🇩🇪 — Fire Syndrome