- Country: Canada, USA
- Genres: Crime, Horror, Mystery
- Release: 1995-10-24
- Director: Victor Salva
- Writers: Victor Salva
- Language: English
- Stars: Eric Roberts (I) , Lance Henriksen , Brion James , Frank Novak , William A. Temple , Earl Theroux , Lila Garrett , Eloy Casados , Eliza Roberts , Hollace Colburn
- Runtime: 91 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Bad Company (Italy) , Bad Heat - Highway des Todes (Germany) , Παράξενοι ταξιδιώτες (Greece) , Nature of the Beast (United States of America) , Paraxenoi taxidiotes (Greece) , The Nature of the Beast , Природа зверя (Russian Federation) , Bad Company: Maus Companheiros (Brazil) , Le passager (Canada) , Vaarallista seuraa (Finland) , Złe towarzystwo (Poland) , Má Companhia (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Întruchiparea raului (Romania) , Bad Company , Una sombra en la carretera (Spain) , Hatchet Man (United Kingdom) , A vadak útján (Hungary) , Sombra en la carretera (Spain) , Bad Company (France, French Republic)
- Plot: Jack meets Adrian out in Nevada. Adrian latches on to Jack, and won't go away. Jack tries to lose Adrian, but Adrian informs Jack not to mess with him, or he'll call the police because he knows Jack's secret. In the meantime, the car radio keeps blaring news reports of a serial killer in the area called "The Hatchet Man", as well as a theft of a huge sum of money from a local casino. Jack is concealing a briefcase, and wherever he and Adrian go, "The Hatchet Man" seems to strike within the vicinity!
- IMDB:tt0113939
The Nature of the Beast Cast · · · ALL
Victor Salva
Director
Lance Henriksen
Jack Powell
Eric Roberts
(I)
Adrian (Dusty)
Brion James
Sheriff Gordon
Frank Novak
Manfred
Sasha Jenson
Gerald
Ana Gabriel
Dahlia
Virgil Frye
Gas Station Attendant
Ava Lazar
Blue
Lin Shaye
Carol Powell
Phil Fondacaro
Harliss
Eliza Roberts
Patsy
Bob May