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The Killer Shrews (1959)

69 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi  -   6 April 1962 (West Germany)
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On an isolated island, a small group of people are terrorized by giant voracious shrews in the midst of a hurricane.

Director:

Ray Kellogg

Writers:

Jay Simms (story), Jay Simms (screenplay)

Stars:

James Best, Ingrid Goude and Ken Curtis
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Ingrid Goude Ingrid Goude ...
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Storyline

A disparate group are trapped on a remote island by a hurricane. On the island, a doctor works to make humans twice as small as we already are. This, apparently, will help prevent over population. Unfortunately, his experiments have also created some giant shrews. As the shrews run out of smaller animals to eat, they move in on the people in the house. Written by Dan Whitehead <dan@idg.co.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Shrew | Hurricane | Remote Island | Boat Captain | Sidekick  | See more »

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All that was left after...THE KILLER SHREWS! (Used in conjunction with a woman's pink pump and splattered blood) See more »

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

(West Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

The Attack of the Killer Shrews See more »

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$123,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,000,000 (USA)
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Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures Corporation (II) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

For its Germany release the film was titled Die Nacht der unheimlichen Bestien, which means "The Night of the Uncanny Beast." See more »

Goofs

Continuity: (At 15:00) A shot shows "Rook" rowing his boat to shore accompanied by the sound of the approaching howling hurricane yet the water is absolutely calm. See more »

Quotes

Ann Craigis: You're a strange man, Thorne. I never met anyone like you. You seem so disinterested in everything. Aren't you the least bit curious? Don't you wonder about the unusual things around here? The guns. The fence. The shattered windows. My accent. Anything?
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Spoofed in Dead End (1985) See more »