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6 April 1962 (West Germany) moreTagline:
All that was left after...THE KILLER SHREWS! (Used in conjunction with a woman's pink pump and splattered blood) morePlot:
On an isolated island, a small group of people is terrorised by giant, voracious shrews in the midst of a hurricane. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
James Best is the bright spot of this classic B-movie moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| James Best | ... | Thorne Sherman | |
| Ingrid Goude | ... | Ann Craigis | |
| Ken Curtis | ... | Jerry Farrell | |
| Gordon McLendon | ... | Dr. Radford Baines | |
| Baruch Lumet | ... | Dr. Marlowe Craigis | |
| Judge Henry Dupree | ... | 'Rook' Griswold (as J. H. 'Judge' Dupree) | |
| Alfredo DeSoto | ... | Mario |
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | UK:PG (video rating) (1996) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #19311)Fun Stuff
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This low budget feature is still regarded as one of the most successful "regional films." Unlike other regional films, it not only received national distribution, it also had some foreign sales. moreGoofs:
Plot holes: At one point Thorne and Jerry walk past an apparently undamaged rowboat, which would get everyone off the island. When they return to the house they never mention it. moreFAQ
How did the killer shrews get loose on the island?Who survives and who becomes shrew food?
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Okay, it's a bad movie. Laughably bad. Hideously bad. MST3K bad (and they DID, too...). It's the kind of bad that makes you wonder just what color of shoe polish the producer was drinking when he agreed to buy it. It's also LOADS of fun. I highly recommend anyone who likes campy old flicks to pick this up for the laughable screenplay. The characters aren't bad; in fact, they're the bright spot of the movie, more or less wasted on a sad production. The acting really wasn't too bad in this film, nor were the characterizations, themselves. James Best, as Captain Thorne Sherman (que macho, eh?), stands out as the best-acted of the troupe in his role as the freelance boat captain stranded on the island by a hurricane, and forced to rally the few inhabitants against the menace of the shrews. I'm not going to kid you; against, say, 'Citizen Kane' or 'The General', this movie won't even RATE. But in the annals of B-grade or worse thrillers, this is definitely a must-see.