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Squirm
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Overview

User Rating:
3.5/10   1,888 votes
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Director:

Jeff Lieberman

Writer:

Jeff Lieberman (writer)

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Release Date:

30 July 1976 (USA) more

Genre:

Horror | Romance more

Tagline:

An avalanche of killer worms...writhing across the land in a tidal wave of terror! more

Plot:

At the beginning of the film, we learn from one of the characters that earthworms can be called to the surface with electricity... more | full synopsis

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Re-introducing Fangoria Slices!
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User Comments:

Good--for what it is more (90 total)


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Additional Details

Runtime:

92 min | USA:93 min (uncut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Port Wentworth, Georgia, USA


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Trivia:

The amount of sea worms used in the film was countless, as the production would order shipments of 250,000 Glycera worms at a time. The production would end up wiping out New England's supply of Glycera fishing worms that year. more

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Geri and Mick are hurrying away in Geri's station wagon - there is a squealing sound made by the tires, but at the same time, a close up of the tires shows they are on dirt/grass. more

Quotes:

Roger Grimes: You gonna be da' worm face! more

Movie Connections:

Featured in AIP: Fast and Furious (1985) (V) more


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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Good--for what it is, 2 June 2004
7/10
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

A vicious storm downs a power line near a very small Georgia town. It (somehow) drives all the worms crazy and turns them into vicious man-eaters! The town is cut off from civilization and the worms attack...

The plot is just silly (flesh-eating WORMS? Come on!) but the film never takes itself TOO seriously. A lot of the dialogue is very tongue in cheek, and there are LOTS of close-ups of screaming worms (news to me--I didn't know worms could scream). So it's really hard to take any of this seriously.

The acting is all pretty bad (even Jean Sullivan the one "name" in the cast) and the plot moves in fits and starts. And it does take a while to really get going. But when the attacks happen things really get going. There are some pretty good, if disgusting, special effects (one VERY disturbing scene shows worms burrowing into a guys FACE) and seeing literally MOUNTAINS of worms squirming around is kind of queasy.

It you take this film literally you're gonna hate it. But if you accept it for the low-budget, slightly campy film it is you'll probably have a fairly good time. Worth seeing at least once for the gruesome special effects.

I saw the PG rated one on cable which (I heard) is one minute shorter than the R rated one. Purportedly all that's missing is some minor nudity (some of which was in the PG one) and some swearing. All the gore is still there.

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