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Critters (1986)

PG_13 82 min  -  Action | Comedy | Horror  -   11 April 1986 (USA)
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A race of small, furry aliens make lunch out of the locals in a farming town.

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writers:

Domonic Muir (story), Domonic Muir (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dee Wallace ...
Helen Brown (as Dee Wallace Stone)
M. Emmet Walsh ...
Billy Green Bush ...
Jay Brown
Scott Grimes ...
Nadine Van der Velde Nadine Van der Velde ...
April Brown (as Nadine Van Der Velde)
Don Keith Opper ...
Charlie McFadden (as Don Opper)
Billy Zane ...
Steve Elliot
Ethan Phillips ...
Jeff Barnes
Terrence Mann ...
Johnny Steele / Ug
Jeremy Lawrence ...
Reverend Miller
Lin Shaye ...
Michael Lee Gogin Michael Lee Gogin ...
Warden Zanti
Art Frankel ...
Ed
Douglas Koth Douglas Koth ...
Bowler #1
Montrose Hagins Montrose Hagins ...
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Storyline

A massive ball of furry creatures from another world eat their way through a small mid-western town followed by intergalactic bounty hunters opposed only by militant townspeople. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>  

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Hora das Criaturas See more »

Filming Locations:

Kansas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,618,800 (USA) (13 April 1986) (540 Screens)

Gross:

$13,167,232 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Body count: a cow, 2 humans and several chickens. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: During the scene which Ug transforms into Johnny Steele, you can see that when Ug reaches over to insert the "Earth Disc" prior to the transformation sequence that he is in human form already. See more »

Quotes

Charlie McFadden: Call the Army! They're here.
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Connections

Referenced in "What's New, Scooby-Doo?: E-Scream (#3.13)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"No Turning Back"
Written by Che Zuro (as Ché Zuro)
Produced by Paul Ray and Che Zuro (as Ché Zuro) See more »