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25 September 1987 (USA)
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THEY BREED. THEY HATCH. THEY KILL. Maybe it's just a phase they're going through.
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While working in a greenhouse, a man receives an insect bite after touching an exotic plant. Immediately...
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The name shoulda given it away..
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Cast
(in credits order) | Ivan E. Roth | ... | The Creature |
 | Steve Railsback | ... | Detective Jim Bishop |
 | Gwynyth Walsh | ... | Dr. Rachel Carson |
 | Don Lake | ... | Elliot Jacobs |
| Helen Hughes | ... | Marwella Harbison |
| Sandy Webster | ... | Fred Adams |
| Susan Anspach | ... | Dr. Judith Glass |
 | Bill Lake | ... | Paramedic Elliot Jacobs |
| Peter Van Wart | ... | Oscar |
| Don Ritchie | ... | Orderly #1 |
 | Stuart Stone | ... | Joey |
| Marsha Moreau | ... | Marcy |
| Nathan Adamson | ... | Tyrone |
 | Sarah Polley | ... | Ellen |
| Joy Coghill | ... | Dede Wilkens |
| Cynthia Belliveau | ... | Alice Bradley |
 | John Vernon | ... | Roger Levering |
| Philip Akin | ... | Anthony Rivers |
| Laura Dickson | ... | Desk Nurse #1 |
| Robin Duke | ... | Sandra Baker |
 | Joe Flaherty | ... | George Baker |
| Jane Dingle | ... | Desk Nurse #2 |
 | Dan Lett | ... | Ted Andrews |
 | Michael J. Reynolds | ... | Albert Hooper |
| Michael Caruana | ... | Technician |
| Gina Wilkinson | ... | Nurse Michelle |
| David Clement | ... | Surgeon |
| Ursula Balzer | ... | O.R. Nurse |
| Les Rubie | ... | Rollo Jordan |
| Reg Dreger | ... | Policeman |
| Karen Scanlan | ... | ISO Nurse |
| Ralph Small | ... | Security Guard |
| Harry Booker | ... | Bill Clemmens |
| Jo Bates | ... | Lobby Nurse (as Jo Anne Bates) |
| Walker Boone | ... | Johnson |
| Robert Wilton | ... | Orderly #2 |
| Alan Rosenthal | ... | Dr. Steinberg |
| Ken Quinn | ... | Patient |
Directed by | |||
| William Fruet | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| George Goldsmith | written by | |
| Chris Koseluk | ||
Produced by | |||
| Tom Fox | .... | executive producer | |
| Risa Gertner | .... | associate producer | |
| Sandy Howard | .... | executive producer | |
| Michael Masciarelli | .... | executive producer | |
| Martin Walters | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Patrick Coleman | |||
| Paul Novotny | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Brenton Spencer | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Michael Fruet | |||
Casting by | |||
| Paul Bengston | |||
| David Cohn | |||
| Anne Tait | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Reuben Freed | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Greg Chown | |||
| Brendan Smith | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Gina Kiellerman | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Bruce Barlow | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Cheree Van Dyk | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| John Ryan | .... | production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Barney Bayliss | .... | first assistant art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Barry Gilmore | .... | sound effects editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Don Albon | .... | creature shop staff: Sirius Effects | |
| T. Dow Albon | .... | special effects technician | |
| Beth Hathaway | .... | creature shop staff: Sirius Effects | |
| Michael F. Hoover | .... | creature maker: Sirius Effects | |
| Michael F. Hoover | .... | special effects technician | |
| Makio Kida | .... | creature shop staff: Sirius Effects | |
| Todd Masters | .... | creature maker: Sirius Effects | |
| Steve Neill | .... | creature maker: Sirius Effects | |
| Steve Neill | .... | creature supervisor: Sirius Effects | |
| Steve Patino | .... | creature shop staff: Sirius Effects | |
| Rick Schwartz | .... | creature shop staff: Sirius Effects | |
| Mark Siegel | .... | creature shop staff: Sirius Effects | |
| Mark Williams | .... | creature maker: Sirius Effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Shane Cardwell | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Shane Cardwell | .... | stunts | |
| Dennis Lundin | .... | stunt double | |
| Rob Wilton | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Rob McEwan | .... | still photographer | |
Other crew | |||
| Christine Akrey | .... | assistant script analyst | |
| Jo Bates | .... | production secretary | |
| Susan Haller | .... | script supervisor | |
| Jeffrey Lynn Ward | .... | assistant to the producers | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- International Spectrafilm (1987) (Canada) (theatrical)
- International Spectrafilm (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
- RCA Home Video (video)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (video)
- Winson Video (video)
- Sirius Effects (creature effects)
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Also Known As:
"Insect" - USA (video title)
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96 min
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This low budget sci-fi tries to incorporate so many elements from "Alien", "The Thing", "Arachnophobia", "Mimic" and "Them", it should be called "Blue Ripoff"!
I know, I know... this film pre-dates "Arachnophobia" and "Mimic", but the "mutated insect-out-of-control, rampaging-through-a-decrepit hospital" idea provides little chills, little suspense, and a lot of sympathy for health insurance litigation. The casting was erratic at best (c'mon...Joe Flaherty and Robin Duke of SCTV fame?) and though the pace was fairly quick in the right places, you still had the sense that too much was crammed into too little a film all too late. The name, "Blue Monkey"?? What's with that? Probably a red herring only the writer and director are aware of.