Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)

Director:

Mick Garris

Writers (WGA):

David Twohy (written by) and
Mick Garris (written by)

Release Date:

29 April 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Get ready for seconds... they're back!

Plot:

A batch of unhatched critter eggs are mistaken for Easter eggs by the country-folk inhabitants of Grover's Bend and...

Plot Keywords:

Egg | Easter | Flesh Eating | Spit Take | Dog

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Terrence Mann	...	Ug
Don Keith Opper	...	Charlie (as Don Opper)
Cynthia Garris	...	Zanti
Scott Grimes	...	Brad
Al Stevenson	...	Bus Driver
Tom Hodges	...	Wesley
Douglas Rowe	...	Quigley
Liane Alexandra Curtis	...	Megan Morgan (as Liane Curtis)
Lindsay Parker	...	Cindy
Herta Ware	...	Nana
Sam Anderson	...	Mr. Morgan
Lin Shaye	...	Sal
Barry Corbin	...	Harv
Eddie Deezen	...	Hungry Heifer Manager
Frank Birney	...	Reverend Fisher

Also Known As:

Critters 2 (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | UK:15 (original rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:16 | Norway:15 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Goofs:

Continuity: During the close up shot of the dead sheriff in the Easter Bunny costume at the church, you can clearly see the zip of the costume is done up yet in the scene before it was stuck hence how the critters got inside the suit.

Quotes:

Megan Morgan: We need you, Harv. We Need a sheriff.
Harv: Go check the yellow pages.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The House That Freddy Built (2006) (V)

Not quite on par with the first one, but I rather liked it.

Yes the first one was a bit better, but I liked this sequel. The story is nothing new as there are some critter eggs to be found, and apparently get mixed up with some easter eggs so you get killer easter eggs and a scene of the easter bunny being eaten...yikes!!! Then again easter is used so infrequently as a backdrop for a movie so this is a nice little inclusion. The bounty hunters from the first one are on their way back along with Charlie who I have no clue why he is now with the bounty hunters. Follows the same pattern as the first one though on a bit of a larger scale as there are a lot more critters now than in the first one. I do enjoy the one bounty hunter turning into a centerfold model, and there are also many deaths to enjoy as well. The highlight though comes at the end of the movie as the remaining critters gather together and form one lethal ball of fuzz. This is far from being a masterpiece of horror, still it has some good kills some humor and it goes by rather quickly.