The Nest (1988)

Horrifying shocker as a biological experiment goes haywire when meat-eating mutant roaches invade an island community, terrorizing a peaceful New England fishing village and hideously ... See full summary »

Director:

Terence H. Winkless

Writers:

Eli Cantor (novel), Robert King

Stars:

Robert Lansing, Lisa Langlois, Franc Luz

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Lansing	...	Elias Johnson
Lisa Langlois	...	Elizabeth Johnson
Franc Luz	...	Richard Tarbell
Terri Treas	...	Dr. Morgan Hubbard
Stephen Davies	...	Homer
Diana Bellamy	...	Mrs. Pennington
Jack Collins	...	Shakey Jake
Nancy Morgan	...	Lillian
Jeff Winkless	...	Church
Steve Tannen	...	Mr. Perkins
Heidi Helmer	...	Jenny
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Karen A. Smythe	...	Diner

Storyline

Horrifying shocker as a biological experiment goes haywire when meat-eating mutant roaches invade an island community, terrorizing a peaceful New England fishing village and hideously butchering its citizens.

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Plot Keywords:

mutant | experiment | bare chested male | nature run amok | swarm | 

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Taglines:

The terror has hatched.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

A fészek

Filming Locations:

Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Concorde Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[examining a mutilated piece of meat]
Richard Tarbell: Could roaches do that?
Homer: Yeah, if they had a knife and fork.

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Connections

Referenced in Mimic (1997)

User Reviews

My favorite killer-mutant-cockroach movie ever!

This flick is the Ultimate in Mutant Cockroach Terror! I love this one! Easily one of the best Roger Corman productions from the 80's! Sure it has a cheesy 80's synthesizer-score and displays ditto wardrobe and hairdos. But it also has a decent plot, well-drawn-out characters and... great gross gore effects! It follows the rules of a creature feature by the book, and the film benefits a lot from it. The puppetry and 'animatronics' might be rather static (not very lively), but the creature design is rather great and the 'mayor-roach' transformation scene is major fun to watch! There's also a 'cat-roach' in it, and just wait until you (briefly) see the final 'Über-mutant-roach' (which for some reason always reminds me of the final creature we get to see in John Carpenters "The Thing")! If you like all the afore-mentioned ingredients, then seek this baby out and have fun with it.