Critters 3 (1991)

The tiny fur ball aliens that will eat anything or anyone set their sights on a Los Angeles apartment tower.

Director:

Kristine Peterson

Writers:

Rupert Harvey (story), Barry Opper (story),

Stars:

John Calvin, Aimee Brooks, Christian Cousins

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Calvin	...	Clifford
Aimee Brooks	...	Annie
Christian Cousins	...	Johnny #1
Joseph Cousins	...	Johnny #2
William Dennis Hunt	...	Mr. Briggs
Nina Axelrod	...	Betty Briggs
Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Josh
Don Keith Opper	...	Charlie McFadden (as Don Opper)
Geoffrey Blake	...	Frank Longo
José Luis Valansuela	...	Mario
Diana Bellamy	...	Rosalie
Katherine Cortez	...	Marcia
Frances Bay	...	Mrs. Menges
Bill Zuckert	...	Mr. Menges
Terrence Mann	...	Ug

Storyline

In what appears to be a cross between Critters and The Towering Inferno, the residents of a shoddy L.A. apartment block are chased up to the roof by hoards of the eponymous hairy horrors.

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Plot Keywords:

third part | attic | landlord | flashback | laser | 

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Taglines:

You Are What _They_ Eat

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 January 1992 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Critters 3: You Are What They Eat

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, OH Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Leonardo DiCaprio's feature film debut.

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Goofs

The camper van has a flat and there's a shot of the shredded tire. When they park up in the rest area, the tire is back in one piece on the rim, with no damage visible.

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Quotes

Annie: We rally have to go now.
Josh: Give my regards to Mars.
Charlie: Don't be so quick. You're not as smart as you think you are.

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Crazy Credits

No critters were harmed in the making of this movie.

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Connections

Edited from Critters 2 (1988)

User Reviews

Little sharp-teethed stand up comedians

The DVD-cover suggests that - following two episodes set in the remote Kansas countryside area - the Krites will now be spreading fear and terror in the big city, but the truth is they never get any further than running amok in a ramshackle old apartment building and frightening a handful of its tenants. Part three in the series is an okay time-waster, but very forgettable and obviously lacking the joyous and charming spirit of the first two films. It sometimes seems that, with entering the 1990's, it suddenly became impossible to make cheesy & light-headed horror like they did in the 1980's. Oh well, at least number three is still a dozen times better than the truly awful fourth installment, which was shot back-to-back with this one and takes place in outer space. "Critters 3" particularly marks the further and irreversible descent of the franchise into comical territory. Mainly due to the eccentric design of the monsters – courtesy of the amazing Chiodo Brothers – the series bathes in a light-headed and silly atmosphere, but the two previous films nevertheless found a better balance between the comedy aspects and genuine horror. Here, the little supposedly ravenous and evil creatures almost look like tiny stand up comedians. They giggle non-stop, eat beans and fart, watching cooking programs on TV and entertain themselves with food fights. Meanwhile, a bizarre posse of low-keyed tenants (among them THE Leonardo DiCaprio in his very first long-feature film) attempt to escape the Critter-terror through fleeing to the roof. Why they just don't go out via the front door, I don't know… Don Opper reprises his role as bounty hunter Charlie, and he seems to get more imbecilic with every episode. I don't really feel like mocking DiCaprio's appearance because, in all honesty, he gives a good performance and depicts a likable teenage character.