Critters 3 (1991)

Director:

Kristine Peterson

Writers (WGA):

Rupert Harvey (story) &
Barry Opper (story) ...
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Release Date:

24 January 1992 (Turkey)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

You Are What _They_ Eat

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Third Part | Attic | Landlord | Flashback | Laser

Cast

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Billy Green Bush	...	Jay Brown (archive footage)
Scott Grimes	...	Brad Brown (archive footage)
David Ursin	...	Sheriff Corwin (archive footage)
Nadine Van der Velde	...	April Brown (archive footage)
Dee Wallace	...	Helen Brown (archive footage)

Directed by
Kristine Peterson

Writing credits (WGA)
Rupert Harvey		(story) &
Barry Opper		(story)
David J. Schow		(screenplay)

Produced by
Rupert Harvey	....	producer
Barry Opper	....	producer
Mark Ordesky	....	associate producer

Original Music by
David C. Williams

Cinematography by
Thomas L. Callaway

Film Editing by
Terry Stokes

Casting by
Nina Axelrod

Production Design by
Philip Dean Foreman

Art Direction by
Jeff Wallace		(as Jeff A. Wallace)

Set Decoration by
Linette Forbes Shorr

Costume Design by
Jami Burrows

Makeup Department
Robin Bissiri	....	hair stylist
Barrie Buckner	....	makeup artist
Christina Criswell	....	assistant makeup artist
Suzanne Parker Sanders	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Evan Edelist	....	post-production supervisor
Deborah Moore	....	executive in charge of production
David Witz	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dan Bradley	....	second unit director
Melitta Fitzer	....	second unit director
Stuart B. Hagen	....	second assistant director
Barry Opper	....	critter unit director
Romney Pearl	....	second assistant director
John E. Vohlers	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Carol Banker	....	art department coordinator (as Carol Jean Banker)
Tony Bonaventura	....	property master
Thomas Cooper	....	property master/special props fabricator
Bryan Corbett	....	propmaker
Ron Ervin	....	carpenter
Patricia Garrity	....	set dresser
Peter Mitchell	....	storyboard artist
Tom O'Brien	....	construction coordinator
Alejandro Patino	....	construction foreman
Peter Mitchell Rubin	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Tony Berkeley	....	adr editor
Brad Blake	....	supervising sound editor
Harry Cohen	....	digital sound designer
Marc Fishman	....	sound effects editor
William Freesh	....	sound re-recording mixer
José Antonio García	....	production sound mixer
Brian Geer	....	foley mixer
Lewis Goldstein	....	dialogue editor
Ossama Khuluki	....	foley artist
Ann Scibelli	....	sound effects editor
Tony Sereno	....	sound re-recording assistant
Ken Teaney	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Vaughn	....	foley mixer

Special Effects by
Jason Bakutis	....	puppeteer
Frank Ceglia	....	special effects
Steve Fink	....	special effects makeup
Paul Haines	....	special effects assistant
Jarn Heil	....	special effects technician
Dean Mercil	....	special effects technician
Paul Salamoff	....	special effects makeup
Tom Williamson	....	animatronics

Visual Effects by
Amy Pawlowski	....	visual effects editor

Stunts
Dan Bradley	....	stunt coordinator
Keith Campbell	....	stunts
Scott Alan Cook	....	stunts
Ray Lykins	....	stunts
Melodee Spevack	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Aaron	....	still photographer
Waide R. Allen	....	key grip
Giles Dunning	....	still photographer
Dave Footman	....	best boy grip
Greg Kidd	....	second assistant camera
Vojislav Mikulic	....	director of photography: second unit
James Lawrence Spencer	....	director of photography: critter unit
James Lawrence Spencer	....	gaffer
Wayne Trimble	....	first assistant camera
David Watson	....	best boy electric

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gabrielle Spanswick	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Amy L. Crandall	....	assistant editor
Thalia Harithas	....	post-production coordinator (as Terri Harithas)
Pamela Hilse	....	post-production administrator
Marnie Pope	....	associate editor

Transportation Department
Mark A. Melillo	....	transportation captain
John Ornstein	....	transportation coordinator
Howard Rutman	....	transportation captain
John F. Teeple	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Dawn C. Dreiling	....	script supervisor
Elizabeth Ervin	....	production coordinator
Christy Fiero	....	assistant accountant (as Christy Susskind)
Del Harvey	....	production assistant
Julia Kohlas	....	script supervisor
Kelly A. Snyder	....	location manager (as Kelly Snyder)
Keith Yeager	....	production assistant
Julia Zane	....	production accountant (as Julia Guild)

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema
• OH Films

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sidéral Films (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• McEntertainment S.A. (199?) (Spain) (theatrical)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2003) (UK) (TV) (BBC1)
• CNR Film & Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• CNR Video (199?) (Belgium) (VHS)
• Entertainment in Video (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• New Line Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• New Line Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (199?) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chiodo Brothers Productions  critters creation
• Cinelease  grip and electric equipment
• Encore Video  dailies video transfer
• Epix Systems  editing equipment
• Hollywood Optical Systems  titles and opticals
• Magic Film Works  negative cutting
• On Location Catering  catering
• Shawn's Catering  catering
• Star Casting Service  extras casting

Also Known As:

"Critters 3: You Are What They Eat" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2005) | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:16 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Terrence Mann's appearance as Ug is credited in the movie's end credits before he has even appeared in the movie. He only makes a short appearance in a scene running during the end credits, which ties the actions of this movie with the sequel Critters 4 (1992).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Charlie relates his Critter history to Annie and Josh, he says it all started in 1984. Yet Mr. Menges' tabloid newspapers (and the release date of the first film) would indicate the first attack was in 1986.

Quotes:

Marcia:You know if we can make it to the roof, I can get to the junction box outside, tie into the phone lines, call for help.
Josh:You can do that?
Marcia:Hey, I can do anything. I work for the phone company.

Movie Connections:

References "Gilligan's Island" (1964)

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.