The Creeps (1997)

Director:

Charles Band

Writer:

Benjamin Carr (writer)

Release Date:

16 December 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi | Horror

Tagline:

Undersized. Undead. And angry.

Plot:

Mad scientist brings Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and Frankenstein's Monster to life... but there's a problem and they end up three feet tall.

Plot Keywords:

Dracula | Mummy | Frankenstein's Monster | Vampire | Dwarf

Cast

Rhonda Griffin	...	Anna Quarrels
Justin Lauer	...	David Raleigh
Bill Moynihan	...	Winston Berber
Kristin Norton	...	Miss Christina
Jon Simanton	...	Wolfman
Joe Smith	...	Mummy
Thomas Wellington	...	Frankenstein's Monster
Phil Fondacaro	...	Dracula
J.W. Perra	...	Video Store Customer
Andrea Harper	...	Stella, Video Store Clerk (as Andrea Squibb)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:PG-13

Company:

Full Moon Pictures

Trivia:

Filmed in Genuine Field-Sequential 3D: The movie was shot in 35mm using Chris Condon Stereovision lenses. These lenses utilize a 3-D filming technique called "over and under." During filming, a normal 35mm film frame is exposed by two lenses (one for each eye view) instead of one. The top half of the film frame is exposed by one lens and the bottom half of the frame by the other lens. Hence, the name "over and under."

Movie Connections:

References Ging chaat goo si 4: Ji gaan daan yam mo (1996)

Politically incorrect gem

One of the best of the low budget Horror genre, this film proves that making good movies has to do with good acting and direction, NOT money. It's actually a spoof of horror movies, combining Dracula, Frankenstein, and other classic monster characters into one story, and portraying them all (rather unfashionably) with midgets.

The story centers around an ancient mystical book, the librarian who is in charge of protecting it, and the goofy scientist who wants to steal it in order to bring evil into the world. There are lots of fun scenes and lines in the movie, a testimony to the good writing.

In one of the more amusing sequences, the librarian's pushy, blonde, amazonian boss gets her just desserts and is mistakenly kidnapped by the midgets. It's a delicious blend of comedy and horror as the big, mean woman is tied to an altar, stripped naked and, finally, offered up as a human sacrifice by the little fiends.

Will the librarian and her boyfriend meet a similar death at the hands of the tiny monsters? You should really rent the movie and find out! I recommend it.