Slither (2006)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

James Gunn

Writer (WGA):

James Gunn (written by)

Release Date:

31 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Horror Has a New Face

Plot:

A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Town | Small Town | Slug | B Movie

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Don Thompson	...	Wally
Nathan Fillion	...	Bill Pardy
Gregg Henry	...	Jack MacReady
Xantha Radley	...	Uptight Mom
Elizabeth Banks	...	Starla Grant
Tania Saulnier	...	Kylie Strutemyer
Dustin Milligan	...	Drawing Boy
Michael Rooker	...	Grant Grant
Haig Sutherland	...	Trevor
Jennifer Copping	...	Margaret
Zak Ludwig	...	Gina Kid
Kathryn Kirkpatrick	...	Karaoke Woman
Brenda James	...	Brenda Gutierrez
Lorena Gale	...	Janene
Bart Anderson	...	Butcher

Also Known As:

Incisions (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, and language.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Australia:MA | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | Singapore:R21 | Germany:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 | Sweden:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Japan:R-15 | USA:R (certificate #41864) | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Gold Circle Films

Trivia:

DIRECTOR CAMEO (James Gunn): as another teacher at Starla's school

Goofs:

Continuity: When Bill and Kylie flee her house and get into the police car, a zombie vomits acid on Bill's driver side window. In subsequent shots the window is clean.

Quotes:

Brenda Gutierrez: [Brenda has become a giant pregnant stomach] Something's wrong with me.

Movie Connections:

References Men in Black (1997)

Soundtrack:

The Crying Game

Great Sci-Fi Horror Comedy

I would highly recommend this to anybody who thinks 'Sci-Fi Horror Comedy' is good fun. This movie contained elements from some of my favorite movies: The Blob, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Night of the Living Dead, and a little bit of The Thing. The plot has a slow build but never fails to lose your interest. Every time you think you know what's going on the script moves in a new direction until you arrive at the truly bizarre climax. The acting is a little weak from the star (Elizabeth Banks) but the rest of the cast is pretty solid and any Joss Whedon fans will recognize the Firefly captain Reynolds in a great role as the sheriff. The special effects work well without being flashy or huge-budget and some of the gross-out scenes are as stomach-churning as you could hope for. Throw in gratuitous profanity, one-liners, and redneck hicks, and you've got the perfect recipe for an alien-zombie-romance-comedy classic. A bit of the bonus for the guys-- there is a chance your girlfriends will like this one too thanks to a well-executed underlying theme of love conquering all. But they better not mind some horrific violence along the way. As a general fan of any kind of horror-comedy, I can't help but give Slither an A+.