Grabbers (2012)

When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive.

Director:

Jon Wright

Writer:

Kevin Lehane

Stars:

Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey

4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Coyle	...	Garda Ciarán O'Shea
Ruth Bradley	...	Garda Lisa Nolan
Russell Tovey	...	Dr. Adam Smith
Lalor Roddy	...	Paddy Barrett
David Pearse	...	Brian Maher
Bronagh Gallagher	...	Una Maher
Pascal Scott	...	Dr. Jim Gleeson
Clelia Murphy	...	Irene Murphy
Louis Dempsey	...	Tadhg Murphy
Micheál O'Gruagain	...	Father Potts
Ned Dennehy	...	Declan Cooney
Stuart Graham	...	Skipper
Killian Coyle	...	Deckhand Greg
Michael Hough	...	First Mate Roy
Jonathan Ryan	...	Sergeant Kenefick

Storyline

When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

island | ireland | drunk | remote island | one word title | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official Twitter

Country:

UK Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 2012 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Csáposok

Filming Locations:

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Forward Films, High Treason Productions, Irish Film Board

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While writer Kevin Lehane was backpacking across the world and being bit by mosquitoes, he heard the urban legend that eating Marmite (a vitamin B rich yeast spread) prevents mosquito bites. Hearing that he wondered whether mosquitoes also got hungover from drunk people's blood. The thought stayed with him until he returned home and wrote the script for Grabbers based on the premise 'get drunk to survive'.

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Quotes

Garda Lisa Nolan: It's the quiet places where all the mad shit happens.

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Connections

Features Night of the Living Dead (1968)

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Soundtracks

"Whiskey in the Jar"
Written by Dermot Crehan, Clive Carroll, Luke Daniel & Mick Sands
Performed by Dermot Crehan, Clive Carroll, Luke Daniel & Mick Sands

User Reviews

Surprising well made low budget with great Irish humour like a Waking Ned with Monsters

Being Irish myself I'm obviously biased and Irish horror doesn't happen that often. However Grabbers was great fun and managed to not only encompass Irish character and humour in it, it also pulled it off with a good cast and surprisingly good CGI. Based on a remote Island that suffers a minor invasion from something strange the shenanigans of the locals are compounded by the fact that alcohol and being drunk seems to be a good first line of defense. Some real laugh out loud moments nice Irish scenery and a decent cast including some recogniseable faces. A nice light hearted horror/comedy gem. Also good to see a comedy movie that doesn't include the overkill toilet humour involved in so many American made films. Disclaimer: Although there may have been toilets in this movie somewhere.