Creature (2011)

In the back country of Louisiana, a group of friends unearth a terrible secret that unleashes a monster from the depths of the swamp.

Director:

Fred Andrews

Writers:

Fred Andrews, Tracy Morse

Stars:

Mehcad Brooks, Serinda Swan, Dillon Casey

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mehcad Brooks	...	Niles
Serinda Swan	...	Emily
Dillon Casey	...	Oscar
Lauren Schneider	...	Karen Parker
Aaron Hill	...	Randy Parker
Amanda Fuller	...	Beth
Wayne Pére	...	Bud
David Jensen	...	Jimmy
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Grover
Daniel Bernhardt	...	Grimley Boutine / Lockjaw
Sid Haig	...	Chopper
Rebekah Kennedy	...	Caroline Boutine
Jennifer Lynn Warren	...	Ophelia
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
D'Arcy Allen	...	Villager
Ilya Krueger	...	Villager

Storyline

In the back country of Louisiana, a group of friends unearth a terrible secret that unleashes a monster from the depths of the swamp.

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Plot Keywords:

swamp | louisiana | violence | hand job | full frontal female nudity | 

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Taglines:

It Feeds On You

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence and grisly images, some sexual content, graphic nudity, language and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le Monstre du Marais

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$327,000 (USA) (9 September 2011)

Gross:

$327,000 (USA) (9 September 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bubble Factory, The, Lockjaw Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Earned only $327,000 in its 1,507-theater opening weekend, setting the record of the worst opening weekend in more than 1,500 theaters, and its $217 per-theater average was the second worst for a wide release (behind only Proud American's $128 average).

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Goofs

During the opening swimming sequence the lady has a black bracelet that changes from right wrist, to left wrist, back to right wrist at least once.

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: Alex Trebek in Actual Jeopardy (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Take Me Down to the River, Lord"
Written and Performed by Daniel Heltzer and Janette Sue Robertson

User Reviews

For a fan of the cheesy Sci-Fy channel movies I was disappointed. Very cheesy but tried to be serious. Didn't work. I say C+

"What if it happens to be our kin? What if that old fool was right?" Six friends leave for a week of fun in New Orleans when a stop at a local gas station introduces them to the legend of Grimley, a local half-man/half-alligator killer bent on revenge. They decide the best way to enjoy themselves is to venture into the swamp and see if it's real. Tell me you don't want to watch that. I have to admit that I am a sucker for these over the top cheesy killer creature movies. The gold standard to me is a tie between "Piranah" & "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus." Those are fun to watch because they are really cheesy but they know it so they go for the comedy side too. That makes them so much fun to watch. This one had the low-budget cheesy stuff that I was looking for, but it felt like they tried to compensate by making the rest of it as serious as they could. The acting was so bad though that it didn't come off like they wanted. It became a movie that thought it was more serious then it was. Still fun to watch, but not one of the better of this genre. Overall, I was hoping for more comedy to go with the cheese. I give it a C+.