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The Killer Shrews ()

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On an isolated island, a small group of people is terrorized by giant voracious shrews during a hurricane.
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Thorne Sherman
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Ann Craigis
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Jerry Farrell
Gordon McLendon ...
Dr. Radford Baines
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Dr. Marlowe Craigis
Judge Henry Dupree ...
'Rook' Griswold
Alfredo de Soto ...
Mario (as Alfredo deSoto)

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Ray Kellogg ... (directed by)

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Jay Simms ... (original story by)
 
Jay Simms ... (screenplay by)

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Ken Curtis ... producer (produced by)
Gordon McLendon ... executive producer (uncredited)

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Harry Bluestone
Emil Cadkin

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Wilfrid M. Cline ... director of photography

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Aaron Stell

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Louise Caldwell

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Corinne Daniel ... makeup artist (as Cornie Daniel)

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Ben Chapman ... production manager

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Louise Caldwell ... art designer (as Louis Caldwell)

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Milton Citron ... sound effects
Earl Snyder ... sound

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Fred Graham ... stunt coordinator (uncredited)

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Harry L. Gianneschi ... camera assistant
Henry A. Kokojan ... camera operator
George Gordon Nogle ... camera operator
William John Ranaldi ... camera assistant

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Harry Bluestone ... music supervisor
Gilbert D. Marchant ... music editor (as Gil Marshand)

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Audrey A. Blasdel ... script supervisor (as Audrey Blasdel)
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Plot Summary

A disparate group is trapped on a remote island by a hurricane. On the island, a doctor works to make humans twice as small as they already are; apparently this will help prevent over-population. Unfortunately, his experiments have also created some giant shrews. As the shrews run out of smaller animals to eat, they move in on the people in the house. Written by Dan Whitehead

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Taglines All that was left after...THE KILLER SHREWS! (Used in conjunction with a woman's pink pump and splattered blood) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Les Musaraignes tueuses (France)
  • Die Nacht der unheimlichen Bestien (Germany)
  • Musarañas asesinas (Spain)
  • The Killer Shrews - Toporagni assassini (Italy)
  • A gyilkos cickányok (Hungary)
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  • 69 min
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Budget $123,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Close-ups of the giant shrews were filmed using hand puppets. The wider shots used dogs made up as the shrews. See more »
Goofs At one point Thorne and Jerry walk past an apparently undamaged rowboat, which would get everyone off the island. When they return to the house they never mention it. This is most likely the same boat they tied to the dock, since it is not there when they are looking for Rook. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Killer Shrews (2014). See more »
Soundtracks Finger of Suspicion 1 See more »
Quotes [while hiding under oil drums, the refugees are attacked by gigantic shrews]
Thorne Sherman: Don't let their head get under! They'll flip us over!
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