A group of troubled teenagers are led by social workers on a California wilderness retreat, not knowing that the woods they are camping in have become infested by mutated, blood-sucking ticks.
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Cast
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| Rosalind Allen | ... | Holly Lambert | |
| Ami Dolenz | ... | Dee Dee Davenport | |
| Seth Green | ... | Tyler Burns | |
| Virginya Keehne | ... | Melissa Danson | |
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Ray Oriel | ... | Rome Hernandez |
| Alfonso Ribeiro | ... | Darrel 'Panic' Lumley | |
| Peter Scolari | ... | Charles Danson | |
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Dina Dayrit | ... | Kelly Mishimoto |
| Michael Medeiros | ... | Jerry | |
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Barry Lynch | ... | Sir |
| Clint Howard | ... | Jarvis Tanner | |
| Rance Howard | ... | Sheriff Parker | |
| Timothy Landfield | ... | Mr. Burns | |
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Judy Jean Berns | ... | Dr. Kates |
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J.D. Stone | ... | Young Tyler |
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Problem teens in Los Angeles join an inner-city wilderness project in and attempt to get back in touch with life's priorities, led by do-gooders Holly and Charles. When they get to the campsite, they begin having problems adjusting to the wild life, particularly local marijuana growers using herbal steroids to accelerate plant growth, and the mutated ticks that the leaky steroid system has created. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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They'll make your skin crawl. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for sci-fi gore and violence, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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18 February 1994 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
Infested See more »Filming Locations:
Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA See more »Edit
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$2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Tyler: [Mr. Burns drops off his son Tyler at the designated pick-up stop] Dad, please don't make me do this.
Mr. Burns: Tyler, it's for your own good. I checked out this program. Miss Lambert's helped a lot of kids. I... I think she can help you, too. Okay? Tyler?
Mr. Burns: [Tyler gets out of the truck looking back] I'm doing this because I want you to get better.
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Written by Steve Plunkett & Lara Cody
Performed by Vicki Moss
Courtesy of All Nations Music/Music of the World
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After filming wrapped in Big Bear, California, Seth Green and Ami Dolenz bonded by driving home together. See more »Goofs
Despite the movie's subtitle, ticks aren't insects. They're arachnids, more closely related to spiders and scorpions. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Tyler: [Mr. Burns drops off his son Tyler at the designated pick-up stop] Dad, please don't make me do this.
Mr. Burns: Tyler, it's for your own good. I checked out this program. Miss Lambert's helped a lot of kids. I... I think she can help you, too. Okay? Tyler?
Mr. Burns: [Tyler gets out of the truck looking back] I'm doing this because I want you to get better.
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Touch Me Where My HeartbeatsWritten by Steve Plunkett & Lara Cody
Performed by Vicki Moss
Courtesy of All Nations Music/Music of the World
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A jaw dropping 1990s anti-drug movie, Ticks is infested with genre and period typical cliches. With its ridiculous story and awkward script, the film is clumsy in its approach to serious issues like trauma, racism, and black market crime. However, it excels at gross out horror and intentional camp and improves (in entertainment value) as it blunders toward its over the top finale.