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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| 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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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 Plnkett & Lara Cody
Performed by Steve Plunkett
Courtesy of All nations Music/Music of the World
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David Gale had originally been cast as the heavy, but died a year before production started. See more »Goofs
When Dr. Kates anatomizes the Tick, an audio recorder appears at the left top of the picture. 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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Baby Talks DirtyWritten by Steve Plnkett & Lara Cody
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While I was watchng this movie I couldn't help but think that while Peter Scolari was filming this "Friday the 13th meets Arachnaphobia" low budget horror, his "Bosom Buddies" co-star, Tom Hanks, was off earning an oscar for Forrest Gump. Don't get me wrong...I like Peter Scolari; he just seems so out of place in this movie. That aside, if you're a fan of this genre, especially of the straight-to-video variety, you won't want to miss this one. It has everything for you: two-dimensional characters, gore, bad dialogue, gore, cheesy special effects, no plot or storyline what-so-ever, and, oh yeah, I almost forgot...gore. My only real complaint is that there is little to no camp. It's those moments of overdone camera work and melodramatic line delivery that make these "B-movie" romps real gems to have in one's video collection. The closest we get to any kind of decent camp is in the characters of Sir and his sidekick henchman, Jerry. Only these two offer us that overly theatrical style of acting that has the viewer thinking, "they've got to be geniuses!"
You will also want to check this one out if you're a fan of Seth Green. Much of the action centers around him as he has quite a bit of screen time. A very talented actor, Seth is the only cast member that actually attempts to flesh out his character and add some dimension to the role. Unforunately, this venue won't allow him to do that. It is also fun to watch Seth not take the whole thing too seriously. Watch him carefully in the vet's office during the autopsy scenehe's actually trying to hold back some laughter! All of this put together does make Ticks a worth while 85 minutes to spend watching it.