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Insecticidal

  • 2005
  • R
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
3.2/10
686
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Insecticidal (2005)
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Cami is a dedicated student of entomology that is researching insects in her sorority house. When her sorority sister Josi sprays insecticide on her bugs, Cami becomes upset. But sooner she ... Read allCami is a dedicated student of entomology that is researching insects in her sorority house. When her sorority sister Josi sprays insecticide on her bugs, Cami becomes upset. But sooner she learns that the insects had grown bigger and bigger and she and her sisters are under sieg... Read allCami is a dedicated student of entomology that is researching insects in her sorority house. When her sorority sister Josi sprays insecticide on her bugs, Cami becomes upset. But sooner she learns that the insects had grown bigger and bigger and she and her sisters are under siege by the insects. Further, Josi is the host of the breed of mutant insects that are very h... Read all

  • Director
    • Jeffery Scott Lando
  • Writer
    • Jeff O'Brien
  • Stars
    • Meghan Heffern
    • Rhonda Dent
    • Travis Watters
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.2/10
    686
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    • Director
      • Jeffery Scott Lando
    • Writer
      • Jeff O'Brien
    • Stars
      • Meghan Heffern
      • Rhonda Dent
      • Travis Watters
    • 23User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
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    Meghan Heffern
    Meghan Heffern
    • Cami
    Rhonda Dent
    Rhonda Dent
    • Josi
    Travis Watters
    Travis Watters
    • Mitch
    • (as Travis Waters)
    Shawn Bachynski
    • Martin
    Samantha McLeod
    Samantha McLeod
    • Sophi
    Anna Amoroso
    Anna Amoroso
    • Jeni
    Natalie Boll
    Natalie Boll
    • Twisti
    • (as Natalia Walker)
    Ryan Zwick
    • Dick
    Anna Farrant
    • Belli
    Nelson Leis
    Nelson Leis
    • Kyle
    • (as Nelson Carter-Leis)
    Chris Guy
    • Cherri
    Alan Steele
    • Pizza Boy
    Vicky Huang
    • Fumi
    Simon Sippola
    • Security Guard
    • (voice)
    Sean Whale
    Sean Whale
    • Sluggo
    Bryan Shinohara
    • Insect #17
    • Director
      • Jeffery Scott Lando
    • Writer
      • Jeff O'Brien
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    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Josi: [Josi and Mitch having sex] Oh, my god! Who's your princess? Who's your princess? Who's your princess?

      Mitch: [Josi pinches his nipples] Ahh! You are... princess Josi.

      Josi: That's right... and princess Josi needs excitement.

      Mitch: Do we have to do this role-crap-playing all the time? I'm tired of being firemen, escaped convicts or horny paperboys...

      Josi: What? You just wanna have sex with me? Ist that it?

      Mitch: [Josi pinches his nipples even harder] Yes... no... I-I... no... yeah.

      Josi: Let me spell it out for you: Right now I am a princess. Princess needs excitement. Screwing footballplayers is boring. You, Mitch, are footballplayer. Comprende? Right now princess wants a blacksmith. Princess wants a dirty, sweaty, hot, rough blacksmith.

    • Connections
      References The Magnificent Seven (1960)
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      Insecticidal
      Written by Novastatik

      Performed by Novastatik

      Produced by Kai

    User reviews23

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    3/10
    It's Bad, REALLY Bad!
    Ah, giant bug movies. If you're like me, you fondly remember films like "Them," "Tarantula" and maybe even "Eight-Legged Freaks." "Insecticidal" aims for that same genre...sort of. The premise is simple: a sorority house gets attacked by giant bugs. You know how this movie will go. People will be hacked apart by the merciless arthropods, the house will be turned into a battleground, and yes, there will be lesbians.

    In all truth, there are decent parts to this film. The movie doesn't take itself too seriously, acknowledging at points its own cheesiness. The actors and actresses who play our main characters pull off their less-than-Shakespearean lines pretty well. And, of course, there is eye candy to be found here.

    Unfortunately, the film suffers from painful amounts of stupidity when it comes to the bugs and pretty much anything involving them. For instance, Cammy, the nerd (we know she's a nerd because she wears glasses) creates the monsters by accident. That would work for this setting, except for the REASON behind it. She states that she was mocked by her professors for her outlandish theory that "insects used to be the dominant species," and that she was experimenting on them to prove that they had "dormant genes." A combination of these experiments and some pesticide exposure activated these genes and made the bugs grow huge.

    First, the claims that bugs were once dominant on Earth: No @#$%, Sherlock! Back in the Carboniferous period (300 million years ago) arthropods DID rule the world. There were dragonflies with 3-foot wingspans, centipede/millipede relatives from 5 to 10 feet long and scorpions 3 feet long. The idea that any modern scientist would mock Cammy for stating what's already true is just idiotic.

    Second, the whole "dormant genes" idea: It's possible (although REALLY unlikely) that modern arthropods do hold dormant genes from their Carboniferous ancestors, but how the heck did Cammy manage to turn those genes on? It remains a mystery.

    "Insecticidal" also suffers from what I like to call pseudo-intelligence. When the filmmakers want you to think that a character is smart, they have him or her use really long words, even if those words make no sense. When the giant praying mantis appears, Cammy classifies it with a long, Latin-sounding name. The problem is that the praying mantis's REAL scientific name is simply "Mantis religiosa" The final thing that hurts this film is that the special effects aren't so special. If brought to life effectively and accurately, the giant insects, arachnids and other invertebrates in "Insecticidal" could be terrifying. The praying mantis (a major enemy in the movie) has a ridiculous Kermit-the-frog mouth and the annoying habit of knocking people to the ground and apparently whacking them repeatedly with its forelegs. A real praying mantis attack is far more disturbing: it's spiny forelegs snatch prey in the blink of an eye and simply hold it there while the insect's blade-like mouth-parts methodically chew through the living victim. That would have been far more frightening than being slapped to death by Kermit the bug.

    There are so many things wrong with this movie (herbivorous stag and rhinoceros beetles are shown eating people, as well as everything I already mentioned) that I can't rank it highly. That said, I'm actually recommending this film. It's so incredibly bad that you can have your own Mystery Science Theatre night with it.
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    • PeterGriffinLives
    • Apr 28, 2007

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    • Release date
      • October 22, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Человекоядные
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Riptide Entertainment
      • Incisor Productions
      • Way Below the Line Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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