Bug

20062006
14A14A
1h 42m

6.1/10

Drama Horror Thriller

An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.

6.1/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations

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Ashley Judd and Harry Connick Jr. in Bug (2006)

Ashley Judd and Lynn Collins in Bug (2006)

Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, and Lynn Collins in Bug (2006)

Harry Connick Jr. and Michael Shannon in Bug (2006)

Brían F. O'Byrne and Michael Shannon in Bug (2006)

Having escaped her abusive ex-husband Goss, recently released from state prison, Agnes, a lonely waitress with a tragic past moves into a sleazy, rundown motel. Her lesbian co-worker R.C. introduces her to Peter, a peculiar, paranoiac drifter and they begin a tentative romance. However, things aren't always as they appear and Agnes is about to experience a claustrophobic nightmare reality as the bugs begin to arrive... —alfiehitchie

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Taglines
- First they send in their drone... then they find their queen.
Genres
Certificate
- 14A
Parents guide

Trivia
During the shoot, many of the crew members got rashes from bed bugs in their hotel rooms.

Goofs
For almost the whole movie the front door of the motel opens to the outside, but in the last few scenes (room wrapped in tin foil) the front door opens to the inside.

Quotes
Agnes White: I am the super mother bug!

Crazy credits
There is a short scene after the first part of the credits, a telephone rings during the credits, and a brief shot after the credits end.

Connections
Featured in 13 Scarier Movie Moments (2009)

Soundtracks
Cowboy Boots
(1981)
Written by Donny Ray Ford
Performed by The Backsliders
Courtesy of Mammoth Records

Top review

Interesting Friedkin project

Bug is William Friedkin's offering and now the aged director may have lessened his output flow, but there's no denying that he still chooses interesting projects: Bug is as further from the mainstream as one can get. There's no doubt that Bug is intense. It's a fairly nightmarish experience, complete with a scene of self-administered dental care that squeamish viewers will not be able to endure. Yet, for all that the movie is harrowing, it's not entirely successful. After a well-constructed first act, the story becomes a little tiresome and repetitive and the characters, who are will defined to begin with, stray ever closer to the edge of overwrought one-dimensionality. There's something to be said for a movie that is this far from the mainstream; it is not uninteresting. Calling Bug a "horror" film may be misleading. Although the movie includes some of the trapping's genre fans would expect, it's more of a psychological drama.

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