Cooties (2014)

A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives.

Directors:

Jonathan Milott, Cary Murnion

Writers:

Leigh Whannell, Ian Brennan

Stars:

Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson, Alison Pill

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elijah Wood	...	Clint
Rainn Wilson	...	Wade
Alison Pill	...	Lucy
Jack McBrayer	...	Tracy
Leigh Whannell	...	Doug
Nasim Pedrad	...	Rebekkah
Ian Brennan	...	Vice Principal Simms
Jorge Garcia	...	Rick
Cooper Roth	...	Patriot
Miles Elliot	...	Dink
Morgan Lily	...	Tamra
Sunny May Allison	...	Shelly
Armani Jackson	...	Calvin
Peter Kwong	...	Mr. Hatachi
Kate Flannery	...	Charman

Storyline

COOTIES is a horror comedy with unexpected laughs and unapologetic thrills. When a cafeteria food virus turns elementary school children into killer zombies, a group of misfit teachers must band together to escape the playground carnage. The film stars Elijah Wood (The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings), Rainn Wilson ("The Office"), and Alison Pill ("The Newsroom") as teachers who fight to survive the mayhem while hilariously bickering in an uncomfortable love triangle on the worst Monday of their lives.

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Plot Keywords:

bloody body of child | dead children | mass child killing | child burning | elementary school | 

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Taglines:

Please don't feed the children

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and gore, language including sexual references, and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cooties: A Epidemia

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,545, 25 September 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$55,749, 27 September 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

SpectreVision, Glacier Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The second time that 'Elijah Wood' plays a character who fights monsters in a school. The first time was in The Faculty (1998).

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Goofs

When deciding who is small enough to navigate the AC vents, the faculty inexplicably forgets the much smaller preteen girl standing in the same room.

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Quotes

Tamra: Circle, circle, dot, dot. Now you have a cooties shot.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, Hitachi makes another appearance.

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Connections

References Child's Play (1988)

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Soundtracks

My Rack
Written by Angela Wood and Benjamin Harris (as Benji Harris)
Performed by Angela Wood

User Reviews

Great Fun

I have a really tough time figuring out what people want from the Horror genre nowadays. I am really surprised to see this movie doesn't have a higher rating on here. This is a great Horror/Comedy movie, with an outstanding cast, and very good writing. It's just a really gory, really funny, really run movie. What you see in the trailer is what you get, which is nice for a change with the amount of misleading trailers nowadays. The only reason I don't give it an even higher rating is because I agree with other viewers that it does lag a bit around the middle of the film. It almost seems like they just shoved some filler in to meet a running time. But it manages to get back on track again. I rarely read reviews on here, but I laughed out loud and had a great time watching this movie.