Stung (2015)

A fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven foot tall predators.

Director:

Benni Diez

Writer:

Adam Aresty

Stars:

Matt O'Leary, Jessica Cook, Lance Henriksen

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Matt O'Leary	...	Paul
Jessica Cook	...	Julia
Lance Henriksen	...	Caruthers
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Sydney
Cecilia Pillado	...	Flora
Eve Slatner	...	Mrs. Perch
Daniele Rizzo	...	Larry
Florentine Lahme	...	Gweneth
Kathleen Renish	...	Mrs. Markham
Tony De Maeyer	...	Doc Withney (as Tony de Maeyer)
David Masterson	...	Mr. Markham
Benedikt Bothe	...	Gardener 1
Tommy Kreiselmaier	...	Gardener 2
Benni Diez	...	Firefighter

Storyline

Mrs. Perch, an elderly, wealthy lady from rural America, is throwing a fancy garden party at her remote country villa. Same procedure as every year - except this time her illegally imported plant fertilizer seeps into the ground. Subsequently, a local species of killer wasps that usually lay their eggs into other insects mutates into 7 ft tall predators. And the celebrating upper class company provides just the right kind of prey. It's up to Paul and Julia, the two catering staffers, to stop the creatures, fight for their lives, and incidentally getting their stumbling romance in order.

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Plot Keywords:

wasp | creature feature | mutation | wasp nest | gore | 

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Taglines:

Scream Before You Get Stung.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Peter Stormare was originally considered to play Sydney.

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Quotes

Flora: [uncensored] I'm from fucking Argentina, hijo de p...!

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Connections

Spoofs Aliens (1986)

User Reviews

Stung?

Well, this is horrorcom, naturally one expects some laughs, some insane action, some over-the-top set pieces..well, we got about half of the last ingredient here. The problem is, humor is just not there, neither in situations nor in jokes, the characters kinda drag through better part of the film awkwardly, not quite knowing what to say, or what kind of stunt to pull. Then, we have Mist-esqu insects galore, but that doesn't quite work out either. This flick can't decide what famous horror to pay its homage to, is it already mentioned Mist, Shaun of the Dead (through main guy who looks and acts very similar to Shaun - Simon Pegg) or Alien - during the final part.

Lance Henriksen is there - why, yes he is, and he elegantly works his way through undemanding role of a small town's Mayor, but the charisma is effortlessly present. Same can't be said for our young duo of caterers that just can't catch their lucky career break, and are falling in love while all hell breaks loose. Actually, Matt O'Leery (Paul) does his best and gets there while his partner, Jessica Cook (Julia) just kinda exists...yeah. Sorry guys, the flick, up to this point, is as dead as the party that's just about to get somewhat more interesting...but not overly so.

Effects and cinematography are very decent, but mostly generic story, sans decent laughs, motivation and chemistry between characters waters the whole thing down. This is not a bad watch, and it does picks up in the last..hmm forth of the film, but it's just not enough to make it a memorable, bloody, suspenseful and funny experience. And that's what every good horror comedy's about...or so I've heard. Passable, but nothing to write home about. OK, so it does have some good ol' splatter, nice fx and bloodshed, but...Sorry to report, I've not been stung by it.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 2015 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Stung

Filming Locations:

Börnicke, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$71,085

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rat Pack Filmproduktion, XYZ Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1