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 | party | catering | one word title | monster | 

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Taglines:

The Ultimate Buzzkill.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 2015 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Stung

Filming Locations:

Börnicke, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rat Pack Filmproduktion,XYZ Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Writer Adam Aresty came up with the idea for the story while working as a caterer at an outdoor party with a severe wasp infestation problem.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

References Singin' in the Rain (1952)

User Reviews

Better than expected...

Although no masterpiece, STUNG is an unashamedly old-fashioned monster B-movie that actually turns out to be slightly better than expected; it's certainly better than the level of fare regularly turned out by the SyFy Channel over the last decade or so. The main problem this film has is not with the execution or the effects - which are surprisingly cool - but the moribund attempts at humour in the script, which is full of dumb lines and expletives.

Other than that, it's okay for a B-movie. Killer wasps attack a party, but this is only the beginning of the story as most of the running time is about big, gooey monsters and bodily horror. The special effects thankfully avoid cheesy CGI for the most part and revert back to decent, prosthetic work, which you may remember from the good ol' days of 1990s era horror such as SKEETER or TICKS. Lance Henriksen is the only actor of note here, but he has quite a big part and is unsurprisingly the best thing on the screen.