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| Credits | |
| Title: | Critters |
| Director: | Stephen Herek |
| Writers: | Stephen Herek; Domonic Muir; Don Opper |
| Producers: | Robert Shaye; Rupert Harvey; Sara Risher; Barry Opper |
| Composer: | David Newman |
| Cinematography: | Tim Suhrstedt |
| Editors: | Larry Bock |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | New Line Cinema; Smart Egg Pictures; Sho Films |
| Released: | April 11th, 1986 |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running time: | 82 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $2,000,000 |
| Gross: | $13,167,232 (US) |
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Critters is an American feature film of the science fiction subgenre of horror with some elements of comedy as well. It was directed by Stephen Herek with a screenplay written by Herek and Domonic Muir. It was produced by New Line Cinema and Sho Films in association with Smart Egg Pictures. It premiered in the United States on April 11th, 1986. The premise of the film involves a race of small furry aliens called Crites, who escape from an alien prison transport and hide out on Earth in a town in rural Kansas. Two shape-shifting alien bounty hunters come after them, and the Brown family find themselves in the middle of this silent alien invasion.
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Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
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| Dee Wallace Stone | Helen Brown |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Harv |
| Billy Green Bush | Jay Brown |
| Scott Grimes | Brad Brown |
| Nadine Van Der Velde | April Brown |
| Don Opper | Charlie McFadden |
| Billy Zane | Steve Elliot |
| Ethan Phillips | Jeff Barnes |
| Terrence Mann | Johnny Steele/Ug |
| Jeremy Lawrence | Reverend Miller |
| Lin Shaye | Sally |
| Michael Lee Gogin | Warden Zanti |
| Art Frankel | Ed |
| Douglas Koth | Bowler #1 |
| Montrose Hagins | Organist |
| Roger Hampton | Jake |
| Chuck Lindsley | Pool player #1 |
| David Stenstrom | Pool player #2 |
| Adele Malis-Morey | Woman #1 |
| Corey Burton | Critters (voice) |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is "When you've got Critters... you need all the help you can get".
- Body Count: 2
- Critters was produced to capitalize on the popularity of Joe Dante's 1984 film Gremlins.
- Directorial debut for Stephen Herek. He previously worked as an assistant editor on the 1982 slasher film Slumber Party Massacre.
- Production on Critters began on November 10th, 1984, which is also director Stephen Herek's birthday. Principal photography concluded on January 27th, 1985.
- Dee Wallace Stone is an iconic horror film actress and has appeared in a wide variety of genre movies including The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, Cujo, Alligator II: The Mutation and Rob Zombie's Halloween.
- Producer Barry Opper is uncredited in this film. Barry Opper is the brother of Don Opper who plays Charlie McFadden in this film.
- This is the first screenplay writing work for Domonic Muir. He will go on to write scripts for Full Moon Entertainment under the pseudonym August White.
- Actor Chuck Lindsly, who plays a pool player, is credited as Chuck Lindsley in this film.
- This movie premiered on the same day that The Toxic Avenger was first released.
- The design of the Crites was developed by the Chiodo Brothers. The Chiodo Brothers are also known for producing Killer Clowns from Outer Space and the 1991 Land of the Lost television series.
Recommendations[]
Krazy Kritters
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Birds | Cats | Cows | Dead animals | Exploding buildings | Exploding vehicles | Krites | Police car | Profanity | Space vessels
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