Critters (1986)
Critters (1986)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Dee Wallace
Helen Brown
M. Emmet Walsh
Harv
Billy Green Bush
Jay Brown
Scott Grimes
Brad Brown
Nadine Van der Velde
April Brown
Don Keith Opper
Charlie McFadden
Lin Shaye
Sally
Billy Zane
Steve Elliot
Ethan Phillips
Jeff Barnes
Terrence Mann
Johnny Steele
Michael Lee Gogin
Warden Zanti
Jeremy Lawrence
Preacher
Art Frankel
Ed
Stephen Herek
Director
Domonic Muir
Writer
Anne H. Ahrens
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Details.
Release DateApril 11, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$2,000,000
Box Office$13,167,232
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Critters is a 1986 American science fiction comedy horror film directed by Stephen Herek in his directorial debut, and co-written with Domonic Muir. It stars Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy "Green" Bush and Scott Grimes in his film debut. The plot follows a group of small, furry aliens with carnivorous behavior escaping from two shape-shifting bounty hunters, landing in a small countryside town to feast on its inhabitants.
Although widely believed to have been inspired by the success of Joe Dante's 1984 film Gremlins, Herek has refuted this in interviews, pointing out that the script was written by Muir long before Gremlins went into production and subsequently underwent rewrites to reduce the apparent similarities between the two films. The film grossed $13.6 million during its release in the United States, and spawned a Critters franchise consisting of three sequels and a web series titled Critters: A New Binge released on Shudder. The fifth entry Critters Attack! serves as a reboot of the series.