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Critters

- The battle began in another galaxy. It's about to end in the Brown's backyard.

Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.

Release Date : 1986-04-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : New Line CinemaSmart Egg PicturesSho Films

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Critters 1

Cast

Dee Wallace

Character Name : Helen Brown

Original Name : Dee Wallace

Gender : Female

M. Emmet Walsh

Character Name : Harv

Original Name : M. Emmet Walsh

Gender : Male

Billy Green Bush

Character Name : Jay Brown

Original Name : Billy Green Bush

Gender : Male

Scott Grimes

Character Name : Brad Brown

Original Name : Scott Grimes

Gender : Male

Nadine Van der Velde

Character Name : April Brown

Original Name : Nadine Van der Velde

Gender : Female

Billy Zane

Character Name : Steve Elliot

Original Name : Billy Zane

Gender : Male

Lin Shaye

Character Name : Sally

Original Name : Lin Shaye

Gender : Female

Ethan Phillips

Character Name : Jeff Barnes

Original Name : Ethan Phillips

Gender : Male

Don Keith Opper

Character Name : Charlie McFadden

Original Name : Don Keith Opper

Gender : Male

Terrence Mann

Character Name : Johnny Steele / Ug

Original Name : Terrence Mann

Gender : Male

Jeremy Lawrence

Character Name : Reverend Miller

Original Name : Jeremy Lawrence

Gender : Male

Michael Lee Gogin

Character Name : Warden Zanti

Original Name : Michael Lee Gogin

Gender : Male

Art Frankel

Character Name : Ed

Original Name : Art Frankel

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

It's great when you re-visit a film you enjoyed as a kid and find that as an adult it still totally holds up. Sure _Critters_ almost definitely found its start as nothing more than one of the slew or various _Gremlins_ rip-offs that were being written up at the time, but it's precisely the differences **from** _Gremlins_ that make _Critters_ any kind of success. The more overt sci-fi elements of the film have become a mainstay in the franchise, and are a big part of what makes this thing worth coming back to. _Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._

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Sheldon Nylander

@dalboz

2021-06-23

"Critters" is one of those rare movies that comes along that, despite all odds against it, manages to strike just the right chord. A little-monsters mix of scifi, horror, and comedy, the film uses its low budget as part of its charm. It scales the film farely small, that being a family farm that's attacked by Crites, voracious little eating machines from outer space, rather than a world-spanning threat. This is likely due to the low budget, but it works very well because the lower scale gives the audience a chance to know and identify with the characters, including the Crites themselves. The Crites are more than just Gremlins from space. They have their own language (subtitled, of course) and given that there are only a handful of them gives the filmmakers a chance to give them some character as they interact with each other and the environment (watching one of them try to talk to an ET doll is worth a chuckle). It's not a great film, but it's still a fun way to spend an hour and a half. Just don't expect the same magic from the sequels.

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Sheldon Nylander

@dalboz

2021-06-23

"Critters" is one of those rare movies that comes along that, despite all odds against it, manages to strike just the right chord. A little-monsters mix of scifi, horror, and comedy, the film uses its low budget as part of its charm. It scales the film farely small, that being a family farm that's attacked by Crites, voracious little eating machines from outer space, rather than a world-spanning threat. This is likely due to the low budget, but it works very well because the lower scale gives the audience a chance to know and identify with the characters, including the Crites themselves. The Crites are more than just Gremlins from space. They have their own language (subtitled, of course) and given that there are only a handful of them gives the filmmakers a chance to give them some character as they interact with each other and the environment (watching one of them try to talk to an ET doll is worth a chuckle). It's not a great film, but it's still a fun way to spend an hour and a half. Just don't expect the same magic from the sequels.

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Kamurai

@Kamurai

2021-07-10

Good watch, could watch again and do recommend. This is a good one to jump into the way back machine for, and I'm waiting on a reboot to happen. (Actually...."The Tomorrow War" is sort of on the same track) The critters themselves are (in a horrible way) cute and vicious looking, the acting is decent, the story is good, and I'm a big fan of the shape shifting hunters sent to kill them. When it comes down to it, the movie is a lot of fun and worth giving a watch.

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Wuchak

@Wuchak

2024-12-28

**_Entertaining popcorn flick from the mid-80s is both cartoonish and horrifying_** Small, furry extraterrestrials harass a farm town in America while two bounty hunters try to capture them. "Critters" (1986) takes the basic premise of 50’s alien-invasion flicks, like “The Blob” or “War of the Worlds,” but meshes it with the tone and furry creatures of “Gremlims” from two years prior. The Kansas farmhouse and small town setting recalls teen Clark Kent’s situation in “Superman” (1978). The movie expertly walks the balance beam between fun & amusing and deadly serious creature feature. The vibe is similar to "Neon Maniacs" from the same year, but this is superior, as well as superior to “Gremlims.” Dee Wallace is a highlight as the wife/mother, never looking better, while Nadine Van der Velde is worth a mention as the brunette daughter. On the other side of the gender spectrum, a young Billy Zane shows up as the latter’s beau while Terrence Mann has a memorable dual role, not to mention impressively wrote the catchy song for the soundtrack, “Power of the Night.” I like how this isn’t a typical alien-visitation flick. The addition of the galactic bounty hunters adds an interesting new dimension, a concept that would be ripped off the next year by “The Hidden.” It runs 1 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot in Valencia, Santa Clarita, which is a 45-minutes drive northwest of downtown Los Angeles. GRADE: B+/A-