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Critters

Critters

1986Movie⏱️ 1h 26mPG-13🏆 #5154 Top Rated
ComedyHorrorSci-Fi
6.1
IMDB Rating
42,274 votes

A group of small but vicious alien creatures called Crites escape from an alien prison transport vessel and land near a small farm town on earth, pursued by two shape-shifting bounty hunters.

Director
Stephen Herek
Writers
Domonic Muir, Stephen Herek, Don Keith Opper
Stars
Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Green Bush
Release Date
April 11, 1986
Language
English, French, Japanese
Country
United States
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 174
Reviews
📋 28.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Dee Wallace
Dee Wallace
as Helen Brown
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh
as Harv
Billy Green Bush
Billy Green Bush
as Jay Brown
Scott Grimes
Scott Grimes
as Brad Brown
Nadine Van der Velde
Nadine Van der Velde
as April Brown
Don Keith Opper
Don Keith Opper
as Charlie McFadden
Billy Zane
Billy Zane
as Steve Elliot
Ethan Phillips
Ethan Phillips
as Jeff Barnes
Terrence Mann
Terrence Mann
as Johnny Steele
Jeremy Lawrence
Jeremy Lawrence
as Preacher

💰 Box Office

$13,167,232
Worldwide Gross
$13,167,232
Domestic Gross
$1,618,800
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Sound
Dolby Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Kansas, USA
Production
New Line Cinema, Sho Films, Smart Egg Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

eaten alivemale humanoid alienextraterrestrial creatureextraterrestrial bounty hunterfarm

🎯 Categories

Alien InvasionB-HorrorDark ComedyMonster HorrorSatireComedyHorrorSci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

Cheesy eighties garbage - but good fun!
by The_Void2007-09-17
7/10

"I saw this film for the first time as a kid on a coach on the way home from a holiday in France. I guess whoever was in charge figured all the kids would be asleep by the time they put this on, but I managed to stay awake and watch the lot, and Critters became a firm favourite of mine for the next few years. Despite seeing this film and the first two sequels several times as a kid, I could pretty much remember nothing about it when it came to watching it this time; and despite the fact that Critters is not quite the film I remember it being, this is still a fun little eighties crapfest with pl..."

💡 Did You Know?

Corey Burton, who voices the Critters, also came up with their language, which he described in interviews as combining elements of French and Japanese.

📖 Synopsis

A group of small but vicious alien creatures called Crites escape from an alien prison transport vessel and land near a small farm town on earth, pursued by two shape-shifting bounty hunters.