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Critters is a 1986 cult science fiction film starring Dee Wallace-Stone, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Green Bush and Scott Grimes. It was directed by Stephen Herek and written by Herek, Domonic Muir (story) and Don Keith Opper (additional scenes). It is the first film in the Critters series. 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 begins on a prison asteroid in outer space. A group of unseen creatures known as Crites are set to be transported to another station. When the seemingly intelligent creatures cause an explosion that kills two guards and injures three, hijack a ship away from the station, and escape, the leader of the station hires two transforming bounty hunters to hunt the "Critters" down.
Meanwhile, on Earth, we are introduced to the Brown family, living in a rural Kansas town: the father, Jay; the mother, Helen; the teenage daughter, April; and the trouble-making son, Brad. Brad often hangs out with dopey mechanic, Charlie McFadden. When he and Brad are outside, Charlie accidentally hits Brad's sister with a slingshot pellet, and Brad, not wanting his friend to get into trouble, passes the blame on himself. He is grounded, but sneaks out onto the roof. While on the roof Brad sees what appears to be a comet streaking the sky, falling somewhere in the distance.
Actors: Robert Shaye (producer), M. Emmet Walsh (actor), Corey Burton (actor), Adolf Hitler (actor), Billy Zane (actor), Ethan Phillips (actor), David Newman (composer), Lin Shaye (actress), Dee Wallace (actress), Larry Bock (editor), Sara Risher (producer), Scott Grimes (actor), Billy Green Bush (actor), Terrence Mann (actor), Terrence Mann (actor),
Plot: A massive ball of furry creatures from another world eat their way through a small mid-western town followed by intergalactic bounty hunters opposed only by militant townspeople.
Keywords: 1980s, alcohol, alcoholic, alien, alien-monster, b-movie, blood, bounty-hunter, bowling-alley, boy-eatenWalking among us, a redneck plague. Yeah!
Dangerous teeth, small balls bite you.
Weapons all ready for a new game shot.
Here it comes another trash zone.
Exterminate! Creeps from outher space.
Erradicate! Until the end of earth. Control them E.1
Duplicated like a virus connection.
Armor yourself for the next generation.
How many have suddenly fell, I can see black fashion victims
Into critters tender embrace, I can see black fashion victims.
As they succumb to their sins? Hundreds of wound people
Tribe noise hits all around. Hundreds of wound people. E.2
Take a look around looking to wound. Different toughness for a klown. Hitting critters with no time which is yours which is mine.
Fuzzy balls rolling down town. Wild hunger theres no safe place.