Critters (1986)

April 11, 1986

Critters is a 1986 American science fiction comedy horror film directed by Stephen Herek in his directorial debut, and co-written with Domonic Muir and Don Keith Opper. 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, a web series titled Critters: A New Binge released on Shudder and a 2019 reboot titled Critters Attack!.

Storyline

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.

Also See

• Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
• Critters 3 (1991)
• Critters 4 (1992)
• Critters: A New Binge
• Critters Attack! (2019)

Sound Effects Used

• CINESOUND GUNSHOT 01
• H-B GULP, CARTOON - SPEEDY'S GULP, SWALLOW
• Hollywoodedge, Laser Blast Short CRT050606
• Hollywoodedge, Morning Park Birds Me PE010501 (Debut)
• Hollywoodedge, Synth Energy Zap 5 Sin PE205801
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 01
• Sound Ideas, BODYFALL - BODYFALL ON DIRT, HUMAN 01
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, AIRPLANE - LARGE SUPERSONIC PLANE LAND AND ENGINE WIND DOWN (Heard in reverse.)
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 01 (Series 6000)
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 05 (Series 6000)
• Sound Ideas, SCI FI - ROCKET CLICK START AND WIND UP/Sound Ideas, SCI FI - SPACE SHIP START AND RUN