Summary
Residents of a half-way house are bombarded by 6 foot long killer scorpions. A horror/comedy homage to the giant mutant bug films of the 1950's. The film was shown at the Frightvision Horror Festival in 2003, but has yet to see release on DVD, Blu-ray, or VOD.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 47GoodWatch 47
Letterboxd · 209 ratings2.8/5
IMDb3.8
Running time
1 h 13 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 sci-fi movies, −26 min on the typical 99
typical 9973Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries
Released
2003
March 28, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
Science FictionHorrorActionComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 27
- NRNicolas ReadJim Crane
- MLMarcella LaaschAlice
Sewell WhitneyCollins
Stephen O'MahoneySheriff Evans- SMSarah Megan WhiteJoey
John Henry RichardsonMayor Carl Baxter
Trent HaagaElroy- LSLilith StabsT.J.
Brinke StevensHelen
Ariauna AlbrightTelephone Repair Woman
Jeff Dylan GrahamEric Black
Sunny LeoneHot Tub Hussy
Debbie RochonPolice Dispatcher- TMT.K. MaloneDump Site Driver
Jason Paul CollumEric's Neighbor / Corpse / Young Baxter- JSJeffrey SissonHarry
- WLWilliam LantryDump Site Supervisor / Phone Repair Dispatcher
- JTJohn TreacyDump Site Worker / Eric's Mouthy Neighbor
- JSJohn SmallieDump Site Worker / Photo Double
- JKJennifer KesslerCrane's Wife
- DVDarcey VanderhoefEric's Neighbor (Wife in Bathrobe)
- SSSy StevensEric's Neighbor (Husband)
- JSJohnny SmithEric's Neighbor (Sports coat)
Angie LoveEric's Neighbor (Read Sweater)
Directing · 1
- J.R. Bookwalter Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- C. Courtney Joyner Writer
Production · 2
- Charles Band Executive Producer
- Jennifer Kessler Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Mac Ahlberg Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Steven Nielson Editor
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