Plot
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
Release Year: 2006
Rating: 6.5/10 (34,418 voted)
Critic's Score: 69/100
Director:
James Gunn
Stars: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker
Storyline In this blend of the B movie classic _Blob, The (1958)_ and some Romero's zombies film, a meteorite collides in a small town. Grant finds it, and is infected by a parasite worm, which installs in his brain and causes him a creepy transformation into a monster. Starla, his wife, and Bill, a policeman, will try to stop him and the plague of worms generated by the creature.
Cast: Don Thompson
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Wally
Nathan Fillion
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Bill Pardy
Gregg Henry
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Jack MacReady
Xantha Radley
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Uptight Mom
Elizabeth Banks
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Starla Grant
Tania Saulnier
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Kylie Strutemyer
Dustin Milligan
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Drawing Boy
Michael Rooker
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Grant Grant
Haig Sutherland
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Trevor
Jennifer Copping
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Margaret
Zak Ludwig
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Gina Kid
Kathryn Kirkpatrick
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Karaoke Woman
Brenda James
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Brenda Gutierrez
Lorena Gale
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Janene
Bart Anderson
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Butcher
Filming Locations: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Box Office Details
Budget: $15,500,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $3,880,270
(USA)
(2 April 2006)
Gross: $7,774,730
(USA)
(23 April 2006)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
Cameo:
[Rob Zombie]
voice of Dr. Karl, talking to Starla on the phone
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
When the zombies grab Starla from Bill's wrecked car, Bill calls "Carla, Carla!", instead of Starla.
Quotes: Jack MacReady:
[panicked]
We need to find this Grant, and I mean yesterday. Town council's lit a Roman Candle, stuck it up my ass. Bill Pardy:
Jack, your leisure activities ain't my business.
User Review
An homage to everything
Rating: 7/10
James Gunn wrote Slither as an homage to the horror movies he loved.
Every single one of them. From the Deadly Swarm, to The Fly, to the
Toxic Avenger, to Basket Case, to some films most people wouldn't know
much about.
The film is about a loving husband (though noticeably not the best. His
love for his wife is one of his better sides) who is stung by an alien
insect. He starts mutating into a squid beast while slug like monsters
Terrorize a small town where cell phones don't exist.
It's obvious from the previews that this is a bit of a comedy. You'll
be surprised at just how suspenseful it really is. The horror ranges
from cheap pop-outs, hilarious gore, and heart pounding action in a
genre bending film that is like Tremors for adults.
The movie is well acted, and all the actors have such great chemistry
together. While the movie isn't an excellent film, those looking for a
good time have nothing to complain about. It keeps the audiences
entertained like few other movies can.
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