Slugs (1988 film)
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Directed by | Juan Piquer Simón |
Screenplay by | Ron Gantman Juan Piquer Simón |
Based on | Slugs by Shaun Hutson |
Produced by | José Antonio Escrivá, Francesca DeLaurentiis, Juan Piquer Simón |
Starring | Michael Garfield Kim Terry |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | |
Production company | Dister Films |
Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release date | February 5, 1988 (United States) |
Running time | 91 minutes |
Language | English |
Slugs: The Movie (known under the Spanish title, Slugs, Muerte Viscosa) is a 1988 American/Spanish horror film based upon the novel Slugs (1982) by Shaun Hutson.
Plot[]
When a rural town becomes prey to a strain of black slugs spawned from the disposal of toxic waste, it is up to the local health inspector to stop them. People die mysteriously and gruesomely, and only health worker Mike Brady has a possible solution, but his theory of killer slugs is ridiculed by the authorities. Only when the body count begins to rise and a slug expert begins investigating the town does it begin to appear as though Brady's theory may be right.
Cast[]
- Michael Garfield - Mike Brady
- Kim Terry - Kim Brady
- Philip MacHale - Don Palmer
- Alicia Moro - Maureen Watson
- Santiago Álvarez - Foley
- Concha Cuetos - Maria
- Frank Braña - Frank Phillips
- Patty Shepard - Sue Channing
- Kari Rose - Donna Moss
- Kris Mann - Bobby Talbot
Release[]
The film opened in the United States on February 5, 1988.
Critical reception[]
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds a 38% based on 8 reviews.[1]
Variety praised the "convincing special effects and make-up and snappy direction" and said it "has enough thrills and spills in it to keep youth audiences alert".[2]
Box office[]
The film flopped at the U.S. box office.[2] It opened in seven theaters in the United States and grossed $15,842 in its opening weekend.[3]
Awards[]
The film won a Goya Award for Best Special Effects by Gonzalo Gonzalo, Basilio Cortijo and Carlos de Marchis.[4]
Home video[]
Anchor Bay Entertainment released a DVD of the film in 2000. In 2011, Image Entertainment released a DVD of the film under the Midnight Madness Series. In 2016, British home video distributor, Arrow Films, released a special edition Blu-ray of the film, which contained a commentary track and interviews with several people associated with the film.
References[]
- ^ "Slugs (1987)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ a b Besas, Peter (April 5, 1988). "Film Reviews: Slugs". Daily Variety. p. 13.
- ^ Greenberg, James (February 10, 1988). "Fresh Pics Stir Up National Boxoffice, But 'Nam' Still Tops". Variety. p. 3.
- ^ Besas, Peter (April 5, 1989). "'Women On Verge,' 'Rowing With Wind' Lead Spain's Goyas". Variety. p. 10.
External links[]
- English-language films
- 1988 films
- 1988 horror films
- 1980s monster movies
- American films
- American monster movies
- American natural horror films
- American splatter films
- 1980s English-language films
- English-language Spanish films
- Films based on British novels
- Films set in the United States
- Films shot in Madrid
- Spanish horror films
- Spanish films
- 1980s horror film stubs