Slither (2006)

Director:

James Gunn

Writer (WGA):

James Gunn (written by)

Release Date:

31 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Horror Has a New Face

Plot:

A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.

Plot Keywords:

Extreme Violence | Sliced In Two | Meteor | Mayor | Town

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Nathan Fillion	...	Bill Pardy
Don Thompson	...	Wally
Elizabeth Banks	...	Starla Grant
Gregg Henry	...	Jack MacReady
Xantha Radley	...	Uptight Mom
Michael Rooker	...	Grant Grant
Tania Saulnier	...	Kylie Strutemyer
Dustin Milligan	...	Drawing Boy
Haig Sutherland	...	Trevor
Jennifer Copping	...	Margaret
Zak Ludwig	...	Gina Kid
Kathryn Kirkpatrick	...	Karaoke Woman
Brenda James	...	Brenda Gutierrez
Lorena Gale	...	Janene
Bart Anderson	...	Butcher

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, and language.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Sweden:15 | Japan:R-15 | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | USA:R | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Argentina:13 | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15A | Germany:16 | South Korea:18 | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/16 | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:R21

Filming Locations:

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Gold Circle Films

Trivia:

The ammunition store is named for Max Renn from Videodrome (1983).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Bill and Kylie flee her house and get into the police car, a zombie vomits acid on Bill's driver side window. In subsequent shots the window is clean.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Starla Grant: Baby, what happened to your face?
Grant Grant: It's just a bee sting.

Movie Connections:

References Basket Case (1982)

Soundtrack:

Every Woman in the World

A Horror Movie Made By Horror Fans for Horror Fans

Today, I am a happy gorehound. I've just seen "Slither," and it was a truly good time! OK, let's face it... this one isn't going to win any awards for originality. The story here is "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" meets "Night of the Living Dead" with hints of "The Blob," David Cronenburg's "Shivers," and a more-than-passing special effects nod to Brian Yuzna's "Society." But it WORKS here.

James Gunn, a veteran of Troma Studios, has made a horror fan's horror flick. Laced with homages to everything from 1950's drive in cinema to R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" books (not to mention a clip from a Troma movie on a TV in one scene). Gunn clearly knows his audience, because he IS his audience. He delivers up a movie that might be formulaic, but its over-the-top gore, it's black humor (this is one horror show that never takes itself too seriously), and it's general gung-ho, pull-no-punches attitude turn what could have been yet another plodding bit of cinematic flotsam into what could well be an instant horror classic on par with "Re-Animator." If you know what I'm blathering about here, if the names and the titles of these films are familiar, then see "Slither." You're going to love it.