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 | Mass Death | Basement | Sex | Radar Gun

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Aug. 2

12:00 PM

MAX

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Incisions (Canada: French title)

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:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | Brazil:14 | Ireland:15A | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA | Singapore:R21 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | USA:R (Reg. No. 41864) | Iceland:16 | Argentina:13 | Sweden:15 | Philippines:R-18 | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Malaysia:18SG

Filming Locations:

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Gold Circle Films

Trivia:

The books that twins Jenna and Emily read are two popular Goosebumps books: "You Can't Scare Me" and "The Girl Who Cried Monster".

Goofs:

Factual errors: After Grant comes home with the truckload of meat, Elizabeth notices the lock on the cellar door. The lock plate is not secured to the door frame, so the padlock is useless.

Quotes:

Brenda Gutierrez: [Brenda has become a giant pregnant stomach] Something's wrong with me.

Movie Connections:

References The Thing (1982)

Soundtrack:

Stick Around

Slither is your B-grade horror/comedy movie that has everything and is hilarious

(Synopsis) The movie opens with a meteorite landing in the backwoods of the small town of Wheelsy. The bad news is that our atmosphere did not burn up everything inside the meteorite. One of Wheelsy's rich business men, Grant Grant (Michael Rooker), who is married to the young and beautiful high school biology teacher, Starla (Elizabeth Banks), finds a slow moving slimy thing behind the town bar. The slug stops moving as Grant moves closer, he becomes infected by the slug. Grant begins to change and evolve into a bloodthirsty meat-eating squid creature with a need to kill to maintain his life. Sheriff Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion) and Starla must defeat this creature or the entire earth will be consumed.

(My Comment) Slither is a 1950's type B-grade horror/comedy movie scenario that has everything. A billion-year-old alien parasite from outer space with penetrating tentacles that sucks the life out of you, fast moving slugs that want to get inside your mouth, dogs and cows being eaten by human and deer zombies, an enormous mother glob, and the small town being terrorized by a monster. This is your classic B-grade movie that is a lot of fun watching. You will laugh from beginning to end. For budget reasons, it looks like they used the old standby, tomato ketchup, for blood. There are some scary moments, but most of the scenes are hilarious. If you want an enjoyable night and a good laugh, this is the movie to see. (Universal Pictures, Run time 1:36, Rated R)(8/10)