Critters Attack!
{{Short description|2019 American horror film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Critters Attack!
| image = Critters Attack.jpg
| alt =
| caption = DVD cover
| director = Bobby Miller
| producer = Rupert Harvey
Barry Opper
| writer = Scott Lobdell
| based_on = {{Based on|Critters|Domonic Muir}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| music = Russ Howard III
| cinematography = Hein de Vos
| editing = Mike Mendez
| studio = Blue Ribbon Content
New Line Cinema
| distributor = Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|2019|7|13|Fantasia International Film Festival|2019|7|23|home video release}}
| runtime = 89 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Critters Attack! is a 2019 horror comedy film. It is a reboot of the 1986 film Critters, and the fifth entry in the Critters franchise.{{cite web |title=Critters Attack! Exclusive Trailer Debut |url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/04/25/critters-attack-exclusive-trailer-debut |website=IGN |accessdate=July 8, 2019 |date=April 25, 2019 |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426233800/https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/04/25/critters-attack-exclusive-trailer-debut |url-status=live }} Although returning actress Dee Wallace was assumed to be portraying a new heroine distinct from her Helen Brown character, Wallace herself confirmed that she was reprising the original role, with a name change to "Aunt Dee" due to potential legal issues.{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3573103/dee-wallace-clarifies-plays-character-original-film-new-movie-critters-attack/|title=Dee Wallace Clarifies That She Plays Her Character from the Original Film in New Movie 'Critters Attack!'|first=John|last=Squires|date=July 16, 2019|access-date=August 24, 2019|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824224639/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3573103/dee-wallace-clarifies-plays-character-original-film-new-movie-critters-attack/|url-status=live}}
Plot
While babysitting two teenagers, college student Drea discovers that the alien Crites have landed in the nearby forest. They soon receive help from the mysterious Aunt Dee, who might have a history with the hungry intergalactic beasts. Also, the teenagers meet a white alien Crite named Bianca.
Cast
- Tashiana Washington as Drea
- Dee Wallace as Aunt Dee
- Jaeden Noel as Phillip
- Jack Fulton as Jake
- Ava Preston as Trissy
- Leon Clingman as Ranger Bob
- Vash Singh as Kevin Loong
- Stephen Jennings as Sheriff Lewis Haines[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10240612/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_5 Critters Attack! on IMDB]
- Steve Blum as Critter voices{{cite web |title=VO Actor Steve Blum Gives Voice to the Creatures in "Critters Attacks!" |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/steve-blum-critters/ |website=Comics Beat |accessdate=July 8, 2019 |date=July 3, 2019 |archive-date=July 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708130116/https://www.comicsbeat.com/steve-blum-critters/ |url-status=live }}
Production
SYFY acquired the broadcasting rights to the Critters franchise in order to produce new sequels in autumn 2018.{{cite web |last1=Miska |first1=Brad |title=Syfy to Make 'Killer Klowns from Outer Space' and 'Critters' Films [Exclusive] |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3528600/syfy-make-killer-klowns-outer-space-critters-films-exclusive/ |website=Bloody Disgusting |accessdate=July 8, 2019 |date=October 22, 2019 |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106171310/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3528600/syfy-make-killer-klowns-outer-space-critters-films-exclusive/ |url-status=live }} The fifth entry began filming secretly in February 2019, in South Africa.{{cite web |last1=Squires |first1=John |title=Looks Like in Addition to Shudder's Series, a New 'Critters' Movie Has Wrapped Filming |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3549312/looks-like-addition-shudders-series-new-critters-movie-wrapped-filming/ |website=Bloody Disgusting |accessdate=July 8, 2019 |date=March 4, 2019 |archive-date=July 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709053119/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3549312/looks-like-addition-shudders-series-new-critters-movie-wrapped-filming/ |url-status=live }} Critters Attack! was officially announced two months later.
Release
The film was released on DVD disc and digital viewing on July 23, 2019 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Unlike other Critters films, which were all rated PG-13, the film was released in an Unrated and a standard R-rated version due to having more blood and violence.
Reception
The film received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 41% based 17 reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/critters_attack_2019|title=Critters Attack! (2019)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723211423/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/critters_attack_2019 |archive-date=2019-07-23 |url-status=live}} Bloody Disgusting gave the film two out of five skulls, stating, "the fifth film suffers from a bland cast of characters, poor pacing and, most significantly, a lack of campy fun."{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3572540/fantasia-review-critters-attack-offers-boring-humans-instead-campy-fun/|title=[Fantasia Review] 'Critters Attack!' Offers Boring Humans Instead of Campy Fun|last=Lipsett|first=Joe|date=July 13, 2019|website=Bloody Disgusting|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324210042/https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3572540/fantasia-review-critters-attack-offers-boring-humans-instead-campy-fun/|archive-date=March 24, 2022|accessdate=August 20, 2019|url-status=live}} Film School Rejects noted that the film was better than Critters: A New Binge, and described it as "a mildly entertaining creature feature that will likely find its way into the viewing habits of today's young, burgeoning horror fans when they stumble upon it on television one evening."{{cite web|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/critters-attack-review/|title='Critters Attack!' Review: The Balls With Bite Are Back (Fantasia 2019)|last=Fisher|first=Kieran|date=July 13, 2019|website=Film School Rejects|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818160751/https://filmschoolrejects.com/critters-attack-review/|archive-date=August 18, 2019|accessdate=August 20, 2019|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=10240612}}
{{Critters}}
Category:American comedy horror films
Category:2019 comedy horror films
Category:Warner Bros. direct-to-video films
Category:2019 direct-to-video films
Category:Blue Ribbon Content films
Category:Films shot in South Africa