Critters Attack!
Film poster
Directed byBobby Miller
Written byScott Lobdell
Based onCritters
by Domonic Muir
Produced byRupert Harvey
Barry Opper
Starring
CinematographyHein de Vos
Edited byMike Mendez
Music byRuss Howard III
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Home Entertainment
Release dates
  • July 13, 2019 (2019-07-13) (Fantasia International Film Festival)
  • July 23, 2019 (2019-07-23) (home video release)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.[1] 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.[2]

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. And more 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[3]
  • Steve Blum as Critter voices[4]

Production

SYFY acquired the broadcasting rights to the Critters franchise in order to produce new sequels in autumn 2018.[5] The fifth entry began filming secretly in February 2019, in South Africa.[6] Critters Attack! was officially announced two months later.[1]

Release

The film was released on DVD disc and digital viewing on July 23, 2019 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.[1] 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.[7] 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."[8] 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."[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Critters Attack! Exclusive Trailer Debut". IGN. April 25, 2019. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  2. ↑ Squires, John (July 16, 2019). "Dee Wallace Clarifies That She Plays Her Character from the Original Film in New Movie 'Critters Attack!'". Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ Critters Attack! on IMDB
  4. ↑ "VO Actor Steve Blum Gives Voice to the Creatures in "Critters Attacks!"". Comics Beat. July 3, 2019. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ Miska, Brad (October 22, 2019). "Syfy to Make 'Killer Klowns from Outer Space' and 'Critters' Films [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ Squires, John (March 4, 2019). "Looks Like in Addition to Shudder's Series, a New 'Critters' Movie Has Wrapped Filming". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Critters Attack! (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  8. ↑ Lipsett, Joe (July 13, 2019). "[Fantasia Review] 'Critters Attack!' Offers Boring Humans Instead of Campy Fun". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ Fisher, Kieran (July 13, 2019). "'Critters Attack!' Review: The Balls With Bite Are Back (Fantasia 2019)". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
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