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Critters 2 
theatrical release posterDirected by Mick Garris Produced by Robert Shaye Written by David Twohy
Mick GarrisStarring Terrence Mann
Don Keith Opper
Scott GrimesMusic by Nicholas Pike Cinematography Russell Carpenter Editing by Charles Bornstein Distributed by New Line Cinema Release date(s) April 29, 1988 Running time 93 min. Country United States Language English Critters 2 is a 1988 science fiction comedy horror film starring Terrence Mann, Don Keith Opper, and Scott Grimes. It was directed by Mick Garris and written by David Twohy and Garris. It is the second film in the Critters series.
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Plot
The film starts out in space on a desolate planet where human Charlie McFadden and the shapeshifting bounty hunters Ug and Lee are searching for a vicious, worm-like creature. After successfully killing the beast, they depart the planet. Soon afterwards, they receive a new assignment by Zanti, head of the High Council. He tells them that Crites (Critters) are still on earth and must be destroyed. With that, they set a course for earth. Noticing Charlie brooding, Ug inquires what's wrong. Charlie states his reluctance to going back after two years and asks, concerned, whether they would leave him there. Ug reassures him they had no such intentions.
Back on earth, Brad Brown is visiting his grandmother in Grover's Bend and word gets around the town fast implying he became well known after the events of the first film. Shortly after the bounty hunters arrive the Crites begin terrorizing the town. They begin to grow in large numbers. Lee, Ug's partner, is killed and devoured by the Critters, causing Ug to slip into a deep depression and revert back to his alien form. The remaining people of the town devise a plot.
They lead the Critters to a burger shop in an attempt to blow them up but fail. The Crites then come together into a large ball and begin heading to the church. Just before they reach the church, Charlie flies directly into them with Ug's spaceship, seemingly destroying the Critters and sacrificing himself. Ug then takes on Charlie's facial feature in honor of his bravery. It is later revealed the next day as Bradly begins to depart that Charlie survived by using a parachute and stays on earth, becoming sheriff of the town. Ug departs in a new spacecraft, still wearing the guise of Charlie.
Cast
- Scott Grimes as Brad Brown
- Don Keith Opper as Charlie McFadden
- Terrence Mann as Ug
- Roxanne Kernohan as Lee
- Liane Alexandra Curtis as Megan Morgan
- Barry Corbin as Sheriff Harv
- Tom Hodges as Wesley
- Douglas Rowe as Quigley
- Lindsay Parker as Cindy
- Herta Ware as Nana
- Lin Shaye as Sal
- Sam Anderson as Mr. Morgan
- Eddie Deezen as Hungry Heifer manager
Release
The film was released theatrically in the United States by New Line Cinema in April 1988. It grossed $3,813,293 at the box office.[1]
The film was released on VHS and laserdisc by New Line Home Video the same year.
In 2003, New Line Home Entertainment released the film on DVD. The film was re-released in a set containing all 4 Critters films on DVD by Warner Bros. in 2010.
References
- ^ "Critters 2: The Main Course". boxofficemojo.com. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=critters2.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
External links
- Critters 2: The Main Course at AllRovi
- Critters 2: The Main Course at the Internet Movie Database
Films directed by Mick Garris 1980s Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)1990s 2000s Riding the Bullet (2004) · Stephen King's Desperation (2006)Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1980s horror films
- 1980s science fiction films
- New Line Cinema films
- Space adventure films
- Easter fiction
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