Synopsis
Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.
Critters (1986) is a 1h 26min comedy feature film by Stephen Herek. Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determin... Selected for Celluloid Screams Horror Film Festival (2010).
Key facts
Cast
Dee Wallace, Dee Wallace Stone, M. Emmet Walsh, Terrence Mann, Scott Grimes, Billy Green Bush, Nadine Van der Velde, Don Keith Opper
Original language
English
First release
April 11, 1986 (Netherlands)
Production companies
New Line Cinema, SHO FILMS
Home video distributors
RCA Columbia Pictures Home Video (United States)
Setting
Kansas
Crew
Screenplay
Stephen Herek, Domonic Muir
Producer
Rupert Harvey
Cinematography
Tim Suhrstedt
Editing
Larry Bock
Music
David Newman
Special makeup effects
Cary Howe, Frederique Schafer, Fredrique Gallen, Gerald Quist, Greg Johnson, John Criswell, John Goodwin, John Naulin, Julie Mauger, Richard McGuire, Robert Zoller, Scott Noblitt, Steve Patino, Thomas Floutz
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Content indications
Not recommended for young children
Classification date
March 4, 2009
Versions
French version
Trailer
Stills
Reviews
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Festival History
- Fantasmagoría - Festival de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de Medellín 2026 generic - Proyecciones Especiales
- MONSTER FEST 2024 - Feature
- Celluloid Screams Horror Film Festival 2010
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | RCA Columbia Pictures Home Video (cat. no. 62666) | 1986, United States, slipcase |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Critters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - David Newman (1986) | 3 releases, 1986-1987: Enigma, Restless Records |
| CD | Critters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - David Newman (1986) | 1 release, 1993: Intrada |
| Cassette | Critters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - David Newman (1986) | 1 release, 1986: Restless Records |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Netherlands | April 11, 1986 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 11, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | April 16, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | June 11, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | July 4, 1986 |
| Theatrical | France | September 10, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | September 26, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Australia | November 6, 1986 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | November 28, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Germany | December 10, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Spain | March 2, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | September 11, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | February 4, 1988 |
| Television | Hungary | December 2, 1999 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
| Classification | United States | PG-13 |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1986 62666 |
| Home video | Czechoslovakia | November 1, 1992 |
| Home video | Hungary | August 15, 2006 |
Full credits
| Director | Stephen Herek |
| Cast | Dee Wallace (Helen Brown), Dee Wallace Stone, M. Emmet Walsh, Terrence Mann, Scott Grimes, Billy Green Bush, Nadine Van der Velde (April Brown), Don Keith Opper (Charlie McFadden), Lin Shaye (Sally), Billy Zane (Steve Elliot), Ethan Phillips (Jeff Barnes), Jeremy Lawrence (Preacher), Michael Lee Gogin (Zanti), Art Frankel (Ed), Douglas Koth (Bowler #1), Montrose Hagins (Organist), Roger Hampton (Jake), Chuck Lindsley (Pool Player #1), David Stenstrom (Pool Player #2), Adele Malis-Morey (Woman #1), Corey Burton ((critter voices)) |
| Screenplay | Stephen Herek, Domonic Muir |
| Story | Domonic Muir |
| Producer | Rupert Harvey |
| Executive producer | Robert Shaye |
| Cinematography | Tim Suhrstedt |
| Editing | Larry Bock |
| Music | David Newman |
| Production design | Gregg Fonseca |
| Special makeup effects | Cary Howe, Frederique Schafer, Fredrique Gallen, Gerald Quist, Greg Johnson, John Criswell, John Goodwin, John Naulin, Julie Mauger, Richard McGuire, Robert Zoller, Scott Noblitt, Steve Patino, Thomas Floutz |
| Visual effects | Casey Cavanaugh, Frank Ceglia, R. Bruce Steinheimer, Ray Massara |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Wikidata (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
