Genre: Horror
Release Date: 08/27/2002
Dubbed: English
Run Time: 69 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Alpha Video

Ken Curtis, former singing cowboy and Gunsmoke's Festus, joined right-wing radio's Gordon McLendon in producing this hilariously bad monster movie about a horde of outsized rodents run amok on an isolated island. The creation of mad scientist Baruch Lumet (father of acclaimed director Sidney Lumet), the monster shrews (portrayed by collies in goofy rubber masks!) escape the lab during a hurricane and devour nearly every other animal on the island before seeking human prey -- including star James Best and girlfriend Ingrid Goude (1957's Miss Universe), who are stranded on the island by the same storm. The survivors manage to escape to safety thanks to some goofy contraptions constructed from trash cans. This one is best remembered by bad-film buffs for its tail-wagging canine stars and a multitude of famous names on both sides of the camera. Curtis and McLendon's companion film The Giant Gila Monster is slightly less ridiculous.

~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

Be the first to review this product!

Cast:
James Best - Thorne Sherman
Ingrid Goude - Ann Craigis
Baruch Lumet - Dr. Milo Craigis
Ken Curtis - Jerry Lacer
Gordon McLendon - Radford Baines
Alfredo de Soto - Mario

Production:
Ray Kellogg - Director
Ken Curtis - Producer
Emil Cadkin Harry Bluestone - Composer
Aaron Stell - Editor
Jay Simms - Screen Writer
Louise Caldwell - Set Designer
Wilfrid M. Cline - Cinematographer
Earl Snyder - Sound/Sound Designer
Ben Chapman - Production Manager

The Giant Gila Monster [WS]
    Don Sullivan / NR / 1959
Gnaw: Food of the Gods, Part 2
    Paul Coufos / R / 1988
The Food of the Gods
    Marjoe Gortner / PG / 1976
Night of the Lepus
    Stuart Whitman / PG / 1972