When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive.When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive.When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 11 nominations
- Father Potts
- (as Micheál O'Gruagain)
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- TriviaWhile writer Kevin Lehane was backpacking across the world and being bit by mosquitoes, he heard the urban legend that eating Marmite (a vitamin B rich yeast spread) prevents mosquito bites. Hearing that, he wondered whether mosquitoes also got hungover from drunk people's blood. The thought stayed with him until he returned home and wrote the script for Grabbers based on the premise 'get drunk to survive'.
- Quotes
Garda Lisa Nolan: You're drunk.
Garda Ciarán O'Shea: No, I'm not. No.
Garda Lisa Nolan: Is that right?
[Ciarán chuckles]
Garda Lisa Nolan: Say the alphabet backwards for me.
Garda Ciarán O'Shea: Em... Zed... Et cetera.
Garda Lisa Nolan: I hope you're not driving.
Garda Ciarán O'Shea: No. I'm taking Johnny's horse. Yah.
Garda Lisa Nolan: You're going to ride a horse while intoxicated?
Garda Ciarán O'Shea: Yeah, so? The horse is sober.
- Crazy credits"The events and characters depicted in this motion picture are a mixture of fact, fiction and fiction that is a product of inference from fact."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Projector: Grabbers (2013)
Something has washed up along the stunning Irish coast, they turn out to be Pilot Whales, but what's caused this strange phenomenon? Big time cop Garda Lisa Nolan lands on the small community of Aran Island to offer support to casual cop Ciaran o'Shea. The locals soon start disappearing, in monstrous fashion. And not long before it's full scale mayhem.
I've become a huge fan of Russell Tovey, the guy can do it all, he is so funny, but Richard Coyle and Ruth Bradley make a fantastic double act.
The humour is so good, it's so funny and the effects are considering it's a B movie, well put together. The backdrop of the grabber against a pub full of drunken Irish villagers is class.
I fear this will be one of those films not enough people will get to see, it's well worth a look.
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Aug 19, 2015
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- Ґребберси
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- Budget
- £4,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $427,335
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1