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4.1/10
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On an isolated island, a small group of people are terrorized by giant voracious shrews in the midst of a hurricane.On an isolated island, a small group of people are terrorized by giant voracious shrews in the midst of a hurricane.On an isolated island, a small group of people are terrorized by giant voracious shrews in the midst of a hurricane.
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- TriviaClose-ups of the giant shrews were filmed using hand puppets. The wider shots used dogs made up as the shrews.
- GoofsThe narration of the prologue ends with "First in Alaska, and then moving steadily southward, there were reports of a new species, the giant killer shrew." In the film itself, the giants shrews were created, and limited to, an isolated island, presumably off the coast of Texas.
- Quotes
[while hiding under oil drums, the refugees are attacked by gigantic shrews]
Thorne Sherman: Don't let their head get under! They'll flip us over!
- Alternate versionsA colorized version was released in 2007 as part of a double feature with The Giant Gila Monster (1959).
- ConnectionsEdited into Pale Moonlight Theater: The Killer Shrews (2014)
Featured review
An above average giant mutated animal movie.
I'm shocked by the low rating this movie has on here. I have to assume most of the people who voted don't watch many movies in the genre. I have seen more mutated animal movies than I can remember and this is better than most. The acting is good and the shrews don't look too bad. I mean they are just dogs with throw rugs on their backs and some fake teeth but they only attack at night(BRILLIANT!)and they move very fast so you can't see them very well anyway. The movie starts with two guys on a ship going to an island and knowing a hurricane is coming. When they get there, the captain is immediately and obviously suspicious. Other than the scientists making up a bunch of lies and having guns, there's not much of the usual giant mutated animal movie clichés. One thing you might consider a flaw is that ten minutes in, you will know who is going to die. I actually like that. This was the first time I correctly picked every character who would die. This is definitely worth seeing.
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- 13Funbags
- Jun 17, 2017
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- Also known as
- Die Nacht der unheimlichen Bestien
- Filming locations
- Lake Dallas, Texas, USA(Exterior)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $123,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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