Cooties

"Please don't feed the children."

2014 1h 28m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 848

ComedyHorrorActionScience FictionThriller

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A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives.

“Please don't feed the children.”

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Cast

Elijah Wood
Clint
Alison Pill
Lucy
Rainn Wilson
Wade
Jack McBrayer
Tracy
Nasim Pedrad
Rebekkah
Leigh Whannell
Doug
Morgan Lily
Tamra
Rebecca Marshall
Emily Dopkins

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cary Murnion
Writers: Leigh Whannell, Ian Brennan, Josh C. Waller
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cary Murnion, shot by Lyle Vincent. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pepijn Caudron. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Brett W. Bachman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Elijah Wood and Alison Pill and Rainn Wilson carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Please don't feed the children.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2490326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Cary Murnion directs. Lyle Vincent behind the camera. Pepijn Caudron scores. Brett W. Bachman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Directed by Cary Murnion, shot by Lyle Vincent. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Pepijn Caudron. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Brett W. Bachman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Elijah Wood and Alison Pill and Rainn Wilson carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Please don't feed the children.".
8IMDB entry: tt2490326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Lyle Vincent
Original score: Pepijn Caudron
Editing: Brett W. Bachman
Production design: Thomas William Hallbauer
Costume design: Gina Scarnati
Makeup / hair: Liz Mendoza
VFX supervisor: Joseph DiValerio
Sound: Jeffery Alan Jones
Stunt coordinator: Matt Berberi
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $581,011
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Cooties (2014)

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Reno2016-04-04
★ 6/10
For its production standards not a bad product. Some of the decent second tier horror and zombie movies were made in the 2015 and this is one of that. When the actors are in demand, we expect big from their movies, but this story suits for these actors. Because an average story looks better with guys are not in the watch-out list. So I was not surprised with the movie, but enjoyed the entertainment it offered. Rainn Wilson's the man of the movie, but as for the narration Elijah Woods stands on the front. In this, the children were the antagonist, but it is an R rated movie and nothing was so serious to consider. You know bashing kids kind of stuffs were carefully crafted. Comedy means not like you're going to get the loud ones, but simply acceptable for a change in the storytelling. If you exclude the zombie kids, the rest of the movie was nothing new. The same old adventure with the similar group of people who tries to survive the epidemic. Especially how it all begins was not logical, so you better not look for a proper explanation for those things. Even the runtime was well shorter than the 90 minutes that makes it sweet, Overall a fun movie, only if you accept what it delivers than what you want. 6/10

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