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RUNTIME
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Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Josh Caras
Ben
Donald Cumming
Grant
Eléonore Hendricks
Amber
David Tennent
Shannon
Alex Toumayan
Tim
Billy Price
Keith
Harlan Baker
Teacher
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Carter Smith
- Writers
- Carter Smith, Scott Treleaven, Scott Treleaven
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 20 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Carter Smith, shot by Darren Lew. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Holle Singer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Josh Caras and Donald Cumming and Eléonore Hendricks carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0492940 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Carter Smith directs. Darren Lew behind the camera. Holle Singer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 20 years ago.
- 3Directed by Carter Smith, shot by Darren Lew. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Holle Singer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Josh Caras and Donald Cumming and Eléonore Hendricks carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0492940 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 10 themes, including "high school", "insect", "addiction", "coming of age".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Darren Lew
- Editing
- Holle Singer
- Production design
- Stefan Beckman
- Makeup / hair
- Jeremy Selenfriend
- Sound
- Eric Nagy
- Runtime
- 34 min · 0h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Bugcrush (2006)
Awards
- Sundance Jury Prize Short Filmmaking
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Carter Smith
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- PO
Pollywog Pictures
Key crew
- EditorHolle Singer
- Sound DesignerEric Nagy
- Boom OperatorJulie Wilde
- Production DesignStefan Beckman
- CastingJennifer Venditti
- ElectricianHasan Schahbaz
- Script SupervisorTony Osso
- GafferSean Sheridan
- ProducerErin Wile
- GripMarina Blanchette
- Location ScoutDana Cobb
- Art DirectionMatthew Mazzucca
- GripJames Temme
- Location ScoutBrian Smith
- Art DirectionTommy Dobrzynski
- GripPatrick Garstin
- GripDylan Williams
- Makeup Effects DesignerJeremy Selenfriend
- Key GripLarry Blanchette
- Wardrobe DesignerPaul Stura
- Key GripJoshua Solson
- Production CoordinatorJulie E. Hill
- Best Boy ElectricBenjamin Suarez
- Post Production SupervisorAlexis Wiscomb
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- high school
- insect
- addiction
- coming of age
- rural area
- crush
- metaphor
- newcomer
- consent
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2006-01-20
Also known as
International titles
- Жучковая запастьRU
