Critters Attack!

"Everyone is on the menu."

2020 1h 29m EN

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★5.9TMDB · 157

ComedyHorrorScience Fiction

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Mysterious alien Critters have crash-landed in a small college town, devouring every living thing they encounter. Drea and the kids she's babysitting must try desperately to save themselves from the ravenous, rolling beasts. Will Drea discover her inner badass, and will it be enough to stop the Critter onslaught?

“Everyone is on the menu.”

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Cast

Tashiana Washington
Drea
Ava Preston
Trissy Lacy
Jack Fulton
Jake Lacy
Jaeden Noel
Phillip
Dee Wallace
Dee
Stephen Jennings
Sheriff Lewis Haines
Pierre Malherbe
Backpacker Doug
Alex Jeaven
Mandy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bobby Miller
Writers: Scott Lobdell, Mark Risk
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Critters Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bobby Miller, shot by Hein de Vos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Russ Howard III. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tashiana Washington and Ava Preston and Jack Fulton carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Everyone is on the menu.".

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The take

Bobby Miller directs. Hein de Vos behind the camera. Russ Howard III scores. Mike Mendez cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Part of the "Critters Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Bobby Miller, shot by Hein de Vos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Russ Howard III. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Mike Mendez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tashiana Washington and Ava Preston and Jack Fulton carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Everyone is on the menu.".
9IMDB entry: tt10240612 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "college", "babysitter", "sequel", "alien".

The technical file

Cinematography: Hein de Vos
Original score: Russ Howard III
Editing: Mike Mendez
Production design: Robert van de Coolwijk
Makeup / hair: Christa Schoeman
VFX supervisor: Ancois Human
Sound: Barry Donnelly
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Critters Attack! (2020)

Part of

Critters Collection

The Critters film franchise, from New Line Cinema, comprises five movies that combine elements of horror, science fiction, dark fantasy and comedy. The first film, called simply Critters, was released in 1986 and received "two thumbs up" from Siskel and Ebert.

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Gimly2019-08-25
★ 4/10
The low point for the Critters franchise. Surpassing the third film to become the new bottom rung on the ladder. Wouldn't have been surprised to learn that the creatives behind Critters Attack! had been given only a passing overview on the four films preceding it. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Sheldon Nylander2019-09-16
★ 3/10
"Critters Attack!" is a strange film to review. I honestly think this film was not made with reviews in mind. No, I mean really not made with reviews in mind, because it's hard to get a bead on what they were truly going for here. It seems like a reboot, but then Dee Wallace is in it and indicates that the Crites have been around before, although she behaves more like Lee from the first two films so maybe she's really Terrence Mann in disguise (who is conspicuously absent; I was waiting for him to pop up as it just doesn't feel like a Critters movie without Terrence Mann)...I don't know. So, let's break this down. To start, you'll notice that, to the film's credit, they stick to primarily to practical effects. This is good as it's trying to at least feel like the original films. Honestly, CGI Crites would probably have been really bad. They even bring back the giant Critter Ball from the second movie, although still no human sized Crites as seen in the first film. Crites are puppets and should only be puppets, although at the same time, something about these new redesigned puppets feels a little off. They've always had big mouths, but now they've got flip-top heads. Eh... However, the practical effects bring up a real oddity to this film. There are also a lot of prosthetics used for the Crites to chew on. Now, in and of itself, that wouldn't be an issue. What makes it odd is that it makes this film much more violent and gory than the previous ones. I like a good gory horror flick as much as the next person, but something about it feels...strange in a Critters movie. The previous films are very tame by comparison, with only two people dying in the first movie. This isn't necessarily bad as people who watched the old movies have grown up and are more mature now, but it does throw you a little bit. Then we get to the script. This film feels like it was written by a first-year film student. It's nonsensical, goes all over the place with little focus, explanation, or even a satisfying ending, if you can even call it an ending since it just seems to stop. The characters are not well fleshed out and they resort to gimmicks to try and get us to remember some of them since they have no other characteristics, like a guy who's obsessed with bagpipes. Heck, I forgot younger boy in the main group was even there half the time since his gimmick is that he doesn't talk and only communicates by texting. They probably thought they were being funny, but instead it creates a major stumbling block. Overall, while it's still a pretty bad film, but you can at least tell that the filmmakers were fans of the original and were trying to do something of a tribute, and let's be honest, unless you're a fan of at least the original movie, you're probably not going to see this one. In fact, that's exactly what this feels like: An amateurish fan film. You're not missing much if you avoid it or never even knew it existed, like me until I stumbled upon it completely by accident. I kind of wish I hadn't.
r96sk2025-04-24
★ 6/10
<em>'Critters Attack!'</em> isn't one I was expecting much from, based on that naff poster and it being a fourth sequel that was released 27 years after its predecessor. A terrible picture it is not, though if it wasn't for the cool deaths then I'd be rating this a notch lower. The critter usage and how those affected depart is neat, I enjoyed every moment in that regard. However, what surrounds those parts is damaging. For example, the cast are underwhelming, at best, and the main plot device is derivative; they went full <em>'Gremlins'</em> with this one. Tashiana Washington is the minor standout from those acting here, Dee Wallace (unofficially?) reprises her role from the 1986 original; which is cool, but if I didn't know beforehand then I wouldn't have recognised her or "Aunt Dee", a character that didn't stand out to me in that first flick. Lastly, credit to Jake (Jack Fulton) for kicking the critters when fighting them; I recall questioning to myself whilst watching the other films why no-one was doing so; unless I was forgetting. It is the most obvious and clearly the best way to attack the football-esque movers. Anyway, this 2019 release (presumably) draws this franchise to a close. The last two aren't any good, but those first three made it a worthwhile watchthrough for me.