The Killer Shrews (1959)
- Directed by
- Ray Kellogg
- Genre
- drama film, horror film, independent film, science fiction film, monster film, science fiction horror film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 09m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 4.5 of 10 from 95 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Researchers on a remote island are trapped by a hurricane. They must fight off giant venomous shrews that are escaping from the lab.
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What happens
The Killer Shrews is a 1959 American independent science fiction horror film directed by Ray Kellogg, and produced by Ken Curtis and Gordon McLendon. The story follows a group of researchers who are trapped in their remote island compound overnight by a hurricane and find themselves under siege by their abnormally large and venomous mutant test subjects. The film stars James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis, McLendon, Baruch Lumet and "Judge" Henry Dupree. Shot outside of Dallas, Texas, it was produced back-to-back with The Giant Gila Monster. It played in theaters on a double feature with The Giant Gila Monster. Now in the public domain, the film has been issued multiple DVD releases and was lampooned in the fourth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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