Vengono ripresi tutti i cliché del genere: un meteorite precipita nei pressi di un paesello americano, e - come tutti i meteoriti che si rispettino - ha al suo interno un orribile simbionte alieno, che prende possesso del primo che gli capita a tiro e lo usa per riprodursi e seminare morte e distruzione!
Il tutto viene rivisitato in chiave ironica: i vermoni, le "incubatrici" e la reazione della popolazione.
Fatto da amanti del genere, per amanti del genere.
Voto: 6.5.
Tags: horror, splatter, fantascienza, commedia, polizia, alieno, sterminio, america, caccia.
Gunn, James (II)
Data di nascita: 5 August 1970
Altezza: 6' (1.83 m)
Coniuge: Jenna Fischer::(7 October 2000 - present)
Ultimi lavori:
- The Making of 'LolliLove' (2006) (V) .... (thanks) [misc]
- Slither (2006) .... (written by) [scrittore]
- El Kuervo (2005) .... (executive producer) (producer) [produttore]
- Dawn of the Dead (2004) .... (screenplay) [scrittore]
- LolliLove (2004) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed (2004) (V) .... (special thanks) [misc]
- Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) .... (co-producer) [produttore]
- The Swidge (2004) .... [scrittore]
- Tube (2004) .... (written by) [scrittore]
- Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep-Over (2003) (V) .... Riley [attore]
Biografia:
James Gunn was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri in a large Irish Catholic family. His father and his uncles were all lawyers. Gunn has been writing and performing as long as he can remember. He began making eight-millimeter films at the age of twelve. Many of these were comedic splatter films featuring his brothers being disemboweled by zombies. Gunn dropped out of college to pursue a rock and roll career. His band, "the Icons", released one album, "Mom, We Like It Here on Earth". He earned very little money doing this, but got a lot of free sex. During this time, he also worked as an orderly in Tucson, Arizona, upon which many of the situations in his first novel, "The Toy Collector", are based. He also wrote and drew comic strips for underground and college newspapers. Gunn eventually returned to school and received his B.A. at Saint Louis University. He immediately thereafter moved to New York where he received an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University, which he today thinks may have been a wonderfully expensive waste of time. While finishing his MFA, Gunn started writing "The Toy Collector" and began working for "Troma Studios", America's leading B-Movie production company. While there he wrote and produced the cult classic Tromeo and Juliet (1996) and, with Lloyd Kaufman, he wrote the book, "All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger". Gunn had a spiritual awakening in Cannes France in 1997. At that time, he quit Troma and moved from New York to Los Angeles. He wrote and acted in the forthcoming film The Specials (2000) with Rob Lowe, Jamie Kennedy, Thomas J. Churchill and his brother Sean Gunn. He wrote two scripts for Warner Brothers live action movies: Spy vs. Spy (1985) (VG) and Scooby-Doo (2002). In 1999, after almost five years, he finished "The Toy Collector". Gunn has four brothers, all of whom are in the entertainment industry. His brother, Patrick Gunn, is a Senior VP at Artisan Entertainment, the company responsible for distributing (and the marketing campaign of) The Blair Witch Project (1999). His brother, Brian Gunn, is a screenwriter who works in partnership with their cousin Mark Gunn. Brian and Mark wrote the MTV-TV movie 2gether, and are executive producers on the upcoming television series of the same name. Gunn's brother, Matt Gunn wrote and starred in the winner of the 1997 Sundance Film Festival, Man About Town, Gunn's brother, Sean Gunn is an actor regularly seen in films, commercials, and such TV shows as "Angel" (1999). Gunn and Sean have collaborated on two occasions Sean starred in Tromeo and Juliet (1996), and they acted together and co-produced The Specials (2000). Gunn has one sister, Beth. She is an attorney, and has had to put up with a lot of shit. Gunn is engaged to be married to the actress and cartoonist Jenna Fischer. Almost everyone agrees that they are very strange, both individually and as a couple. Gunn has a dog named Aubrey. "Aubrey" means "Ruler of the Elves" in Gaelic. She is a spiky-haired Havanese. He finds her endlessly amusing.
Trivia random: Is an avid comic book reader.
Citazione random: "Money doesn't buy happiness, but it does buy happier."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Slither (2006)
Regista: James Gunn
Scrittore: James Gunn
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 6.7/10 (6896 voti)
Durata: 95 min
Paese: Canada, USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Nathan Fillion .... Bill Pardy
- Elizabeth Banks .... Starla Grant
- Gregg Henry .... Jack MacReady
- Michael Rooker .... Grant Grant
- Tania Saulnier .... Kylie Strutemyer
- Don Thompson .... Wally
- Xantha Radley .... Uptight Mom
- Brenda James .... Brenda Gutierrez
- Jenna Fischer .... Shelby
- Dustin Milligan .... Drawing Boy
Trama:
In this blend of the B movie classic The Blob (1958) and some Romero's zombies film, a meteorite collides in a small town. Grant finds it, and is infected by a parasite worm, which installs in his brain and causes him a creepy transformation into a monster. Starla, his wife, and Bill, a policeman, will try to stop him and the plague of worms generated by the creature.
Trivia random: The bar hosting the "Deer Cheer" party is called "Henenlotter's", a homage to "Basket Case" director Frank Henenlotter
Citazione random: Brenda Gutierrez: [Brenda has become a giant pregnant stomach] Something's wrong with me.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Fillion, Nathan
Data di nascita: 27 March 1971
Altezza: 6' 1½" (1.87 m)
Ultimi lavori:
- White Noise 2: The Light (2007) .... Abe Dale (attached) [attore]
- Slither (2006) .... Bill Pardy [attore]
- Waitress (2006) .... Dr. Pomatter [attore]
- Jade Empire (2005) (VG) .... Gao the Lesser (voice) [attore]
- Serenity (2005) .... Mal [attore]
- Hollywood Division (2004) (TV) .... Det. Tommy Garrett [attore]
- Outing Riley (2004) .... Luke [attore]
- Alligator Point (2003) (TV) .... [attore]
- Water's Edge (2003) .... Robert [attore]
- Dracula 2000 (2000) .... Father David [attore]
Biografia:
Canadian-born actor Nathan Fillion gained critical acclaim and a large cult of fans when he starred as Captain Malcolm Reynolds on the Joss Whedon TV series _"Firefly" (2002/I)_ , having previously been a regular on "One Life to Live" (1968) and "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" (1998). Fillion had also appeared in small roles in the films Blast from the Past (1999) and Saving Private Ryan (1998).Whedon gave Fillion a chance to display his range when he cast Fillion as the twisted preacher Caleb, a villain, in the seventh and final season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).When _"Firefly" (2002/I)_ was prematurely canceled in late 2002, the show's cast, crew, and many fans were devastated. Whedon vowed to resurrect the series in some way, and Fillion played Captain Reynolds again in the feature-film Serenity (2005), followed by a role in the horror-comedy Slither (2006).
Trivia random: Wanted to be a high school English teacher (a profession that runs in his family). In college he majored in art, and minored in drama while pursuing an acting career on the side.
Citazione random: I've always fantasized about being on TV. And I was. Then I fantasized about being in the movies. What could be better than captain of a space ship? I get to ride horses, shoot guns, have adventures ...
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
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