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| Credits | |
| Title: | Critters 2 |
| Genres: | Sci-fi Horror Comedy |
| Directed by: | Mick Garris |
| Written by: | Mick Garris; D.T. Twohy |
| Produced by: | Robert Shaye; Barry Opper; Daryl Kass |
| Music by: | Nicholas Pike |
| Cinematography: | Russell Carpenter |
| Edited by: | Charles Bornstein |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | New Line Cinema Sho Films |
| Released: | April 29th, 1988 |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running time: | 93 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $4,500,000 |
| Gross: | $3,813,293 (US) |
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| Previous: | Critters |
| Next: | Critters 3 |
Critters 2 is an American feature film of the horror and comedy genres. It is the second installment in the Critters film series and follows the inaugural 1986 movie Critters. The movie was written and directed by Mick Garris and co-written by David Twohy. It was produced by New Line Cinema and Sho Films and premiered theatrically in the United States on April 29th, 1988.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Terrence Mann | Ug |
| Don Opper | Charlie |
| Cynthia Garris | Zanti |
| Scott Grimes | Brad |
| Al Stevenson | Bus driver |
| Tom Hodges | Wesley |
| Douglas Rowe | Quigley |
| Liane Curtis | Megan Morgan |
| Lindsay Parker | Cindy |
| Herta Ware | Nana |
| Sam Anderson | Mister Morgan |
| Lin Shaye | Sally |
| Barry Corbin | Harv |
| Eddie Deezen | Hungry Heifer manager |
| Frank Birney | Reverend Fisher |
| David Ursin | Sheriff Corwin |
| Roxanne Kernohan | Lee |
| Gregory Patrick | Lee/Ug "Nothing Face" |
| Tom McLoughlin | Church guard |
| Patrick Campbell | Farmer |
| Montrose Hagins | Farm woman |
| Gary Cashdollar | Scared man |
| Candace Laughlin | Woman |
| J. Christopher Sullivan | Townie |
Notes[]
- This film is alternatively known as Critters 2: The Main Course.
- The tagline for this film is "It's everyone's turn for seconds."
- Production on Critters 2 began on September 8th, 1987 and concluded on November 4th.
- There is a total of twenty-four credited cast members in this film. Seventeen of them are male cast members with the remaining seven being female.
- Writer David Twohy is credited as D.T. Twohy in this film.
- Actor Don Keith Opper is credited as Don Opper in this film.
- Actor Randy Spears is credited as Gregory Patrick in this film.
- The main setting for this film is Grover's Bend, Kansas.
- Director and writer Mick Garris also provides the voice for the Critters in this movie. He is uncredited in the film in this capacity.
Fun Facts[]
- New Line Cinema is best known for producing the A Nightmare on Elm Street film franchise. They are affectionately referred to as "The House That Freddy Built".
- This movie references A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge.
- Actress Lin Shaye is the wife of producer Robert Shaye and appears in most films produced by him.
- Actress Cynthia Garris is the wife of director and writer Mick Garris. They have been married since May 13th, 1982.
- Producer Barry Opper is the brother of actor Don Opper. Getting the sense that there might be some nepotism going on with this franchise?