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The Killer Shrews (1959)
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6 April 1962 (West Germany)
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All that was left after...THE KILLER SHREWS! (Used in conjunction with a woman's pink pump and splattered blood) more
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On an isolated island, a small group of people is terrorised by giant, voracious shrews in the midst of a hurricane. full summary | add synopsis
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Shrews
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Flesh Eating
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Hilariously bad!
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The Attack of the Killer Shrews
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69 min
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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USA:Passed (National Board of Review) |
UK:PG (video rating) (1996) |
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USA:Approved (PCA #19311)
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Coon dogs were used to play the killer shrews.
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Crew or equipment visible: As James Best's first mate is chased up a tree by the shrews you can see the reflective mono-filament pulling the branches down as he falls.
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Featured in Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
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How did the killer shrews get loose on the island?How many people are stranded on this island with the giant killer shrews?
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I won't recount the plot - such as it is - of this campy classic, because several others have already done so. I'll just give a couple of reasons why it's SOOOO bad that it's hilarious ... which makes it good, or at least entertaining, in a perverse way. First, the "shrews" are quite obviously dogs wearing mop-like wigs and/or bathmats. Easily the worst "monsters" ever put on film. Second, it's clear that Ray Kellogg was on such a tight budget that they weren't going to waste film with reshoots no matter HOW badly a scene went. At one point, one of the actors obviously forgot his lines, so Ingrid Goude prompts him on-camera, saying "Aren't you wondering about my strange accent?" Truly a great moment in cheesy movie history!
Rated "straight" this movie gets about 2 points on a ten-point scale, just above the all- time stinkers like Plan 9 and Manos: Hands of Fate. As unintentional comedy, however, it's pretty entertaining and might rate 5/10.