Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)

Director:

Mick Garris

Writers (WGA):

David Twohy (written by) and
Mick Garris (written by)

Release Date:

29 April 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Get ready for seconds... they're back!

Plot:

A batch of unhatched critter eggs are mistaken for Easter eggs by the country-folk inhabitants of Grover's Bend and...

Plot Keywords:

Egg | Easter | Flesh Eating | Spit Take | Dog

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Terrence Mann	...	Ug
Don Keith Opper	...	Charlie (as Don Opper)
Cynthia Garris	...	Zanti
Scott Grimes	...	Brad
Al Stevenson	...	Bus Driver
Tom Hodges	...	Wesley
Douglas Rowe	...	Quigley
Liane Alexandra Curtis	...	Megan Morgan (as Liane Curtis)
Lindsay Parker	...	Cindy
Herta Ware	...	Nana
Sam Anderson	...	Mr. Morgan
Lin Shaye	...	Sal
Barry Corbin	...	Harv
Eddie Deezen	...	Hungry Heifer Manager
Frank Birney	...	Reverend Fisher

Also Known As:

Critters 2 (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | UK:15 (original rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:16 | Norway:15 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Throughout the movie whenever the critters roll, you can see the wires pulling them.

Quotes:

Megan Morgan: Brad, You can't go in there. Let's just get help!
Brad: Who are we gonna call? Critter Busters?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The House That Freddy Built (2006) (V)

Fluff-balls from outer-space return!!!!!!

One of The good things about this movie is that the like-able characters from the first CRITTERS movie returns. This one is way more gory than the first one, but it is still worth a look.