Larva (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Tim Cox

Writers:

Kenneth M. Badish (story)
Boaz Davidson (story)

Release Date:

22 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

They eat you from the inside out!

Plot:

In Host, Missouri, the newcomer Dr. of Veterinary Science Eli Rudkus is called by the farmer Jacob Long to exam one of his cows...

Plot Keywords:

Ecological | Ecology

Cast

Vincent Ventresca	...	Dr. Eli Rudkus
Rachel Hunter	...	Hayley Anderson
William Forsythe	...	Jacob Long
David Selby	...	Fletcher Odermatt
Robert Miano	...	Sheriff Lester
James Daris
James Sheldon	...	Johnny
Zachary Stevens
Amanda Ianelli
Jessica Summers
Holly McWilliams
Sean Kissner	...	Milo Turner (as Sean Kisner)
David E. Ornston		(as David Ornston)
Erron J. Shaw	...	Deputy (as Erron Shaw)
Sarah Ann Schultz	...	Barbara

Also Known As:

MorphMan (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sci-fi violence and gore.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Missouri, USA

Company:

Nu Image Films

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Creating 'Larva' (2005) (V)

Makes ya wonder what's really in your hamburger

Didn't really know what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised. Top-notch acting. Great story. Cool Special FX. A little gore and screaming. Good popcorn flick for Horror and Sci-fi fans.

The following is from Sci-Fi Channel Host, Mo., is a quiet ranching community where everyone knows everyone else, and almost everybody earns their living from a local meat-products packager, Host Tender Meats.

New to town is veterinarian Eli Rudkus (Vincent Ventresca of Sci-Fi's 'Invisible Man'), who makes Host his home after his predecessor retires, leaving a professional vacancy that Eli is happy to fill. However, when Eli is called to the ranch of Jacob Long (William Forsythe of 'Once Upon a Time In America' and Rob Zombie's upcoming 'The Devil's Rejects'), a local cattleman, the young veterinarian's seemingly routine house call exposes a dangerous secret about Host Tender Meats that could annihilate this small town.

Eli's efforts to warn the town are thwarted by Fletcher Odermatt (David Selby known to most as Quentin from "Dark Shadows), the owner of Host Tender Meats. Odermatt is willing to go to any lengths to keep his company's dark secret buried. To that end, he enlists cutthroat attorney Hayley Anderson (Rachel Ward) to smear Eli's reputation.

Before long, though, Eli and Jocob convince Hayley that what started as a small "parasite problem" is now a disaster on the verge of becoming too large to contain. As catastrophe looms, the trio races against time, nature and science to save their town — and perhaps the world.

Do I recommend it? Yup, and when it's available on DVD this April, I'm getting it.