Locusts: The 8th Plague (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Ian Gilmour

Writer:

D.R. Rosen (writer)

Release Date:

12 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A group of scientists try to stop a swarm of flesh-eating locusts that escape from a top secret government lab in the USA Midwest. |

Plot Keywords:

Locust | Amusement Park | Gore | Insect In Title | CGI

Cast

Dan Cortese	...	Colt
Julie Benz	...	Vicky
David Keith	...	Gary
Kirk B.R. Woller	...	Greg Ballard
Jeff Fahey	...	Russ
Atanas Srebrev	...	Henderson (as Nasko Srebrev)
Naum Shopov	...	Kyle
Hristo Mitzkov	...	Bill
Marianne Stanicheva	...	Gina (as Mariana Stanisheva)
Jeff Rank	...	Odem
Paraskeva Djukelova	...	Agatha
Julian Vergov	...	ER Doctor
Natasha Roth	...	Natty
Paul Joshua Reuben	...	Dad
Ryan Spike Dauner	...	Tech #1

MPAA:

Rated R for violent and disturbing content.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | UK:15 | Netherlands:16 | USA:R | Hungary:18

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

UFO International Productions

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Vicky relays a report that the locusts attacked an "...amusement park on I-43". Interstate Highway 43 runs south from Wisconsin, nowhere near Idaho.

Quotes:

Colt: Okay Vicky, look, there is a reason why the locusts did not attack us!
Vicky: Maybe we were just lucky.

well it IS a plague

Deep in rural Idaho, a swarm of genetically-enhanced Locusts escape from the government lab that they're being held in to wreck havoc on and eat the skin of pretty much everything they come across. It's up to local organic pesticide inventor Colt (Dan Cortese AKA: Dan Dan the Whopper Man Aka: Tony the Mimbo) and his girlfriend, Vicky (Dexter's Julie Benz, who should've known better) to find a way to take care of this '8th Plaque'

Filled to the brim with extremely hokey CGI (locust, blood, helicopters & even fire) and not much else, this is definitely not one of the better Sci-Fi Original films (I outright refuse to use the word 'SyFy') that I've seen by a long shot. The acting is bad all the way around, a very unconvincing story, and the fact that the film goes on too long all combine to make a rather unpleasant viewing experience for anyone, like myself, gullible enough to sit through it. David Keith should have been a Lord of Discipline and said no to his role in the film as both he and Jeff Fahey embarrass themselves here.

My Grade: D-

Image Entertainment DVD Extras: 3 short (and rather lame) 'before & after' special effects shots