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R

1990

1 hr. 30 min.

Comedy

List

9%

11 Reviews

Tomatometer

48%

2,500+ Ratings

Audience Score

Ecomilitant insects from Brazil pose as an average U.S. family (Ed Begley Jr., Stockard Channing, Cami Cooper) and begin to act like one.

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Wendy T

This movie is WEIRD. It's 90s quirky, feels like a low budget strange practical effects monster movie BUT it makes you feel bad for and sympathize with the "monsters". If you're a fan old school monster movies, give this one a try - if you can find it. I've been hunting for years.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Demented N

Trys to hard to be odd and obscure when in hindsight it's just a hot mess of random Monologues and monolithic acting

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/23

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Audience Member

Really dark, weird and funny black comedy that's nigh on impossible to get on any format now, it remains a brilliant, twisted little cult gem and an acidic satire on white, middle class, suburban america with some incredible make up and practical effects that are utterly gross and especially impressive seen today. If you can get hold of it ( and i recommend you do) it's well worth a watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

a very interesting black comedy with a great cast

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Frances H

Started off cute, but the end was lame.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/27/14

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Audience Member

Wacky comedy about some giant bugs from the Amazon who morph into humans in order to take down human society because of the pollution. Sounds like a tailor-made script for Ed Begley, Jr., huh? Well thats who stars in it! The family ends up succumbing to all the vices around them (sex, shopping, drugs, etc) which ensures a round a laughs.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Michael Lehmann

Director

Ed Begley Jr.

Richard P. Applegate

Stockard Channing

Jane Applegate

Camille Cooper

Sally Applegate

Dabney Coleman

Aunt Bea

Robert Jayne

Johnny Applegate

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Rated: D

Sep 7, 2011

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Is there a satirical point here? Parallels we can draw with real life? Lessons to learn? ... This movie doesn't even seem to have a point of view.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Chase Burns

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

If it had a tighter plot, I'd say it's a commentary on terrorism, but it's so delightfully sloppy that it's best viewed as a how-to against product placement. Seriously, the product placement in this film is insane.

Dec 8, 2021

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2005

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Kevin Carr

Film Threat

Rated: 2/5

Sep 3, 2004

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Daniel M. Kimmel

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Rated: 2/5

Feb 22, 2004

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Synopsis

Ecomilitant insects from Brazil pose as an average U.S. family (Ed Begley Jr., Stockard Channing, Cami Cooper) and begin to act like one.

Director: Michael Lehmann
Production Co: New World Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Box Office (Gross USA): $274.8K
Sound Mix: Surround