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The Boogens

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Razor-sharp tentacles wrap around legs after two guys and their girlfriends (Rebecca Balding, Anne-Marie Martin) move into a cabin near an abandoned silver mine.
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John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) 10/26/2012
2.5/4
The director keeps the creatures off-camera for most of the film, but when they do show up they're at once ridiculous and brilliant: rubbery, king crab-like things... Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg FEARnet 08/28/2012
3/5
Hey, we weren't all that demanding of our low-budget monster movies in 1981. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 08/22/2012
This is a fairly typical, low-rent, low-imagination horror movie of the early 1980s. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/25/2010
C+
At best, it's a so-so horror pic. Go to Full Review
Mel Valentin eFilmCritic.com 10/18/2008
1/5
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 10/09/2005
2/5
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Dan R Oct 13 Boogins is a fun subterranean horror, with nice Canadian style. It's cold, creepy and eerie flick. See more Nick O Jul 16 A cool rubber monster flick that does a lot with just some low to the ground POV shots, likable characters and not much else without ever looking more ridiculous than it needs to. See more Raiodesol S 11/02/2024 The slow pace and underused creatures really don’t help this movie. While the story is good enough and the characters are basically the soul of the movie, nothing else seems to hold up. See more 05/13/2018 Pretty great little monster movie! The creatures are effectively kept offscreen for most of the film, and we spend a lot of time getting to know and connecting with the protagonists, who are very likeable and human. See more 05/19/2017 The video and audio quality are too poor to make this watchable, and nothing ever happens. See more 03/13/2017 The Boogens is actually a really good slasher-style movie from the 80's. Miners open up a old mine and release these carnivorous creatures that have been dormant for years. People die horrifically, and we get some great characters. The characters in this story are real people. They act like real people act, are likable, and are fun. The setting of the mine is claustrophobic and disorientating. The only real letdown is the reveal of the creatures themselves. They are just rubber things and the sound of growls laid over top. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Razor-sharp tentacles wrap around legs after two guys and their girlfriends (Rebecca Balding, Anne-Marie Martin) move into a cabin near an abandoned silver mine.
Director
James L. Conway
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 1, 2015
Runtime
1h 35m
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