Deadly Eyes

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Deadly Eyes

R

1982

1h 27m

Horror

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A science teacher (Sam Groom) and a health officer (Sara Botsford) face fortified city rats the size of dachshunds.

Paul Freitag-Fey

Daily Grindhouse

A goofy film, but one that's never dull is certainly entertaining enough to warrant the recent occasional cult reputation it's built.

Aug 2, 2019

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Heather Wixson

Daily Dead

The film takes its premise very seriously, but it's the use of Daschunds in rat costumes that has given Deadly Eyes something of an unintentional comedic spin, making for a rather uneven horror experience.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 7, 2016

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John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

The rat sequences are rather potent if you can overlook the fact that the ravenous rodents are often DACHSHUNDS, dressed in little rat outfits and little rat masks. But you can't overlook this, which is what makes this movie great entertainment.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 4, 2014

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

Deadly Eyes has a lot of underdeveloped characters and stilted dialogue that drags it down whenever the rats aren't on-screen. The performances are also, shall we say, a bit stiff.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 15, 2014

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Jeff Beck

Examiner.com

With its overly-familiar story and a group of characters that you merely hope will soon become rat food, Deadly Eyes makes for a somewhat tedious viewing experience.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 14, 2014

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

A legitimately solid candidate for an alcohol-assisted Bad Movie Night party.

Rated: 2/10

Jul 14, 2013

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Daniel C. M

This could've easily been one of the better cult and trashy 80s movies ever, specially because the first 15 minutes are very promising; unfortunately, the movie is more worried in focussing on irrelevant romantic drama subplot between the main characters that literally nobody cares; by the time the subway sequence kicks in and we are back into fine and solid gore and action, the movie ends out of nowhere.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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Damien T

One of my favourite rat horror films that I've seen! I watched this film after I finished Ben (1972), and I enjoyed Deadly Eyes very well! Robert Clouse's direction, Anthony Guefen's score, Sam Groom's performance and the plot was my favourite, while the screenplay was an average. Even though this film is loosely based on The Rats novel, I'll give this film 4 out of 5 stars and an "A-" grade.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/24/23

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Audience Member

Not since they cut the tall grass in the empty field across from my house, have I been this terrified of rats. Scream as they hunt teenagers. Run as they set siege to a city. Rub your wrist with concern as they imitate slap bracelets. Check out our podcast to hear more: https://anchor.fm/foundonshelfpod/episodes/Deadly-Eyes---1982-e1e7mi3

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

It's a silly little horror movie with giant killer rats, but it's loads of fun to see these things run around Toronto wreaking havoc.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/21

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Audience Member

not that bad, decent friday night flick with dogs on rat suits.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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delysid d

I enjoyed the parts about the rats but I despised seeing all these dumb stories about these idiots and their love lives

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/01/17

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Robert Clouse

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Sam Groom

Paul Harris

Sara Botsford

Kelly Leonard

Scatman Crothers

George Foskins

Lisa Langlois

Trudy White

Cec Linder

Dr. Louis Spenser

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Synopsis

A science teacher (Sam Groom) and a health officer (Sara Botsford) face fortified city rats the size of dachshunds.

Director: Robert Clouse
Producer: Paul Kahnert, Jeff Schechtman, Charles Eglee
Screenwriter: Charles Eglee
Production Co: J.G. Arnold & Associates, Golden Harvest Company, Filmtrust Productions, Northshore Investments Ltd., Paragon Films Ltd.
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Jul 15, 2014
Runtime: 1h 27m