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      They Crawl

      R 2002 1 hr. 28 min. Horror List
      Reviews 8% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Ted Gage (Daniel Cosgrove) is an ex-soldier whose younger brother is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Ted soon discovers that his brother's death is connected to a series of extremely gruesome murders that have occurred throughout the city. He joins forces with police Detective Gina O'Bannon (Tamara Davies), and together they figure out the disturbing truth: A deadly cult has unleashed a swarm of genetically modified killer cockroaches on Los Angeles. Read More Read Less

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      Howard H Uninteresting plot however the two main characters piece together somewhat of a watch able film. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/25/23 Full Review Audience Member hated this movie, don't want to see it again, I didn't like this movie, I expected better than that, will not watch again, it starred Mickey Rourke, I thought it was a crap movie and I don't want it on DVD Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member If you are going to put this much time and energy into something, then it should be done right. If this was supposed to make you want to do something else other than watch this film, then it succeeded. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Cock roaches are not my favorite thing on earth, so that made this film particularly unpleasant. It has a decent pace, but it is poorly written and the story is really stupid. Dumb. Some of the special effects are good, some just stink. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member They Crawl suffers from identity crisis. On one hand, the film wants to be a tongue-in-cheek killer cockroach flick, but on the other, it wants to be a crime drama. The film has a young man (Daniel Cosgrove) returning home from the military (preparing to be court marshaled) and finds that his younger brother has become distant from the world and deals in heavy drugs. When the brother mysteriously dies, Cosgrove is on the case, working with co-lead policewoman Tamara Davies. While the audience knows that most of the deaths are at the hands of cockroaches, the leads begin to suspect an infamous cult is behind the mayhem, namely one of its notorious members, played by pre-comeback Mickey Rourke (who still manages to command the screen, even at a whopping 5 minutes). The whole crime drama portion of this film is actually quite enjoyable and it kept my attention. It reminded me of a good Law & Order episode. However, the stuff involving the bugs and "horror" aspect was just plain BAD, especially when you get to the hilariously awful (intentional I would hope, but probably not) climax of the film involving the bugs turning into superbugs. Some small scale genre people show up briefly as well including Tim Thomerson (Dollman) and Grace Zabriskie (Galaxy of Terror). Overall, not a bad crime drama, but a terrible horror film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Very average slow moving sci fi/horror that really only gets interesting in the last 10mins. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Michael Szymanski Zap2it.com Rated: 1/5 Oct 14, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 11, 2005 Full Review Jamie Gillies Apollo Guide Rated: 21/100 May 7, 2003 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com By the time the genetically mutated killer cockroaches get wise and morph into this giant rhino-lookin' thing, you'll be fast asleep. Rated: 1.5/5 Jan 24, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Ted Gage (Daniel Cosgrove) is an ex-soldier whose younger brother is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Ted soon discovers that his brother's death is connected to a series of extremely gruesome murders that have occurred throughout the city. He joins forces with police Detective Gina O'Bannon (Tamara Davies), and together they figure out the disturbing truth: A deadly cult has unleashed a swarm of genetically modified killer cockroaches on Los Angeles.
      Director
      John Allardice
      Screenwriter
      Curtis Joseph, David Mason
      Production Co
      CineTel Films
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Oct 15, 2002
      Sound Mix
      Surround