A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.
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Mira Sorvino | Susan Tyler |
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Jeremy Northam | Dr. Peter Mann |
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Alexander Goodwin | Chuy |
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Giancarlo Giannini | Manny |
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Charles S. Dutton | Leonard |
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Josh Brolin | Josh |
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Alix Koromzay | Remy |
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F. Murray Abraham | Dr. Gates |
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James Costa | Ricky |
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Javon Barnwell | Davis |
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Norman Reedus | Jeremy |
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Pak-Kwong Ho | Preacher |
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Glenn Bang | Yang |
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Margaret Ma | Chinese Woman |
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Warna Fisher | Bag Lady |
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Alan Argue | Skeletal Bum |
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Charles Hayter | Homeless Man |
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Julian Richings | Workman |
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James Kidnie | Subway Repairman |
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Eve English | Homeless Woman |
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Bill Lasovich | Long John |
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Doug Jones | Long John |
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Roger Clown | Long John |
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Greg Bronson | Reporter |
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Marian Caparros | Bystander SWAT Arrival |
| Director | Guillermo del Toro |
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| Writer | Donald A. Wollheim, Matthew Robbins, Guillermo del Toro | |
| Producer | Ole Bornedal, Stuart Cornfeld, Cary Granat, Clark Henderson, Michael Phillips, Richard Potter, B.J. Rack, Andrew Rona, Scott Shiffman, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Michael Zoumas | |
| Musician | Marco Beltrami | |
| Photography | Dan Laustsen | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] |
| Owner | Review? |
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| Location | Horror Disk 1 |
| Purchased | On Aug 09, 2020 at rarbg |
| Watched | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Index | 2450 |
| Added Date | Aug 09, 2020 08:04:19 |
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My quick rating - 6,2/10. A step above the usual monster flick. This time with mutated cockroaches "mimicking" people. I enjoyed it then, and still holds up. Del Toro directing is also a major bonus. And after "Replacement Killers" Mira Sorvino can do no wrong.
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