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English. Slugs, also referred to as Slugs: The Movie ( Spanish: Slugs, Muerte Viscosa, lit. "Slugs, Slimy Death") is a 1988 English-language Spanish natural horror film directed by Juan Piquer Simon, and co-written by Simon with Ron Gantman. Based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Shaun Hutson, it tells the story of a small town whose ...
Feb 5, 1988 · Slugs: Directed by Juan Piquer Simón. With Michael Garfield, Kim Terry, Philip MacHale, Alicia Moro. Killer slugs on the rampage in a rural community.
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- Horror
- Juan Piquer Simón
- 1988-02-05
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(known under the Spanish title, Slugs, Muerte Viscosa) is a 1988 American/Spanish horror film based upon the novel Slugs (1982) by Shaun Hutson. Over the years the film has gained a small but active cult following.
When a rural town becomes prey to a strain of black slugs spawned from the disposal of toxic waste, it is up to the local health inspector to stop them. People die mysteriously and gruesomely, and only a health worker going by the name of Mike Brady has a possible solution, but his theory of killer slugs is ridiculed by the authorities. Only when t...
•Michael Garfield - Mike Brady
•Kim Terry - Kim Brady
•Philip MacHale - Don Palmer
•Alicia Moro - Maureen Watson
•Santiago Álvarez - Foley
•Concha Cuetos - Maria
Critical reception
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds a 38% based on 8 reviews. praised the "convincing special effects and make-up and snappy direction" and said it "has enough thrills and spills in it to keep youth audiences alert".
Box office
The film flopped at the U.S. box office. It opened in seven theaters in the United States and grossed $15,842 in its opening weekend.
Awards
The film won a Goya Award for Best Special Effects by Gonzalo Gonzalo, Basilio Cortijo and Carlos de Marchis.
That being said the film is a real good time, I think that this is a good throw it on and laugh along kinda movie Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience ...
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- Juan Piquer Simon
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- Michael Garfield
100. "To watch and talk about 1988’s Slugs, directed by Juan Piquer Simón, is to be confronted by the epitome of splatter exploitation. With its delirious mix of 50s ‘when creatures attack’ B-pictures and the vicious gory energy of the 1980s, it’s a movie about mutated slugs that kill, and it’s as absurdly violent as it is, from ...
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- Dister Group, New World Pictures
- Juan Piquer Simón
Killer slugs on the rampage in a rural community. People are dying mysteriously and gruesomely, and nobody has a clue what the cause is. Only health worker Mike Brady has a possible solution, but his theory of killer slugs is laughed at by the authorities. Only when the body count begins to rise and a slug expert from England begins snooping ...
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Apr 8, 2024 · Based on Shane Hutson’s novel, also titled Slugs, the 1988 film Slugs is a horny and practical gorefest that starts in the fast lane and doesn’t let up. On top of being incredibly entertaining and bloody, it’s socially poignant. While it just seems like a ‘regular’ tale of a town being taken over by slimy invaders, the slugs act as a ...
