Ever wonder how 1986's furriest little carnivores came to life? The answer involves foam, chaos, and pure B-movie magic.
Documentary about the original 1986 film Critters. Features interviews with actors Dee Wallace, Don Opper, Terrence Mann, and Lin Shaye; producer Barry Opper; writer Brian Muir; critter designers and voice actors; and many more.
Practical Effects
Foam rubber critter puppets that somehow still look charmingly gross.
Production
Shoestring budget ingenuity that puts modern CGI to shame.
Acting
Dee Wallace and Lin Shaye reminiscing like horror royalty.
Director
Buz Wallick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The critters' voices were created by speeding up recordings of the designers making nonsense sounds, giving them that iconic chaotic gibberish.
Critters arrived during the 1986 'tiny monsters' boom alongside Gremlins, though the Opper brothers always insisted theirs was written first—sparking decades of friendly fan debates.
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