- Actors: Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R.A. Dow, Jean Sullivan, Peter MacLean
- Directors: Jeff Lieberman
- Writers: Jeff Lieberman
- Producers: Edgar Lansbury, George Manasse, Joseph Beruh
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
- DVD Release Date: 26 Aug 2003
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00009PY43
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 65,444 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is one of the biggest surprises(or a SU-price as is said in the movie) I have seen all year. As the cover says its got lots of worms and if you've still got nightmares about the time your big brother made you eat worms this is NOT the movie for you. Imagine closeups of the worms screaming and you've got the picture. I fancy myself a man who can take the worst but after seeing this I have not looked at pasta in the same way. Apart from the worms you get some early, good(albeit too little) fx from master Rick Baker. And if you're a little disapointed after watching it, you should see the audio commentary by the director. Apparently it could have been an epic with Kim Basinger, Martin Sheen and Sylvester Stallone!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The faults of Squirm are many - how couldn't they be? shooting a killer worm movie on a low budget would stretch Hitchcock himself. In fact this film does many things right : the cast are likeable, the hillbilly milieu is well sketched, there's a nice sense of knowing humour (cf. the scene in the Italian restaurant - hilarious!) and the early shock scenes are well done. The big problem is an obvious one - worms aren't scary, hence no suspense - the film meanders towards a climactic final 20 minutes where tons of spaghetti are thrown at the problem to no great effect. We never feel any sense of real danger and proceedings are best enjoyed as a B movie pastiche rather than a straight ahead horror/thriller. Still, this is preferable to the CGIfest that would result if a remake (unlikely) was attempted today. Picture quality is excellent and there is a director commentary which I've still to listen to. Got to be worth a couple of quid for undiscerning horror fans.
Format:DVD
A huge storm hits Fly Creek in Georgia and fells electricity lines which in turn supercharge bloodworms into carniverous killers! Visiting boy from the city, with the help of his local girlfriend, tries to convince small-town sheriff that there really is something rather strange going on. Will anyone listen?
This film makes good use of a unknown cast and atmospheric swampland. For me it built the tension quite slowly but effectively, reaching a climax involving an awful lot of worms. The special make-up effects are excellent for the period.
Picture and sound quality are very good indeed for such a low-budget offering.
Dvd features include a director's commentary which also features writer Jeff Lieberman, original theatrical trailer and tv spots.
Thoroughly recommended to fans of 70's horror and nature gone mad films. Obviously if you are not to keen on worms give it a miss.
This film makes good use of a unknown cast and atmospheric swampland. For me it built the tension quite slowly but effectively, reaching a climax involving an awful lot of worms. The special make-up effects are excellent for the period.
Picture and sound quality are very good indeed for such a low-budget offering.
Dvd features include a director's commentary which also features writer Jeff Lieberman, original theatrical trailer and tv spots.
Thoroughly recommended to fans of 70's horror and nature gone mad films. Obviously if you are not to keen on worms give it a miss.
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squirm is a forgotten classic
This is a low budget frightfest. I originally read the book of the novel first before i even knew there was a movie based on it. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2008 by Great White
A movie for everyone
This film polarizes people's opinions. It is either so awful that you like it or so awful that you don't like it. I personal found it difficult to complete. Read more
Published on 18 July 2004 by bernie
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