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Synopsis
Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work -- which he doesn't remember writing.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 6.9/10 | 42% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 73% | 21% |
| Metacritic | 67/100 | 21% |
| TMDB | 7.0/101,283 votes | 16% |
| Balasaur Score | 70 | 100% |
Key crew
- David CronenbergDirector, Writer
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- Ornette ColemanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Peter WellerBill Lee
- Judy DavisJoan Frost
- Ian HolmTom Frost
- Julian SandsYves Cloquet
- Roy ScheiderDr. Benway
- Monique MercureFadela
- Nicholas CampbellHank
- Michael ZelnikerMartin
- Robert A. SilvermanHans
- Joseph ScorenKiki
- Peter BoretskiCreature Voices / Exterminator #2
- Yuval DanielHafid
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