The read
A Balasaur Score of 60 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 75%. Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
A quiet suburb in Southern California is terrorized by a mysterious murderous monster living in a cave. As the bodies pile up -- with incriminating banana peels always near by the crime scene -- a group of teens stumble on the guilty party: a 20-million-year-old Schlockthropus, an ape-like creature with a sense of the absurd.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
73 audience votes
Key crew
- John LandisDirector
- John LandisWriter
- David GibsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John LandisSchlock
- Saul KahanDetective Sgt. Wino
- Joseph PiantadosiIvan
- Eliza RobertsMindy Binerman
- Tom AlvichTorn Cop
- Walter LevinePolice Thief
- Harriet MedinMrs. Blinerman
- Eric SinclairJoe Putzman (as Eric Allison)
- Charles VilliersCal
- Ralph BakerDying Man
- John ChambersNational Guard Captain
- Gene FoxBilly
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