The read
Audiences rate it 45 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
After Stanley Putterman installs a state-of-the-art satellite dish in his backyard, a strange monster leaps off the screen and needs to feed on humans for survival. The Putterman children Sherman and Suzy—along with Suzy's metalhead boyfriend O.D.—are left to figure out what to do.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes10%
Audiences rate it 45 points higher than critics do.
224 audience votes
Key crew
- Ted NicolaouWriter
- Ted NicolaouDirector
- Richard BandOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Diane FranklinSuzy Putterman
- Gerrit GrahamStanley Putterman
- Mary WoronovRaquel Putterman
- Chad AllenSherman Putterman
- Jon GriesO.D.
- Bert RemsenGrampa Putterman
- Alejandro ReySpiro
- Randi BrooksCherry
- Jennifer RichardsMedusa
- Sonny Carl DavisNorton
- Ian Patrick WilliamsNutky
- William PaulsonPluthar
Stills
Themes
mutantslimesatellitealienteenage girlb moviecampybrother sister relationshipindependent filmmetalheads