The read
Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip on a remote Canadian island when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps. Looking for help, Morgan stumbles across a barn inhabited by an enormous killer chicken. After doing some exploring, they discover the entire island is crawling with animals that have somehow grown to giant size. The most dangerous of all of these, however, are the rats, who are mobilizing to do battle with the human intruders.
Ratings
IMDb4.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes18%
Metacritic20/100
Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do.
128 audience votes
Key crew
- Bert I. GordonScreenplay
- Bert I. GordonDirector
- Elliot KaplanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Marjoe GortnerMorgan
- Pamela FranklinLorna
- Ralph MeekerBensington
- Jon CypherBrian
- Ida LupinoMrs. Skinner
- John McLiamMr. Skinner
- Belinda BalaskiRita
- Tom StovallThomas
- Chuck CourtneyDavis
- Reg TunnicliffeFerry Attendant
- Kevin SchummChild in a Classroom (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
canadaislandbased on novel or bookhuman vs naturepregnancygreedchickenhorseanimal attackgorewormwasp