Creepozoids is a 1987 American science fiction horror film, the first 35mm film directed by David DeCoteau, and starring Linnea Quigley, Ken Abraham, Michael Aranda, Richard S. Hawkins and Kim McKamy (also known as Ashlyn Gere). It was remade in 1997 as Hybrid.
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Directed by | David DeCoteau |
Written by | David DeCoteau Buford Hauser |
Produced by | David DeCoteau John Schouweiler |
Starring | Linnea Quigley Ken Abraham Kim McKamy Michael Aranda |
Music by | Guy Moon |
Production companies | Empire Pictures Beyond Infinity Titan Productions |
Distributed by | Urban Classics |
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Running time | US: 72 min. UK: 69 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $150,000 |
Set in 1998, six years after an apocalyptic nuclear war, a group of five U.S. Army deserters take refuge from acid rain in a seemingly abandoned laboratory complex in the ruins of Los Angeles. They soon discover that the lab was a top-secret government research center, where a genetically-engineered monster still lurks.
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Director David DeCoteau, when asked about the movie's production, said "Creepozoids was shot in 15 days in a warehouse in Los Angeles. I think the budget was something like 150k. It was a difficult shoot because of all the FX and monster sequences. Lotsa slime and very ambitious. Linnea Quigley starred in it and we had a great time working together. It was my first feature shot in 35mm. It was theatrically released and a hit on video."[citation needed] Cast member Ashlyn Gere was a noted pornographic film actress.[1]
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Critical reception for the film has been mostly negative. TV Guide awarded the film 1 star out of 4 calling it an Alien imitation.[2] Editor of Psychotronic Video, Michael Weldon, described the creature effects as "pretty bad", saying the baby monster at the film's end was the "only scary part".[1]
The film was first released on DVD by Full Moon Home Video on December 9, 2003. Since then it has been released multiple times by different studios.[3]
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See also | The Brotherhood (film series) The Wrong (film series) |
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