Critters
“The battle began in another galaxy. It's about to end in the Brown's backyard.”
Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.
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5 films
Cast
20 people
Dee Wallace
Helen Brown
Known for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Cujo
M. Emmet Walsh
Harv
Known for
Blade Runner
Wild Wild West
Billy Green Bush
Jay Brown
Known for
The Hitcher
Five Easy Pieces
Scott Grimes
Brad Brown
Known for
Band of Brothers
American Dad!
Nadine Van der Velde
April Brown
Known for
Munchies
After Midnight
Don Keith Opper
Charlie McFadden
Known for
Slam Dance
The Cycle
Lin Shaye
Sally
Known for
Insidious: The Last Key
There's Something About Mary
Billy Zane
Steve Elliot
Known for
Titanic
Back to the Future Part II
Ethan Phillips
Jeff Barnes
Known for
Star Trek: Voyager
Avenue 5
Terrence Mann
Johnny Steele
Known for
Sense8
Foundation
Jeremy Lawrence
Preacher
Also in
Body Double
Poker Face
Michael Lee Gogin
Zanti
Known for
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Runaway Train
Stephen Herek Director · Domonic Muir Screenplay David Newman Composer
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $2M · United States release April 11, 1986
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$13,167,232
Gross vs. budget
6.6×
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
Smart Egg Pictures
Production
Sho Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Netherlands · April 11, 1986
Theatrical
United States · April 11, 1986
Theatrical
Australia
November 6, 1986 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 4, 1986 · Theatrical
France
September 10, 1986 · Theatrical
Germany
December 10, 1986 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 16, 1986 · Theatrical
December 2, 1999 · TV
August 15, 2006 · Physical
Ireland
September 11, 1987 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 11, 1986 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 4, 1988 · Limited theatrical · Fantasporto - Festival Internacional de Cinema do Porto
Spain
March 2, 1987 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 26, 1986 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 28, 1986 · Theatrical
XC
November 1, 1992 · Physical
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