In an interview with Jeff Schubert, Gunn also states that Slither was inspired by and pays homage to the horror-comedies from the 1980s. Gunn has stated that both Cronenberg's Shivers and his 1979 film The Brood were the two biggest influences on the story in Slither, along with the 2000 manga Uzumaki by Junji Ito. Palopoli then goes on to directly compare Slither to the aforementioned Creeps as well as the 1975 film Shivers. "What a rip-off!" I bring this up not because I think Slither- which is a tongue-in-cheek pastiche of at least a dozen '80s horror films-could really be considered a rip-off of any one of them. "Alien slugs that turn people into zombies!" they cried. When the trailer for Slither came out, Internet boards about the movie suddenly lit up with protests from a legion of fans of the 1986 film Night of the Creeps. Director James Gunn makes an uncredited appearance as Hank, Starla's co-worker.Ĭontroversy ensued over the many similarities and plot-points shared with Fred Dekker's 1986 horror-comedy Night of the Creeps. Troma Films co-founder Lloyd Kaufman has a cameo as a drunk man and Rob Zombie provides the voice of Grant's physician Dr. Residents of Wheelsy include Dustin Milligan as a student in Starla's class, Lorena Gale as Starla's co-worker Janene, Darren Shahlavi as Brenda's husband, and Magda Apanowicz in an uncredited role as Kylie's friend. Other members of Bill's posse are played by Tom Heaton as Tourneur, Ben Cotton as Charlie, and Dee Jay Jackson as Dwight. Nathan Fillion as Police Chief Bill PardyĪdditionally, William MacDonald and Iris Quinn portray Kylie's parents and Matreya Fedor and Amber Lee Bartlett portray her siblings Emily and Jenna.In a post-credits scene, a cat approaches Grant's remains and becomes infected by the alien parasite. With everyone else in Wheelsy dead, the three survivors head off to seek help. Filled with flammable gas, Grant is shot by Starla and explodes, killing the rest of the aliens in the process. Grant subdues Kylie with a couch and attempts to infect Bill with his tentacles, but Bill manages to attach one of the tentacles to a propane tank. After euthanizing Jack at his own request, Bill tries to use the grenade, only for it to fall into a pool when Grant knocks it away. Jack and others are turned into breeders for more larvae, while Grant keeps Starla uninfected in the hope of reclaiming her love. Bill and Kylie escape, but Starla and Jack are captured.Īrmed with a grenade to kill the monster, Bill and Kylie head to Grant's home, where the infected are being absorbed by the increasingly-mutated Grant. The survivors deduce that killing Grant will eliminate the rest of the aliens before they are attacked by the infected townspeople. However, Grant also retains his love for his wife and seeks to be reunited with her. Those infected by the larvae become part of a hive mind controlled by Grant, who intends to consume all lifeforms until only his consciousness remains. The slug-like larvae burst from her body, which infest everyone in town except Starla, Bill, Mayor Jack MacReady, and teenager Kylie Strutemyer. When the police arrive to rescue Starla, Grant flees.ĭuring their search for Grant, a posse led by Police Chief Bill Pardy discovers Brenda, whose body has become inhumanly bloated from the larvae impregnated inside her. His wife Starla becomes suspicious over the changes in his appearance and his behavior, leading to Grant attacking her. He also abducts and infects a local woman, Brenda, to serve as a breeder for his alien larvae. With the alien in control of him, "Grant" begins to transform into a grotesque, tentacled monstrosity. The parasite enters the town of Wheelsy, South Carolina, where it infects wealthy resident Grant Grant by taking over his body and absorbing his mind. A meteorite brings a malevolent, sentient extraterrestrial parasite to Earth.
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