A discovered creature leads to a townful of destructive little monsters with an unusually irritating sense of humour. The deliberate Gremlins-style comedy strains hard for mayhem, but the rough execution and repetitive gags make the joke considerably longer than the creatures.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
8/10
Plot
7/10
Effects
5/10
Dialogue
7/10
Rewatchability
4/10
“The monsters have discovered comedy. This is not good news.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 62
Synopsis and movie facts
Simon Watterman, a space archaeologist, discovers the "Munchies" in a cave in Peru. Cecil Watterman, Simon's evil twin brother and snack food entrepreneur, kidnaps the creature. What Cecil does not know is that the creature, when chopped up, regenerates into many new creatures and are they mean!
Released
1987
Directed by
Tina Hirsch
Running time
87 min
Starring
Harvey Korman as Cecil Watterman / Simon Watterman
