Teens camping in a northern California retreat are terrorized by mutant insects created by evil, polluting pot farmers.
Practical Effects
Giant rubber ticks that somehow look both fake AND disgusting.
Acting
Alfonso Ribeiro ditches Carlton completely as twitchy Panic.
Direction
Tony Randel crams maximum gross into minimum runtime.
Director
Tony Randel
Rosalind Allen
Holly Lambert
Ami Dolenz
Dee Dee Davenport
Seth Green
Tyler Burns
Virginya Keehne
Melissa Danson
Ray Oriel
Rome Hernandez
Alfonso Ribeiro
Darrel 'Panic' Lumley
Peter Scolari
Charles Danson
Michael Medeiros
Jerry
Barry Lynch
Sir
Clint Howard
Jarvis Tanner
Rance Howard
Sheriff Parker
Timothy Landfield
Mr. Burns
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The giant tick puppets were so heavy they required multiple operators, and some scenes used stop-motion animation when puppets failed.
This was Amblin Entertainment's attempt to cash in on the 90s eco-horror boom alongside Arachnophobia, but the 'evil pot farmer' plot aged like unrefrigerated dairy.
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