Name: The Screwfly Solution
Director: Joe Dante
Genre: Horror, TV Movie
Released: 2006-12-08
Duration: 59 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Jason Priestley, Elliott Gould, Kerry Norton, Linda Darlow, Brenna O'Brien

Joe Dante made a feminist horror flick where men become the monsters? Oh, it's ON.

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Joe Dante made a feminist horror flick where men become the monsters? Oh, it's ON.

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Overview

Horror TV Movie

A strange virus renders the entire human male population into homicidal maniacs who end up wiping out all females, leaving a woman and her daughter to fend for themselves.

Content warning

Toxic masculinity literalizedEnvironmental collapse as revengeMother-daughter survivalThe banality of evil

Standout Aspects

Direction

Dante's satirical bite in full Gremlins-meets-Stepford mode

Writing

Racoona Sheldon's source story hits harder than expected

Acting

Jason Priestley goes full unhinged suburban dad

Best for:Solo·Streaming

Heads up:Violence·Disturbing

Director

Joe Dante

ReleasedDec 8, 2006

Runtime59m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Top Cast

Jason Priestley

Alan

Elliott Gould

Barney

Kerry Norton

Anne

Linda Darlow

Bella

Brenna O'Brien

Amy

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Racoona Sheldon was a pseudonym for Alice Sheldon—yes, THAT James Tiptree Jr., sci-fi legend who kept her identity secret for decades. The story's feminist fury makes so much more sense now, doesn't it?

Insight

Dante reportedly fought to keep the bleak ending intact against network pressure. The final shot of Anne and Amy facing an empty world? That's pure uncut Dante—studio notes be damned.