Rent Squirm (1976)
2.5 of 5 from 62 ratings
1h 33min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- One of the most original and entertaining of the revenge-of-nature films that characterised mid-1970s American horror, 'Squirm' begins with a pylon being downed by a thunderstorm, sending millions of volts into the wet, conductive mud, which naturally gives hundreds of thousands of its wriggly inhabitants an insatiable hunger for human flesh. And since the accident has also inconveniently cut off the electricity to Fly Creek, Georgia, its population could hardly be more vulnerable when the sun goes down. Houses can be barricaded against most intruders, but what happens when they're small enough to get into the water supply?
- Actors:
- Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R.A. Dow, Jean Sullivan, Peter MacLean, Fran Higgins, William Newman, Barbara Quinn, Carl Dagenhart, Angel Sande, Carol Jean Owens, Kim Iocouvozzi, Walter Dimmick, Leslie Thorsen, Julia Klopp, Ralph Flanders, Albert Smith, Jim Shirah, Harold Mumm, W.A. Lindblad
- Directors:
- Jeff Lieberman
- Producers:
- George Manasse
- Writers:
- Jeff Lieberman
- Studio:
- Arrow Films
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/09/2013
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Jeff Lieberman
- Filmed Live Q&A session with Jeff Lieberman and star Don Scardino from New York's Anthology Film Archives (2012)
- The Esoteric Auteur - Kim Newman on Jeff Lieberman and Squirm
- Original Trailer
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Reviews (1) of Squirm
Good fun 1976 budget B-movie horror movie about killer ragworm - Squirm review by PV
I enjoyed this cheap horror which I never even knew existed.
Having used ragworm as bait when I went fishing off the beach as a boy, I appreciate these worms with their black fangs/pincers - look so scary and always cut them off. Not strong enough to pierce the skin in real life.
OK so very silly and not sure the story entirely makes sense esp the end (no spoilers) BUT as a fun popcorn horror it does the job. Many horror films follow the exact same format, whether the monster is dinosaurs, rats, Tremor big worms, sharks or anything else. I recommend recent film THE BAY.
2.5 stars rounded up.
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