"The Food Chain Just Grew Another Link."

2001

1h 44m

5.8(740 votes)

Comedy

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

Survivalist Burt Gummer returns home to Perfection, to find that the little town has been shaken up again by morphing, man-eating Graboids.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Michael Gross

Burt Gummer

Shawn Christian

Desert Jack Sawyer

Susan Chuang

Jodi Chang

Charlotte Stewart

Nancy Sterngood

Ariana Richards

Mindy Sterngood

Tony Genaro

Miguel

Barry Livingston

Dr. Andrew Merliss

John Pappas

Agent Charlie Rusk

Robert Jayne

Melvin Plug

Billy Rieck

Buford

Creative team

Directed by: Brent Maddock
Written by: S.S. Wilson
Nancy Roberts
Produced by: Nancy Roberts

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