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Return of the Killer Shrews

Return of the Killer Shrews

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Return of the Killer Shrews

"The Killer Shrews are back, and only one man remembers how to stop them...or die trying!"

2012

1h 24m

5.2(50 votes)

Horror

Overview

A reality TV crew charter a boat to an island for filming, one which the boat's captain had been to before and attacked by giant shrews, more than fifty years earlier.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

John Schneider

John Schneider

Johnny Reno

Sean Flynn

Sean Flynn

Derek

James Best

James Best

Thorne Sherman

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Jerry Farrell

Rick Hurst

Rick Hurst

Harold Rook

Jeneta St. Clair

Jeneta St. Clair

Julie

Jennifer Lyons

Jennifer Lyons

Mickey

Katherine Randolph

Katherine Randolph

Lenora Mallard

Jason-Shane Scott

Jason-Shane Scott

Sam

Christopher Goodman

Christopher Goodman

Willard

Creative team

Directed by: Steve Latshaw
Written by: Steve Latshaw
James Best
Produced by: Dorothy Best
Pat Moran

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