TedStixon

3rd Jun 2023

Critters (1986)

Trivia: The Krite alien language is actually just a mashup of syllables and words from multiple Earth languages, including French and Japanese.

TedStixon

3rd Jun 2023

Critters (1986)

Trivia: The Krite that grows to human size is usually obscured, shot from a distance, or only seen for brief instances. This is because the crew wasn't happy with the way the costume looked. While the Krites looked great as tiny creatures, once they reached human-sized, they looked unintentionally hilarious. The crew had to shoot it in such a way to make it feel like a threat without directly showing it too much. This is also why the Krites don't grow that large in any of the sequels.

TedStixon

15th Sep 2020

Critters (1986)

Trivia: The name of the town in the film is "Grover's Bend." This is a bit of a reference to the town of "Grover's Mill," which was the town where the aliens supposedly first landed in Orson Welles' infamous "War of the Worlds" broadcast.

TedStixon

15th Sep 2020

Critters (1986)

Trivia: One of the Krites is biting the head off an "E.T." doll. Dee Wallace coincidentally co-starred in both "Critters" and "E.T." as the mother of each film's respective young protagonist.

TedStixon

15th Sep 2020

Critters (1986)

Trivia: While the film is often viewed as a knock-off the movie "Gremlins," the script had actually been written some time before "Gremlins" came out, based on a nightmare the writer had when he was child about being chased by tiny creatures.

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