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Mosquito

  • 1994
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
3.2K
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Mosquito (1994)
B-HorrorBody HorrorHorrorSci-Fi

A violent massacre caused by human-sized mosquitoes forces the lone survivors to band together in a fight for survival as the mosquitoes continue their onslaught.A violent massacre caused by human-sized mosquitoes forces the lone survivors to band together in a fight for survival as the mosquitoes continue their onslaught.A violent massacre caused by human-sized mosquitoes forces the lone survivors to band together in a fight for survival as the mosquitoes continue their onslaught.

  • Director
    • Gary Jones
  • Writers
    • Tom Chaney
    • Steve Hodge
    • Gary Jones
  • Stars
    • Gunnar Hansen
    • Ron Asheton
    • Steve Dixon
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    3.2K
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    • Director
      • Gary Jones
    • Writers
      • Tom Chaney
      • Steve Hodge
      • Gary Jones
    • Stars
      • Gunnar Hansen
      • Ron Asheton
      • Steve Dixon
    • 57User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Gunnar Hansen
    Gunnar Hansen
    • Earl the Bankrobber
    Ron Asheton
    Ron Asheton
    • Hendricks the Park Ranger
    Steve Dixon
    Steve Dixon
    • Parks USAF Meteor Chaser
    Rachel Loiselle
    • Megan the new Park Ranger
    Tim Lovelace
    Tim Lovelace
    • Ray, Megan's Boyfriend
    Mike Hard
    • Junior, Earl's Brother
    Kenny Mugwump
    • Rex, Earl's Cousin
    Josh Becker
    • Camper Steve
    Margaret Gomoll
    • Camper Mary
    John Reneaud
    John Reneaud
    • Ranger Tony
    Joel Hale
    • Fisherman Jack
    Guy Sanville
    • Chief F.B. Marrow
    Patrick Butler
    • Willis Cabins Motel Proprietor
    Patricia Kay Jones
    • Ma Jones
    Howard Brusseau Jr.
    • Pa Jones
    Steve Hodge
    • Alan Smithee Ch. 3 News
    Ken Laplace
    • Police investigator
    Bryan Jones
    • Skate kid
    • Director
      • Gary Jones
    • Writers
      • Tom Chaney
      • Steve Hodge
      • Gary Jones
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    5cyrusmassoudi

    giant killer mosquitoes....what more could you want

    This is a film for people who, like me, have seen the art in really poor film-making. Some films really do make an art form of the tacky storyline and cheesy script....this is a classic of the genre. It is full of humorous references for the true horror junkie and doesn't pretend to be anything it isn't. A film like this could go two ways...it could either try to take itself seriously and unless masterfully achieved it'll fall flat on its face, or it can step back and take a good, long, honest look at what its really got going for it and try to pull it off with its tongue firmly in its cheek. With a little more audacity some of the deaths could have achieved cult status (one certainly springs to mind)...but hey, with such a vast array of acting talent (Gunnar Hansen of Texas Chainsaw fame being the shining light, and Steve Dixon as Parks also doing an admirable job) and plenty of hillbilly gags, the obligatory pervert-cum-hero this is a must watch for the truly awful film fan...if you liked this watch mutator; awful film, great deaths.
    leathaface

    It's really not that bad...

    ...it's just that Americans are so used to these cookie-cutter mainstream slasher, CGI-Alien invasion and "psychological" new horror movies. It's a movie about giant freakin' mosquitos, did you expect it to be a blockbuster hit? It's about a UFO that lands in a park in Colorado and the aliens get bit by some mosquitos in the forest. The alien blood makes them grow to the size of a small dog and they begin wreaking havoc on the park and it's workers. The only complaint and the movie's one HUGE weakness that makes it seem bad is the ACTING. Good god, i've never seen acting this bad, not even in the voices in a dubbed movie. It's like the actors are shooting for fun and they won't take their roles seriously. Once you watch it for about a half an hour, you'll get used to it though, and it even seems better after a while. The special effects, while they may not be Alien Resurrection-caliber, are still okay for the budget that the crew probably had. There's a lot of stop-motion photography with the flying mosquitos, but each one is hand-crafted and in my opinion, looks a whole hell of a lot better than this new CGI crap nowadays. One part was so over the top that I'm surprised nobody mentioned it. A giant mosquito impales Junior (redneck character) through the chest and begins sucking his blood. Junior's face begins to shrivel, snot starts to gush from his nostrils, then his eyes, twice as large as they were before the camera panned away and resembling softballs, pop out of their sockets a few inches, and then explode. What?!? Anyway, this was an extremely funny, ridiculously bad-acted, and blood-drenched sci-fi mutant bug epic. If you liked this, then I would recommend a few others that rivaled Mosquito in acting, special effects, and violence. These are Slugs, Ticks, and The Nest, being probably the nastiest and scariest killer bug flick I've ever seen.
    Shadiest

    Splendid schlock

    What a tremendous achievement in American cinema! Did any of y'all know that you can hammer boards over windows without nails? Did you know that facial hair can disappear and reappear at random moments? Did you realize the safe haven that can be had in a bathtub? A perfect way to spend the day.
    6Sanpaco13

    Me and this movie go way back

    I am torn on this movie but mostly leaning towards the side of loving it. The problem is the main reasons I love it are completely subjective, so I feel that I must still give an accurate technical rating of the movie.

    I love this movie mainly because I remember seeing it many many times as a kid. In fact there was a time when my family and I would visit my grandma's house for a weekend at least once or twice a month and I would always sleep on the couch out in the main room, which meant I could watch tv until late. And for about a year, it seemed that every time we went, this movie was on cable as the late night movie, so I saw it probably about 15 times. I was young and so I wasn't really familiar with a lot of similar horror b films. At the time I remember thinking this was actually a serious scary film and not a campy b horror.

    Years later now, I remembered the movie and wanted to see if I could find a copy of it. So I researched and got one and rewatched it. At first I thought this had to be a different film. The campiness of some of the park rangers reminded me of Wes Craven's "I Spit On Your Grave". But then quickly came in some of the really bad special effects and I knew this was the film I remembered.

    So what does the film have going for it? Well it is definitely in the realm of those so bad its funny films. Although the movie does actually appear to attempt some humor which fails miserably. I think for me the best parts are the special effects, because they are so over the top and fake, yet also somewhat terrifying. I would say that all in all, the film feels like a homage to early zombie films both in its plot and special effects. Its definitely a film that anyone can sit down and enjoy for an evening if they just want something laugh at and be entertained by for an hour or two.
    7Werewolfy

    "Haven't held one of these babies in 20 years!"

    Jippie, the first movie I comment!

    Anyways, this was one baaaaaad bad movie, in fact it was so hilariously bad it just cracked me up and I thought it was good! Okay the beginning is pretty slow. This had some poor acting too but what can you expect? I actually rented this movie because it stood in the news section, it had just been released on DVD, don't know what the crap it was doing in the news section. The first 30 minutes I regretted renting it but after a while it became very entertaining to watch in all of it's marvelous crappyness.

    So what we got here is basically mutated mosquito's that sucked the blood of an alien that crashed into their swamp. These bastards are huge and they suck humans dry, even makes their eyes pop out! So we got this small gang of people, running, hiding, and fighting these things. A plus on this movie is that one of them is none other than good old Gunnar Hansen, better known as "Leatherface" from 1974's "Texas chainsaw massacre". He even makes a very goofy, incredibly bold reference to his old days as leatherface by grabbing a really huge chainsaw to fight mosquito's with, saying "I haven't held one of these babies in 20 years!" The mosquito's though are a bit of a gag, looks kind of plastic, though they could have been worse... I guess they are acceptable. Anytime the camera follows a mosquito if we look closely, we can see the wire it's hanging from, though this happens a lot in movies, even in some quality ones so we can't hold a grudge against this movie for that old mistake. Though when several mosquito's are seen chasing after the gang the effects are so poor, it's like 8 frames per second, tops, looks more like paper cut outs, flying across the screen, though more like lagging across the screen.

    Also one thing in a scene that really astonished me. The main character couple stumbles upon a small boat that moves around. If I remember correctly you could hear mosquito buzzing from inside of it. So they lift it and it turns out to be a local park ranger instead. (WTF?)

    One scene that had me cracking up was when the group hides underground and the black guy (my favorite character except for Gunnar) mentions he was in nam, to which Gunnar responds him too. Then the young guy hasn't really got anything so he just says "Yeah well I was in the boy-scouts!" To this comments everyone actually starts laughing in the movie! It's completely unsuiting, but it was actually kind of fun, one of the funniest things in this movie actually. I don't know, maybe I was exaggerating a bit, rating this a 7, but it's just because it's so damn funny to me! It's worth a look if you enjoy watching B-flicks.

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    • Trivia
      Matt Hundley was not the first choice to do special effects for this film. Halfway through, the original special effects artist said "I'll be right back, I'm going to get a pack of smokes," and never came back.
    • Goofs
      When an animal increases in size, its weight increases by the cube of the increase, while surface area only increases by the square. That means the mutant mosquitoes would be trapped on the ground, helpless. Their legs would not support them, and their wings would not let them fly.
    • Quotes

      Parks USAF Meteor Chaser: Then we get rid of it. Whatever it takes.

      Hendricks the Park Ranger: I knew it! I knew you were gonna say that. I could have stayed in my little cubby hole under that boat, till the cops showed up. But noooooooo... you guys had to come along and find me. And NOW I'm on a mission to save the world from giant mosquitos! Man, the late show doesn't get any better than this.

    • Crazy credits
      In the end credits, it has "The Grey Beast" provided by Oberon Films and underneath, it has Grey Beast Whereabouts as Unknown.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Horror Movie Animals (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Stinger Up Yours
      by Ron Asheton

      Performed by The Shemps

      Ron Asheton: guitars

      L.J. Steele: drums

      Pete Bankert: bass

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 1994 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Also known as
      • Москиты
    • Filming locations
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Production companies
      • Acme Films Ltd.
      • Antibes Inc.
      • Excalibur Motion Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $200,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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