Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsEmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalHispanic Heritage MonthIMDb Stars to WatchSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

They Nest

  • TV Movie
  • 2000
  • PG-13
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
They Nest (2000)
Home Video Trailer from USA Films
Play trailer1:12
1 Video
9 Photos
Body HorrorHorrorSci-Fi

A Maine island becomes infested with lethal insects that root inside their victims, while a local doctor battles the bugs and incorrigible locals that don't believe him.A Maine island becomes infested with lethal insects that root inside their victims, while a local doctor battles the bugs and incorrigible locals that don't believe him.A Maine island becomes infested with lethal insects that root inside their victims, while a local doctor battles the bugs and incorrigible locals that don't believe him.

  • Director
    • Ellory Elkayem
  • Writers
    • John Claflin
    • Daniel Zelman
  • Stars
    • Thomas Calabro
    • Dean Stockwell
    • John Savage
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ellory Elkayem
    • Writers
      • John Claflin
      • Daniel Zelman
    • Stars
      • Thomas Calabro
      • Dean Stockwell
      • John Savage
    • 49User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Videos1

    Creepy Crawlers
    Trailer 1:12
    Creepy Crawlers

    Photos8

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 4
    View Poster

    Top cast38

    Edit
    Thomas Calabro
    Thomas Calabro
    • Dr. Ben Cahill
    Dean Stockwell
    Dean Stockwell
    • Sheriff Hobbs
    John Savage
    John Savage
    • Jack Wald
    Kristen Dalton
    Kristen Dalton
    • Nell Bartle
    Tom McBeath
    Tom McBeath
    • Eamon Wald
    Mark Schooley
    Mark Schooley
    • Johnnie Skee
    Travis MacDonald
    Travis MacDonald
    • Enoch Piper
    Dean Wray
    Dean Wray
    • Josiah Bean
    Lee Jay Bamberry
    Lee Jay Bamberry
    • Guy Barter
    Shaina Tianne Unger
    Shaina Tianne Unger
    • Sarah Barter
    • (as Shaina Unger)
    Marcel Maillard
    Marcel Maillard
    • Al Crump
    Alexander Pollock
    • Henry S. Crump
    Deb Pickman
    • Peggy Crump
    Walter Marsh
    Walter Marsh
    • Vinyl
    Rebecca Toolan
    Rebecca Toolan
    • Mrs. Bartle
    Jessica Schreier
    Jessica Schreier
    • Mrs. Hobbs
    Lloyd Berry
    Lloyd Berry
    • Lighthouse Keeper
    D. Neil Mark
    D. Neil Mark
    • Harbor Patrolman
    • Director
      • Ellory Elkayem
    • Writers
      • John Claflin
      • Daniel Zelman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews49

    5.22.4K
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Featured reviews

    jess-12

    Not A Bad Bug Movie

    I am not a big fan of "critter flicks" as I find them to be stupidly acted and the insects unrealistic. Surprisingly, this movie kept me interested. I think one of the reasons was because of the great cast of male leads (Thomas Calabro - playing another doctor; John Savage - playing the embittered island electricman; and Dean Stockwell - playing the honest Sheriff). Even though it was your typical plot about a rare bug breeding in a corpse which washes up on a distant shore, the remainder of the story wasn't as predictable as usual. It's also humorous at times when watching city boy Dr. Cahill (Calabro) adjust to laid back island living while trying to gain acceptance from the townspeople who don't like him. Finally, I thought the bug scenes were realistic and I liked the different ways the bugs were used in various scare scenes. Admittedly, I only watched this movie once, but I would watch it again.
    citizenjane

    A Horror Flick Set In Maine & NOT Written By Stephen King!

    After I got used to that concept (I thought Mr. King had copyrights on everything creepy and yucky in the state of Maine), I must say I thoroughly enjoyed this completely formulaic bug movie. This one's got it all--all the cliches, that is! You got your troubled outsider, you got your disgruntled local yokels, you got your plucky heroine who comes to the aid of the troubled outsider and stands up to the disgruntled yokels. You even got a colorful Maine codger! The best characterization is done by John Savage as a tosspot (that's King's word for a drunk, right?) with a comically thick Maine accent and a major 'tude. The story moves along at a good clip and the special effects are fun and effective. This flick is perfect for a rainy Saturday afternoon alone or to keep guests entertained at a slightly boring party. My VHS copy came with a 3D box cover that shows a picture of the hero with a normal face at one angle and a gross, bug-infested screaming face at another angle. Fun! (P.S. Also known as "Creepy Crawlers, which is the one with the 3D box)
    6Chase_Witherspoon

    A particularly nasty tummy bug

    A rare species of African cockroaches turn up on an island in the US, infesting the homes and cavities of the local townsfolk. Recovering alcoholic surgeon, convalescing following a forced leave of absence, Thomas Calabro, has to compete with the doubting locals as well as the voracious bugs, when he discovers there may be a serious problem. His tempestuous relationship with a couple of the local hicks (most notably the chronically inebriated character of John Savage) causes some friction in the ensuing battle, leaving him to combat the threat with only the aid of the token town babe.

    Reasonably good cast manage to inject some zip into this otherwise stock standard bug movie, with Dean Stockwell providing stoic support as the pragmatic local law enforcement, and John Savage just managing to not over-do it as an ostensibly harmless, yet antagonistic local bum (who somehow happens to control the island's electricity supply). The momentum is sometimes laboured, however when the siege eventually starts, there are sufficient thrills and shocks to please.

    Picturesque locations and graphic special effects greatly support the film, which would otherwise be nothing more than just another bug infestation movie – there's nothing particularly original about "Creepy Crawlers", in fact, the method of gestation employed by the protagonists in this film, is very reminiscent of that used by the flesh-eating bugs of Roger Corman's "The Nest", almost some fifteen years its senior. Despite the lack of originality, and the fact that the film looks very much like a TV movie-of-the-week (which it was prior to a theatrical release), there's enough gore and suspense to sustain interest.
    5AverageJoesDriveInPodcast

    Better Than I Expected

    This is actually a decent movie which I was rather surprised by. It's not anything groundbreaking, think of it as a SyFy channel movie done well. Everything thing about this is pretty middle of the road, but I didn't find anything to be terrible. It was a fairly easy watch, the type of flick I often find myself watching on a lazy Sunday or Saturday morning when I'm bored and just want something mind-numbing to watch. There were a few good laughs and a couple moments of decent gore

    One area I will give this movie credit on is the Maine coastal accents. While not spot on they were some of the better ones I've heard. Also, some of the islander characters were pretty spot on. If you've ever been to Maine there are a few of those folks in every town. They're the locals who've never left or experienced the outside world, who are stuck in their ways, cautious of outsiders and a bit on the ignorant side. I suppose everywhere has those folks, but I thought it was well done.

    Overall, a pretty harmless watch that turned out way better than I expected.

    My Rating: 5/10
    The Yeti

    Nowhere to nest, how about HUMANS!

    A lot of fun is inhabited in this movie. The jokes are funny and the plot isn't there! 'Mosquito' and 'Ticks' are a lot like this film. I would also recommend trying them out too. A doctor takes a break from work after losing his ability to cut people open.(He's a Pathologist) He then gets on the wrong foot with a bunch of rednecks and for no reason at all some killer cockroaches come scuttling into town. What we are left with is just plain fun! I like this movie and you should aswell. 7 out of 10.

    More like this

    Big Legend
    4.7
    Big Legend
    Frankenfish
    4.7
    Frankenfish
    The Nest
    5.3
    The Nest
    Without Name
    5.3
    Without Name
    Itsy Bitsy
    4.6
    Itsy Bitsy
    Disappearance
    5.3
    Disappearance
    Thale
    5.5
    Thale
    YellowBrickRoad
    4.7
    YellowBrickRoad
    Ticks
    5.7
    Ticks
    Enemies Closer
    5.1
    Enemies Closer
    The Devil Below
    4.3
    The Devil Below
    Black Water
    4.7
    Black Water

    Related interests

    Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (1986)
    Body Horror
    Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968)
    Horror
    James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Sci-Fi

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      The insect, which this film is about; 'Phylomenescus Cerebus' - the African Armadillo Bug', does not exist. When Dr. Cahill's sitting in, on the 1st grader's presentation, and rifles through a book on insects, the picture shown, is, in fact a Madagascar Cockroach (which the book says they're 'frequently mistaken for').
    • Goofs
      When Dr Cahill is in the barn rescuing Henry he falls through the floor into the basement but the basement has large windows all around the walls as if it is on the ground level.
    • Connections
      Featured in Logos from Around the World: United States of America (aka 'Murica) (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      One Sip of Cinzano (And I'm in Italy)
      Composed by Peitor Angell

      Performed by Monte Carlo & His Orchestra

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • July 25, 2000 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Creepy Crawlers
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production company
      • The Kushner-Locke Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.