Critters
Summary: A group of small but vicious alien creatures called Crites escape from an alien prison transport vessel and land near a small farm town on earth, pursued by two shape-shifting bounty hunters.
Release Date: April 11, 1986
Director:
Stephen Herek
Runtime: 1 h 26 min
MPAA: PG-13
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 2,000,000
Domestic: $ 13,167,232
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