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Critters 3

  • 1991
  • PG-13
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
14K
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Critters 3 (1991)
Official Trailer
Play trailer1:33
1 Video
70 Photos
B-HorrorMonster HorrorComedyHorrorSci-FiThriller

The tiny fur ball aliens that will eat anything or anyone set their sights on a Los Angeles apartment tower.The tiny fur ball aliens that will eat anything or anyone set their sights on a Los Angeles apartment tower.The tiny fur ball aliens that will eat anything or anyone set their sights on a Los Angeles apartment tower.

  • Director
    • Kristine Peterson
  • Writers
    • Charles Chiodo
    • Edward Chiodo
    • Stephen Chiodo
  • Stars
    • John Calvin
    • Aimee Brooks
    • Christian Cousins
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kristine Peterson
    • Writers
      • Charles Chiodo
      • Edward Chiodo
      • Stephen Chiodo
    • Stars
      • John Calvin
      • Aimee Brooks
      • Christian Cousins
    • 67User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    John Calvin
    John Calvin
    • Clifford
    Aimee Brooks
    Aimee Brooks
    • Annie
    Christian Cousins
    Christian Cousins
    • Johnny
    Joseph Cousins
    Joseph Cousins
    • Johnny
    William Dennis Hunt
    • Briggs
    Nina Axelrod
    Nina Axelrod
    • Betty Briggs
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Josh
    Don Keith Opper
    Don Keith Opper
    • Charlie McFadden
    • (as Don Opper)
    Geoffrey Blake
    Geoffrey Blake
    • Frank
    José Luis Valansuela
    • Mario
    • (as Jose Luis Valensuela)
    Diana Bellamy
    Diana Bellamy
    • Rosalie
    Katherine Cortez
    Katherine Cortez
    • Marcia
    Frances Bay
    Frances Bay
    • Mrs. Menges
    Bill Zuckert
    Bill Zuckert
    • Mr. Menges
    Terrence Mann
    Terrence Mann
    • Ug
    Lin Shaye
    Lin Shaye
    • Sal
    • (archive footage)
    David Ursin
    David Ursin
    • Sheriff
    • (archive footage)
    • …
    Frank Birney
    Frank Birney
    • Reverend
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Kristine Peterson
    • Writers
      • Charles Chiodo
      • Edward Chiodo
      • Stephen Chiodo
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    User reviews67

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    bob the moo

    Very cheap – but some trashy fun to be had

    A young family stop off at a lay-by on their way home. At the lay-by they meet bounty hunter Charlie who warns them about something living in the woods. However that `something' has just attached it self under their mobile home and hitches a ride back to their tenement block where the critters cause havoc amongst the residents.

    Lets be honest – no one say to be shocked to discover this is a cheap little film that doesn't have too much going for it. The plot is the usual – people hunted by critters – stuff, this time in a building so it's like Die Hard with aliens….err no! The story doesn't matter as the action is what counts.

    Sadly the action is poor – it's not really gory and the critter attacks are always more funny than thrilling. There is no real excitement or tension and it's all a bit predictable – take a guess who'll live and who'll die – the cute kids or the evil landlord? See! The one thing it does have though is a sort of humour – the critters have senses of humours and are cruel and some of this is amusing.

    However the comedy is nowhere near the one it aspires to – Gremlins, and really the funniest bit is how silly the whole thing is. Needless to say the acting is poor – some people can't even be mauled convincingly. But it's interesting to see DiCaprio's debut, even if he looks about 9 years old!

    Really this is a bit of dumb fun that is daft and slightly shoddy. It's may just pass the time but there are much better horror/comedies out there if you want them.
    newsteadadam

    Better than part 2 I'll give it that

    Okay I was a big fan of the first Critters movie. In fact I love it with a passion, but the sequels are bad. This one isn't the worst. I would have to say that this is the best sequel that came out of the series. Plays more of a comedy than a Science Fiction-Horror flick but hey what are you going to do?
    5atinder

    Not as good as first two but it still as some fun moments

    This movie start off with a family of 3, going to a rest stop but there tyre burst and had to stop and fix it.

    Then the kids are messing around and then soon go down a big hill, then Charlie comes from underneath the ground and scary all kids. (The only person to return to this sequel and the one after just like Burt in Tremors series).

    He tells these kids about Critters (As we see this in flashback of the last two movies).

    As Critters seem to enter the Minnie-van, the family are unaware of this and the end up going back to their New York apartment. then the Critters have laid more eggs, under the van and soon start hatching and head toward the basement.

    I am going give this movie 5 out of 10, I found this movie, a lot more funny then first however I still think that second one was even more funny then this and better movie then this.

    This movie as it's moments, and keep you entertained and never get boring at all.

    If you liked the last two movies, you should like this movie as well.
    5kandrakole

    the third installment was still pretty good

    The effects were still great, the acting worked, and I liked the characters... but it was missing something.I don't know what but it was. I still recommend it of course and I decently enjoyed it. Critters 3 was not as much horror and more funny but it still worked. The critter effects have slightly changed but still basically the same. The critters are now more slimy and darker in color. It was great to see Charlie return again Leonardo DiCaprio did a great job in his role as Josh. Having a critter main protagonist was interesting and fun, and I liked the development in the other critter's characters also. It was very slightly off beat but fun to watch and entertaining. To sum it all up it was not as good as #2 but stayed true to the original.
    4Coventry

    Little sharp-teethed stand up comedians

    The DVD-cover suggests that - following two episodes set in the remote Kansas countryside area - the Krites will now be spreading fear and terror in the big city, but the truth is they never get any further than running amok in a ramshackle old apartment building and frightening a handful of its tenants. Part three in the series is an okay time-waster, but very forgettable and obviously lacking the joyous and charming spirit of the first two films. It sometimes seems that, with entering the 1990's, it suddenly became impossible to make cheesy & light-headed horror like they did in the 1980's. Oh well, at least number three is still a dozen times better than the truly awful fourth installment, which was shot back-to-back with this one and takes place in outer space. "Critters 3" particularly marks the further and irreversible descent of the franchise into comical territory. Mainly due to the eccentric design of the monsters – courtesy of the amazing Chiodo Brothers – the series bathes in a light-headed and silly atmosphere, but the two previous films nevertheless found a better balance between the comedy aspects and genuine horror. Here, the little supposedly ravenous and evil creatures almost look like tiny stand up comedians. They giggle non-stop, eat beans and fart, watching cooking programs on TV and entertain themselves with food fights. Meanwhile, a bizarre posse of low-keyed tenants (among them THE Leonardo DiCaprio in his very first long-feature film) attempt to escape the Critter-terror through fleeing to the roof. Why they just don't go out via the front door, I don't know… Don Opper reprises his role as bounty hunter Charlie, and he seems to get more imbecilic with every episode. I don't really feel like mocking DiCaprio's appearance because, in all honesty, he gives a good performance and depicts a likable teenage character.

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    • Trivia
      Leonardo DiCaprio's feature film debut, also the only sequel he's ever appeared in.
    • Goofs
      (at around 8 mins) When Charlie relates his Critter history to Annie and Josh, he says it all started in 1984. (at around 32 mins) Yet Mr. Menges' tabloid newspapers (and the release date of the first film) would indicate the first attack was in 1986.
    • Quotes

      Rosalie: Hey, you got the elevator fixed, Frankie.

      Frank: Hey, not for you, Rosie. There's still a one-ton load limit.

    • Crazy credits
      No critters were harmed in the making of this movie.
    • Connections
      Edited from Critters (1986)

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    • Release date
      • January 24, 1992 (Turkey)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Critters 3: You Are What They Eat
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • OH Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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