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  • Director: Lorenzo Doumani
  • AMG Rating: star
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Movie Type: Horror Comedy
  • Themes: When Animals Attack
  • Main Cast: James Doohan, Katherine Heigl, Randy Quaid, Meredith Salenger, George Takei
  • Release Year: 1998
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 120 minutes
  • MPAA Rating: R

Plot

When a typical teenager discovers her family is moving from a large city to a small town in the country, there are plenty of changes she's planning on ... but battling swarms of murderous insects isn't one of them. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

James Doohan; Katherine Heigl - Shannon Griffin; Bernie Kopell; Randy Quaid - General George; Meredith Salenger; George Takei; Downtown Julie Brown; Brenda Doumani; Ty O'Neal

Credit

Lorenzo Doumani - Director, Lawrence J. Gleason - Editor, Steven R. Stevens - Executive Producer, Sidney James - Composer (Music Score), Allen Jones - Production Designer, Hanania Baer - Cinematographer, Lorenzo Doumani - Producer, Malick Khoury - Screenwriter

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Bug Buster
Directed by Lorenzo Doumani
Produced by Christian E. Dirkes
Lorenzo Doumani
Steven R. Stevens
Written by Malick Khoury
Starring Randy Quaid
Brenda Epperson Doumani
Katherine Heigl
James Doohan
George Takei
Music by Bobby Caldwell
Sidney James
Cinematography Hanania Baer
Editing by Lawrence J. Gleason
Distributed by Prism Leisure
Release date(s) 1998
Running time 93 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Bug Buster is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Lorenzo Doumani. It is the only known film to be written by Malick Khoury.[1] In the United Kingdom, this film was released under the title Some Things Never Die.

Despite having a reputation as being a poorly made film, it has nonetheless has achieved small B movie cult status.

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Plot

After the mayor uses a potentially dangerous substance to protect the local plantation, the lakeside town of Mountview, in California, is attacked by a lethal species of large cockroach. After some of the town's inhabitants are called, the mayor enlists the help of eccentric pest exterminator General George S. Merlin in order to prevent further harm to the local dwellers.

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Reception

Bug Buster received almost universally negative reviews from audiences and critics alike. Despite this, some viewers enjoyed it, seeing it as a throwback to fifties monster films. Robert Pardi of TV Guide said "this modestly budgeted effort has a certain low key charm."[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451903/
  2. ^ Pardi, Robert. "Bug Buster: Review". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5ihdirIYx. Retrieved on 2009-08-01. 

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