''Bugs'' is a 2003 American

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horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apo ...

that debuted as a Sci Fi Pictures TV-movie on the Sci Fi Channel on September 9, 2003. It starred

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and Antonio Sabato Jr.

Plot

When a

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( Antonio Sabato Jr.) retrieves a mysterious

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sample from a body discovered in a

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, an

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

(

) discovers it is from a

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-like creature. Investigating, the two find themselves trapped in the tunnel with ravenous, flesh-eating

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and must rely on the scientist's knowledge of the insect world in order to escape

Cast

* Antonio Sabato Jr. as Matt Pollack *

as Emily Foster * R.H. Thomson as Reynolds * Karl Pruner as Victor Petronovich * Duane Murray as Benton * Romano Orzari as Garcia * Stephanie Moore as Manning * Wes Williams as Bergstein (Wes "Maestro" Williams) * Elias Zarou as Chief Lembeck * Lynne Griffin as Medical Examiner *

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as Dr. Franklin * Tim Post as Jack Ball * Peter Kosaka as Mr. Yokoto * Nigel Hamer as VIP Man * Nanci Steele as VIP Woman * Xuan Fraser as Beat Cop * Dean Copkov as Cohen * Tig Fong as Howsan * Steve Lucescu as Porter

References

External links

* 2003 horror films 2000s science fiction horror films 2003 television films Syfy original films American science fiction horror films 2003 films American horror television films 2000s American films {{US-tv-horror-film-stub