''Critters Attack!'' is a 2019

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film. It is a reboot of the 1986 film '' Critters'', and the fifth entry in the ''Critters'' franchise. Although returning actress

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was assumed to be portraying a new heroine distinct from her Helen Brown character, Wallace herself confirmed that she was reprising the original role, with a name change to "Aunt Dee" due to potential legal issues.

Plot

While babysitting two teenagers, college student Drea discovers that the alien Crites have landed in the nearby forest. They soon receive help from the mysterious Aunt Dee, who might have a history with the hungry intergalactic beasts. Also, the teenagers meet a white alien Crite named Bianca.

Cast

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as Drea *

as Aunt Dee * Jaeden Noel as Phillip * Jack Fulton as Jake * Ava Preston as Trissy * Leon Clingman as Ranger Bob * Vash Singh as Kevin Loong * Stephen Jennings as Sheriff Lewis Haines *

Steve Blum Steven Jay Blum (; born April 29, 1960) is an American voice actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, his roles include Spike Spiegel from the anime series ''Cowboy Bebop''; Amon from ''The Legend of Korra''; Heatblast, Ghostfreak, and ...

as Critter voices

Production

SYFY acquired the broadcasting rights to the ''Critters'' franchise in order to produce new sequels in autumn 2018. The fifth entry began filming secretly in February 2019, in

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. ''Critters Attack! ''was officially announced two months later.

Release

The film was released on DVD disc and digital viewing on July 23, 2019 by

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. Unlike other ''Critters'' films, which were all rated PG-13, the film was released in an Unrated and a standard R-rated version due to having more blood and violence.

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. On

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, the film holds an approval rating of 41% based 17 reviews. Bloody Disgusting gave the film two out of five skulls, stating, "the fifth film suffers from a bland cast of characters, poor pacing and, most significantly, a lack of campy fun." Film School Rejects noted that the film was better than '' Critters: A New Binge'', and described it as "a mildly entertaining creature feature that will likely find its way into the viewing habits of today's young, burgeoning horror fans when they stumble upon it on television one evening."

References

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* {{Critters Critters (franchise) American comedy horror films 2019 comedy horror films 2019 films Puppet films Warner Bros. direct-to-video films 2019 direct-to-video films Blue Ribbon Content films Films shot in South Africa Reboot films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language comedy horror films