Slither [Blu-ray]

Director: James Gunn James Gunn

Overview

A strange and very slimy alien invasion takes on a small country community in this horror story. Wheelsy is a small rural town where not much happens, but that's about to change, and not for the better. Grant Grant (Michael Rooker), the town's wealthiest and most powerful citizen, is taking a walk through the woods when he comes across a strange and unfamiliar life form. Grant makes the mistake of getting too close to it, and soon an otherworldly creature has taken over his body. It isn't long before Grant isn't the only one who has been attacked by the strange and slimy things, as a local girl and a handful of house pets go missing. Grant's wife, Starla (Elizabeth Banks), notices that something is very wrong with her husband around the same time that Sheriff Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion) becomes aware of the pattern of missing people and animals, and they set out to put a stop to the alien invaders intent upon taking over Wheelsy. Slither was the directorial debut for James Gunn, who wrote the screenplay for the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/01/2017
UPC:	0826663176315
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:36:00
Sales rank:	11,319

Special Features

New Audio Commentary with Writer/Director James Gunn and Cast Members; New Interview with James Gunn and Actor Greg Henry; Audio Commentary with James Gunn and Actor Nathan Fillion; Deleted Scenes; Extended Scenes; "Bringing Slither's Creatures to Life"; Slithery set tour with Nathan Fillion; The Making Of: "The Sick Minds and Slimy Days of Slither"; Gag Reel

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nathan Fillion	Bill Pardy
Elizabeth Banks	Starla Grant
Gregg Henry	Jack MacReady
Michael Rooker	Grant Grant
Tania Saulnier	Kylie Strutemyer
Don Thompson	Wally
Xantha Radley	Uptight Mom
Brenda James	Brenda Gutierrez
Jenna Fischer	Shelby
Dustin Milligan	Drawing Boy
Jennifer Copping	Margaret
Haig Sutherland	Trevor
Zak Ludwig	Gina Kid
Kathryn Kirkpatrick	Karaoke Woman
Lorena Gale	Janene
Bart Anderson	Butcher
Corb Lund	Lead Singer
Rob Zombie	Dr. Karl
Lloyd Kaufman	Sad Drunk
Tom Heaton	Tourneur
Ben Cotton	Charlie
Dee Jay Jackson	Dwight
Matreya Fedor	Emily Strutemyer
Amber Lee Bartlett	Jenna Strutemyer
William MacDonald	Mr. Strutemyer
Iris Quinn	Mrs. Strutemyer
Michael Cromien	Fitzgibbon
Robert Musnicki	Diseased Leader
Stephen Park	Gleeked-on Guy
Mary Black	Woman in Basement
Malcolm Scott	Dude Joining Grant
Nicholas Podbrey	Diseased Grant No. 1
Jeny Cassady	Diseased Grant No. 2
Alette Falle	Diseased Grant No. 3
Darren Shahlavi	Brenda's Husband
Matthew McInnis	Head-Shot Norman
Tyler Bates	Composer

Technical Credits

James Gunn

James Gunn	Director,Screenwriter
Marc Abraham	Executive Producer,Producer
Thomas A. Bliss	Executive Producer
Scott Niemeyer	Executive Producer
Norm Waitt	Executive Producer
Paul Brooks	Producer
Eric Newman	Producer
Joan Collins Carey	Special Effects
John Sleep	Special Effects
Dan Lee West	Producer
Anke Bakker	Sound Effects
Kris Casavant	Sound Effects
Kelly Frey	Sound Effects
Eyde Belasco	Casting
William Skinner	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

A rowdy crowd pleaser that more than makes up for its lack of genuine scares and real tension by offering an amusing barrage of gooey, gory thrills that are sure to have even squeamish viewers giggling with queasy delight, James Gunn's Slither perfectly captures the wild-eyed, B-movie spirit so sorely lacking in sterile modern megaplexes. Its tentacled roots planted firmly in Tromaville and its tongue stuck firmly in cheek, Slither's sole goal is to entertain. Writer/director Gunn certainly seems well versed in the conventions of sci-fi and horror, and when watching Slither it's plain to see just how much fun he enjoys having with them. As much of a tribute as Slither is to previous horrors, though, the charm of Gunn's creepy-crawly horror comedy is that you don't have to be a die-hard genre fan to be in on the joke. Sure horror fans will relish the opportunity to pick out the many visual references cleverly scattered throughout the film and see Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer star Michael Rooker ham it up while wearing a living-room-sized prosthetic piece that must be seen to be believed, but as entertaining as those aspects of the film may be, it's Slither's squishy manic energy and giddy unpredictibility that are likely to win over those just looking for a fun night at the flicks. Of course, the "Browncoats" (read: Firefly fans) coming out to see former Firefly star Nathan Fillion in his first major post-Whedon role will no doubt take joy in seeing the uptight Serenity captain cut loose a little in the role of the good-humored town sheriff, and Fillion's one-time Firefly co-star Gregg Henry offers a hilarious turn as the alien-besieged town's skeptical, self-absorbed mayor. With contemporary horror films so readily willing to fall back on the tried-and-true formula of dunderheaded teens being chased by slash-happy maniacs brandishing pointy shiny things, it's refreshing to see a filmmaker who's willing to break the mold a bit. Though Slither clearly draws on such lesser-known horror flicks as Shivers and The Deadly Spawn for inspiration, Gunn comes out a winner in the end by choosing to parlay his influences into something original instead of simply emulating them. Sure, Slither may not be 100-percent original, but in a creatively devoid cinematic cycle in which a new horror remake seems to open at the box office each week, it's good to know that there are still a few filmmakers out there looking for a way to get under viewers' skin on their own terms.