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Slither

Slither

Horror has a new face.

20066.51h 36m

Overview

A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.

Directed by James Gunn
Written by James Gunn
Produced by Paul Brooks, Eric Newman, Dan Lee West
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $12.8M

Top Cast

Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion

Bill Pardy

Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Grant Grant

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Starla Grant

Gregg Henry

Gregg Henry

Jack MacReady

Tania Saulnier

Tania Saulnier

Kylie Strutemyer

Don Thompson

Don Thompson

Wally

Brenda James

Brenda James

Brenda Gutierrez

Jennifer Copping

Jennifer Copping

Margaret

Jenna Fischer

Jenna Fischer

Shelby

Haig Sutherland

Haig Sutherland

Trevor

Themes & Keywords

small townmutanttransformationmeteormeatalienzombieparasiteslugaftercreditsstingerduringcreditsstingerbody horror

About Slither

Slither is a horror, science fiction, comedy film released in 2006 exploring themes of small town, mutant, transformation, meteor, meat, alien. Directed by James Gunn, it stars Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker, Elizabeth Banks. A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.

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