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ComedyYear1998Duration1h 33mIMDb4.0

Bug Buster

ComedyHorrorSci-Fi

Killer cockroaches swarm a small lakeside community.

Trailer

Cast

Lorenzo Doumani

Director

Randy Quaid

General George S. Merlin

Brenda Epperson

Dr. Laurie Casey

Katherine Heigl

Shannon Griffin

James Doohan

Sheriff Carlson

George Takei

Dr. Hiro Fujimoto

Meredith Salenger

Veronica Hart

Ty O'Neal

Deputy Bo

David Lipper

Steve Williams

Bernie Kopell

Gil Griffin

Anne Lockhart

Cammie Griffin

Downtown Julie Brown

Katie Cunning

Dennis Fimple

Judediah

Allen Lulu

Lodge clerk

Cliff Emmich

Uncle Buck

CG

Charles Glenn

Governor

SS

Steve Stevens Jr.

Deputy Luke

Hollywood Heard

Pilot

Johnny Legend

Trailer Park Trash

MK

Malick Khoury

Writer

Comments

10 Comments

user7821974074409May 29, 2023

source: Bug Buster

_imyour_joyNov 16, 2022

Bug Buster

Tutorial.dancingNov 16, 2022

Katherine Heigl is beautiful as always. That's about the only positive comment I can make about this film. This movie is revolting and insulting, and the supposed jokes and gags aren't even unintentionally funny. If you want to see a movie about insects that infest and devour people from the inside, then this is the film for you. If you want to be entertained, see something else.

StoblaneNov 16, 2022

not much more to be said that hasn't already. incredibly sub-par performances mixed with terrible special effects, storyline, etc. Probably my favorite things about this movie are the crazy old man randomly peering into the girls window with no explanation or reason and the amazing transformation that these mutant cockroaches make. they start out as earthworms then transform into giant African millipedes and finish their life cycle as madigascan hissing cockroaches. AMAZING it took me most of the movie to figure out that they were all the same thing and not just an infestation of multiple species. anyway if you love to watch groaners like me you should really love this and if you find it it won't be much more then the dollar that it is well worth.

Ruhi Arora JainNov 16, 2022

Truly Abysmal. Not even "B movie" material. Try a D-, and that's being generous. How some of the original star trek cast ended up here is a mystery. I'm almost certain this movie resulted in some hollywood producer's son wanting a crack at directing and being handed his shot. An excruciating mess.

Boy OxNov 16, 2022

Gross, idiotic farce of a horror film It greatly pained me to see James Doohan and George Takei taking part in this movie! I can't imagine anyone needing the money that bad! Say what you want about their acting abilities, but this is Scotty and Sulu of the legendary Star Trek genre! James, George, the next time you need money, please contact me. I'll do whatever I can to help.

mz_girl😘Nov 16, 2022

Down-right dumb flick about a teenage girl (Katherine Heigl) who moves with her parents to a lakeside town that is about to be infested with killer mutant cockroaches. The cockroaches finally start to slowly take over the town with gruesome killings and it is up to the town to bring in silly exterminator Randy Quaid. Another low-budget horror flick that has a sick humor and characters less interesting than paint drying. Former television alums James Doohan (of "Star Trek" fame) and Bernie Koppell (of "The Love Boat") have prevalent roles. Heigl and actress Meredith Salenger are nice to look at, but they are sub-par performers and their beauty cannot compensate for this disgusting bomb. Turkey (0 stars out of 5).

_𝘯𝘢𝘫𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘢❤️‍🔥Nov 16, 2022

For people that really enjoy trashy low budget horror movies that don't take themselves serious, there is definitely something here. However Bug Busters is too inconsistent to fall in the cult classic or hidden gem category. Rany Quaid as gun-tooting, ex-military pest exterminator is on fire, unfortunately he only appears on the scene in the last 25 minutes (besides some funny commercials), the rest of the cast is a bit hit and miss, especially an early performance from Katherine Heigl. The tone is inconsistent here while some actors go for camp, others play it straight, it's neither here nor there until the movie finally commits for the third act. Don't expect too many memorable effects either, the practical effects look dated and where not really great back when this was released either. So I recommend it to trash fans, but you might want to fast forward quite a bit during the first our.

delciakimNov 16, 2022

If the title didn't put you off of this film I don't understand how you could make it past a trailer or the description in order to slam this with a score lower than a 4, it's really not worse than a 4 even when taken completely objectively. I'm assuming that most of the low ratings are from people under the mistaken impression that some of the people in this film are these great actors. They're not but they are good at delivering lines and showing the pepper emotion the scene requires. If you think of a movie going for something a bit more on the goofy side instead of the seriousness of Tremors you're in the right frame of mind. Randy Quaid's General George is like a scenery chewing version of the Burt Gummer character from Tremors 2. There are some pretty shocking deaths in this film that you will not see coming and the second half of the film really makes up for the more SyFy original moments of the first half. Also that band is great!

MohssinNov 16, 2022

What good can you say about this. Well...some of the scenes of very large cockroaches are interesting. The story is stale and the cast is as exciting as a rerun of LOVE BOAT. May be too scary for the pre-teens this is geared to attract. A retired couple buys a lakeside resort in time for the arrival of killer cockroaches. The nasty critters end up meeting their match when a crazed exterminator's hot line is called. Most of the cast is past their prime: Bernie Kopell, James Doohan and George Takei. Randy Quaid is the self proclaimed best of the bug busters. The alluring Katherine Heigl shows promise of a future. Lame enough for a laugh.

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