As a child, i once owned a super8 film projector, and i remember choosing a few movies out of a mail order catalogyeah, this was in the late 70s, before vhs players were in every home, and way before movies like. Squirmwhich is, yes, a killer worm movieopens with a text crawl that ominously takes viewers back to the events of january 1975, when the rural community of fly creek, ga experienced an electrical storm that sent thousands of volts of energy into its muddy landscape. Squirm is the 1976 cult horror favorite from writerdirector jeff liebermen blue sunshine, just before dawn, remote control, satans little helper. Better than it sounds, and packs a few good scares especially if worms make you squeamish. Nor was it cheesily entertaining like the majority of 1950s scifi films. Squirm cast starring william newman, barbara quinn, don scardino, albert smith, jim shirah. This film is genuinely involving thanks to the savvy touch of writerdirector jeff lieberman.
Sure enough, a storm that night causes some power lines to break and touch the ground, drawing millions of maneating worms out of the. Squirm was released one year after jaws in late july 1976 in the usa and most other countries in 19771978. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Back at the dinner party, the somber guests sans roger, of course are gathered around the table. Rent squirm 1976 starring don scardino and patricia pearcy on dvd and bluray. Squirm 1976 jeff lieberman synopsis, characteristics. Squirm is a film directed by jeff lieberman with don scardino, patricia pearcy, r. However, the production did have to build the extension on the. He then worked on a short in 1972 and was a writer on 1973s blade. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. City slicker mick don scardino makes his way to the swampy little town of fly creek, ga. Topics 1976, film, old movie, old film, classic, horror.
Squirm was one of the more interesting films spun off this subgenre, in which a town is terrorized by bloodthirsty worms whove been angered by a downed power line during a rainstorm. A lot of the dialogue is very tongue in cheek, and there are. At the beginning of the film, we learn from one of the characters that earthworms can be called to the surface with electricity, but somehow it turns them into vicious flesheaters. Overview of squirm, 1976, directed by jeff lieberman, with john scardino, patricia pearcy, r a dow, at turner classic movies. When the movie was first submitted to the motion picture association of america mpaa, aip intended the film to get a pg rating. Squirm is a 1976 american natural horror film written and directed by jeff lieberman. The success of willard, in which a young man trained his pet rats to kill at his command, inspired a rash of horror films featuring animals run amok, including snakes stanley, frogs frogs and even rabbits night of the lepus. The film didnt aggressively assault the senses like, say, beast of yucca flats. Watch squirm 1976 full movie free online streaming tubi. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing squirm near you. Check out the official trailer for for the killer worm classic squirm. The image measures 600 603 pixels and is 164 kilobytes large. The movie poster warehouse best resources of original and vintage movie posters, rare movies posters and memorabilia visit our online retail store movie posters, collectibles, memorabilia, movie memorabilia, poster, posters, collectables, hollywood memorabilia, movie and memorabilia, original movie posters. His first horror effort and director debut was squirm 1976.
When a power line falls to the ground on a rainy georgia night, slimy killer sandworms emerge from the ground and terrorize a small town. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Squirm 1976 horror movie directed by jeff lieberman. Movies like squirm 1976 death house 2018 puppet master iii toulons revenge 1991 found 2012 the shadow of the bat 1968 cynthia 2018 vendetta 1993 feast iii.
Sep 25, 2012 tonights movie is about worms, and lots of them. Years later squirm would be liebermans directorial debut and his most successful film. Lieberman originally envisioned squirm to be set in a new england fishing village, but due to budgetary concerns the movie was relocated to georgia. More importantly, its about the gigantic swarm of electricitymaddened earthworms that seek to tear them apart. Squirm isnt a great movie, but it is a great example of whenanimalsattack and nature rebels movies from the period. Filmed in 1976, squirm is the tale of a love triangle between. Squirm 1976 at the beginning of the film, we learn from one of the characters that earthworms can be called to the surface with electricity, but somehow it turns them into vicious flesheaters. For a directors debut squirm is pretty solid but contains small issues. Oct 30, 2012 squirm isnt a great movie, but it is a great example of whenanimalsattack and nature rebels movies from the period. Jeff lieberman pitched the story of squirm to his wife in the early 70s. Killer bees, killer ants, and killer frogs all got their time in the 70s and it only make sense that worms got their time too.
The movie way of generating wormbased horror is fun. Squirm was one of the more interesting films spun off this subgenre, in which a town is terrorized by bloodthirsty worms whove been angered by a downed power line. Bob dylan if you see her, say hello live at the civic center theater, lakeland 1976. Gallery of 29 movie poster and cover images for squirm 1976. A storm downs power lines in a coastal georgia town, electrifying the wet mud and unleashing millions of 1018 inch sand worms of the area. The mpaa instead gave the film an r rating, citing certain scenes in the film that were objectionable to. Squirm 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sure enough, a storm that night causes some power lines to break and touch the ground, drawing millions of. His wife responded by saying thats the worst idea for a movie ive ever heard. Maw suggests that somebody run over to the grimess to see where roger is. Squirm is nothing but a failed attempt at making an amusing creature feature, one that suffers from terrible pacing and just about every other issue a lowbudget horror film could possibly have. Sure enough, a storm that night causes some power lines to break and touch the ground, drawing millions of maneating worms out of the earth, and into. This movie was just a lump of 1970s crap, made by a lazy director based on a lazy script.
What followed, however, was one of the most bizarre freaks of nature ever recorded, or so says this opening card. If you want a fun, goofy story with few scares and some nudity check out squirm. Sure enough, a storm that night causes some power lines to break and touch the ground, drawing millions of maneating worms out of the earth, and into town where they quickly start munching on the locals. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. Mick, the city boy who wants to examine her antiques. The southern colonial house used for the sanders home was an existing house. Squirm was released theatrically in the united states by american international pictures on july 30, 1976. As a child, i once owned a super8 film projector, and i remember choosing a few movies out of a mail order catalogyeah, this was in the late 70s, before vhs players were in every home, and way before movies like squirm appeared on videocassette.
God, you gotta love any movie with a wall of worms. This movie was pretty bad, but bad in a harmless, lazy way. Electricity causes large sand worms to transform into monsters that terrorize a town. Squirm 1976 city slicker mick don scardino makes his way to the swampy little town of fly creek, ga. A horror film about killer worms might sound like a goofy proposition, but squirm manages to beat the odds. A storm causes some power lines to break and touch the ground, drawing millions of man eating worms out of the earth, and into town where they quickly start munching on the locals. The film was inspired by 1963s the birds and his own childhood experience with worms. Squirm 1976 written and directed by jeff lieberman. The only flaw this movie really has working against it, is the fact that the given the plot characters have to say things like i wonder what got into those worms and the worms are coming up the stairs. The big slimy worms make a really cool visual, playing on our fear of slimy biting things.
After meeting up with her, mick learns that the area has. Squirm is jeff liebermans cheesy tongue in cheek horror flick that displays a terrific twist on the nature gone wild genre of horror. A storm causes some power lines to break and touch the ground, drawing millions of maneating worms out of the earth, and into town where they quickly start munching on the locals. Lieberman is a great director and hes able to deliver a fun.
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