Horror Has A New Face.|Mar. 31, 2006|Canada | United States|95 Min.|R
Genre: Comedy;Horror;Science;Fiction
Description: A malevolent, sentient extraterrestrial parasite arrives on Earth inside a meteorite and lands in Wheelsy, South Carolina. It infects a wealthy resident named Grant Grant, who is married to Starla, taking control of his body and mind. Under the alien’s influence, Grant begins transforming into a grotesque, tentacled creature. He abducts and infects a local woman, Brenda, turning her into a breeder for his alien larvae. Despite its control, the parasite develops Grant’s love for Starla and tries to hide its true nature from her. However, Starla becomes suspicious of his strange behavior and appearance, leading to an attack. When the police arrive to rescue her, Grant flees.
During the search for Grant, Police Chief Bill Pardy and his team discover Brenda, whose body has grotesquely swollen from the larvae inside her. The slug-like larvae burst out, infesting almost everyone in town except Starla, Bill, Mayor Jack MacReady, and teenager Kylie Strutemyer. Kylie, who briefly bonded with one of the slugs, reveals the parasite’s true form—a needle-like entity that takes over hosts and uses them to spread its larvae. The infected become part of a hive mind controlled by the parasite, whose goal is to consume all life forms until only its consciousness remains. The survivors realize that killing Grant, the parasite’s host, is the only way to stop the invasion.
As the infected townspeople attack, Bill and Kylie escape, but Starla and Jack are captured. Armed with a grenade to destroy the monster, Bill and Kylie head to Grant’s home, where the infected are being absorbed into his increasingly mutated form. While others are turned into breeders, Grant keeps Starla uninfected, hoping to win back her love.
Cast director: James Gunn
Cast actor: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker, Gregg Henry, Tania Saulnier, Don Thompson, Jenna Fischer, Xantha Radley, Dustin Milligan, James Gunn
Original name: Slither