Critters story

movie: Critters (1986) · 1986-04-11

The plot follows a group of small, furry aliens with carnivorous behavior escaping from two shape-shifting bounty hunters, landing in a small countryside town to feast on its inhabitants. It is the first installment in the Critters franchise.

19 total · 8 major · 11 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
brother and sister major A family of four, including a sister and her little brother, living on a farm found themselves in the middle of a conflict between the Critters and their bounty hunters.
extraterrestrial being major The Critters and their two shapeshifting bounty hunters.
father and son major A family of four, including a father and his young son, living on a farm found themselves in the middle of a conflict between the Critters and their bounty hunters.
human vs. monster major A family of four, and their local community more generally, were being terrorized by the Critters.
husband and wife major A family of four, including a happily married husband and wife, living on a farm found themselves in the middle of a conflict between the Critters and their bounty hunters.
mother and daughter major A family of four, including a mother and her teenage daughter, living on a farm found themselves in the middle of a conflict between the Critters and their bounty hunters.
mother and son major A family of four, including a father and his young son, living on a farm found themselves in the middle of a conflict between the Critters and their bounty hunters.
shapeshifter major The two shapeshifting bounty hunter aliens took the form of humans while pursuing Critters in a rural community.
alcohol abuse minor We learned that Charlie was a pitching prospect until he starting taking to the bottle.
aliens talking to us in our dreams minor Charlie was convinced that his fillings were a conduit for space alien transmissions.