Alan Fudge, Bradford Dillman, Jamie Smith Jackson

An earthquake releases a strain of mutant cockroaches with the ability to start fires, which proceed to cause destructive chaos in a small town. The studies carried out by scientist James Parmiter, ho...( read more  read more... )wever, reveal an intent with much more far-reaching consequences.

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1,805 ratings

PG, 99 min.

Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc

Release Date: June 1, 1975

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DVD Release Date: September 14, 2004

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  • October 22, 2009
    Fire welding cockroaches from the earths core are burning people; some to death as they go up like kindling on the old Brady Bunch set. It just goes to show not to fuck w/ nature as these dangerous insects were dying off from the surface pressure but a professor had to fuck w/ g...( read more)enetics & mates the fire bugs w/ an ordinary cockroach w/ disastrous results. If those mother fuckers weren't hard enough to kill why would you give them the power to start fires
  • September 29, 2009
    What starts out as typical 70's cheesy killer insect fare (they re-used the Brady Bunch set, there's a death scene in Alice's kitchen), takes a strange Cronenberg-esque turn in the second half. Horror fans looking for something different should definitely check it out. I really h...( read more)ope they didn't remake this but i have a funny feeling they have.
  • September 16, 2009
    This movie is great. Roaches that start fires with their legs. Also, the main character falls in love with a roach.
  • May 10, 2009
    saw this in 1975 at my old theater in Chicago... hate bugs to this day!!
  • August 25, 2008
    Ashley Judd was very good in this film...Freaky one though!
  • June 7, 2008
    How random... Mutant cockroaches who can start fires?? really? how much bud were they smoking to come up with that. Because stoned, that probably would be awesome.
  • March 4, 2008
    OMG....I LOVED IT,THIS IS ONE INSANE,CRAZY MOVIE....
  • December 10, 2007
    It is ok movie

    LOVE RENEE
  • November 1, 2007
    Not interested. I generally avoid horror movies.
  • September 11, 2007
    Saw this movie when it came out in the theaters. While it was mildly entertaining the real action was across the aisle. A man was making the move on a lady with a short skirt. She sat on the aisle he had his hand all over her leg.

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