Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun

When an experiment goes horribly awry, a herd of giant killer rabbits are sent galloping across the globe in this gross-out horror movie from 1972. The technical details of the plot, which involve a...( read more  read more... ) hormone designed to quash the rampant sexual proclivities of rabbits, are wisely dispensed with early on in order to allow the rampant bunnies enough screen time to rip into their human persecutors. As the giant beasts throw off the cute, loveable mantle they've worn for so long, a cast including Janet Leigh (PSYCHO) and DeForest Kelley (Leonard "Bones" McCoy from STAR TREK) attempts to fend them off.

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PG, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: William F. Claxton

Release Date: October 4, 1972

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DVD Release Date: October 4, 2005

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  • January 31, 2008
    giant bunnies!!!
  • August 25, 2007
    Help me! I'm being attacked by a giant killer...rabbit?!?! That's right. This is without a doubt one of the funniest of the giant mutant animal films to come out of the 70's. If you liked Empire of the Ants and Food of the Gods, this is a must-see.
  • October 31, 2006
    This movie is so horrible you have to love it.
  • September 5, 2009
    Some cool documentary footage of the Australian rabbit problem precedes this tale of enlarged rabbits bent on running rampant in our SouthWest. If you have seen War of the Colossal Beast, The Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, or Godzilla vs. Mothra can guess how they defeated the rabbi...( read more)t problem. Hokey to the max, would be a good double-bill with Day of the Animals.
  • June 1, 2009
    The only reason this gets any kind of decent rating is because I laughed my ass off through the whole movie. It's the Monty Python rabbit on steroids. Hilarious.
  • April 12, 2009
    Happy Easter everyone!
  • February 12, 2009
    Don't expect great production values. But do expect a good time watching this B-Movie.

    Giant mutant rabbits are terrorizing a town. They're just adorable. Especially the scenes where they use scale models and someone's pet rabbits.

    Once again, this is a good time.
  • January 15, 2009
    Oh my gosh I caught this movie on cable a couple of nights ago and was rolling on the floor with laughter.....KILLER BUNNIES= HILARITY
  • December 10, 2008
    So terrible. So wonderful. Who doesn't love a good giant killer rabbit story?
  • November 10, 2008
    Any movie with killer rabits and blood ketchup is a friend of mine.

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