The Killer Shrews

The Killer Shrews (1959)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 24% of users liked it
    (2,406 ratings)

Ken Curtis, former singing cowboy and Gunsmoke's Festus, joined right-wing radio's Gordon McLendon in producing this hilariously bad monster movie about a horde of outsized rodents run amok on an isolated island. The creation of mad scientist Baruch Lumet (father of acclaimed director Sidney… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Jay Simms
Genres
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Jun 25, 1959 Limited
Legend Films

Critic Reviews

  • Rob Humanick, Suite101.com

    Not particularly watchable until the climax.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    If you get a few laughs from the bizarre acting and dumb story, that's the most you can expect from this bad film.

  • Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com

    Shrew'd & Spoofy!

  • Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

    Carpet remnants attack! Very funny "MST3K" version, unwatchable on its own.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Too campily amusing not to like.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    Why are the actors standing around talking and drinking for almost all of this movie? The ending has some exciting moments, but they're kinda crazy too. This is a pretty bad excuse for a film.

  • Derek D


    Boring, horrible acting and a highly implausible storyline make this truly a bottom-of-the-barrel piece of trash. Nothing at all good about this film except that it's not much more than an hour so the pain doesn't last too terribly long.

  • Michael G


    Horrible dialogue, the most pathetic of acting and a weak story have framed Plan 9 From Outer Space as the worst movie ever made when the culprit is right here. You've got the classic "small band of survivors fighting allegedly frightening antagonists" plotline here. I… More

  • Patrick D


    You probably need to put your cheezy sci-fi goggles on for this one, because within the time and genre this sucker holds up. It's only 70 minutes that's a buck, ten that actually delivers. The monsters are quite laughable, the dialogue is silly, but at that it's still a… More

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