
For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation... until now.
A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.
- 6.1
- 1997
- Released
- 1h 45m

Mira Sorvino
Susan Tyler
Jeremy Northam
Peter Mann
Alexander Goodwin
Chuy
Giancarlo Giannini
Manny
Charles S. Dutton
Leonard
Josh Brolin
Josh
Alix Koromzay
Remy
F. Murray Abraham
Dr. Gates
James Costa
Ricky
Javon Barnwell
Davis
Norman Reedus
Jeremy
Ho Pak-Kwong
Preacher
Glenn Bang
Yang
Margaret Ma
Chinese Woman
Warna Fisher
Bag Lady
Alan Argue
Skeletal Bum
Charles Hayter
Homeless Man
Julian Richings
Workman
James Kidnie
Subway Repairman
Eve English
Homeless Woman
Bill Lasovich
Long John
Doug Jones
Long John
Roger Clown
Long John
Greg Bronson
Reporter (uncredited)
Marian Caparrós
SWAT arrival bystander
Rocco Salata
SWAT leader
Paul Shottner
NYPD Officer
Napo
Homeless
Vanessa J. Daniel
Subway rider
Tara Shelley
Young girl
Released
en
$30,000,000.00
$25,480,490.00
- #experiment
- #insect
- #mutation
- #cockroach
- #giant insect
- #nest
- #creature
- #disease
- #scientist
- #epidemic
- #evolution
- #sewer
- #manhattan, new york city
- #virus
- #tunnel
- #animal horror
Reviews

This is quite an entertaining little sci-fi thriller about a worm that turned! "Tyler" (Mira Sorvino) is a distinguished scientist who created a bug that could kill cockroaches that were carriers for a deadly disease. Thing is, though, these super-bugs have started to get a bit out of control, and it isn't long before they decide that it's time to turn the tables on their creators - despite some s

Really good watch, will watch again, and do recommend. This is "the movie with bugs that look like people", there aren't a lot of unique ideas out there, so I like celebrating the ones I can point too. While the cast and acting was really good, what makes this is the concept, the atmospheric tension and the practical efforts for the monsters. This is about as close as you can get to being











