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| Spawn of the Slithis | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stephen Traxler |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Traxler |
| Produced by | Stephen Traxler Paul Fabian Dick Davis |
| Starring | Alan Blanchard Judy Motulsky J.C. Claire Dennis Falt Mello Alexandria Win Condict Hy Pyke |
| Cinematography | Robert Caramico |
| Edited by | Robert M. Ross |
| Music by | Steve Zuckerman |
Production company | Fabtrax Films |
| Distributed by | Danton Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Spawn of the Slithis (also know as Slithis) is a 1978 American independent monster movie written, produced, and directed by Stephen Traxler. The film focuses on a journalism teacher who investigates a string of brutal murders in Coastal California, not knowing that a hungry mutant is responsible.[3]
Plot[edit]
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Cast[edit]
- Alan Blanchard as Wayne Connors
- Judy Motulsky as Jeff Connors
- J.C. Claire as Dr. John
- Dennis Falt as Dr. Erin Burick
- Mello Alexandria as Chris Alexander
- Win Condict as Slithis (listed in the credits as "The Monster")
- Hy Pyke as Jack Dunn
Production[edit]
Release[edit]
Theatrical release[edit]
Spawn of the Slithis premiered on July 21, 1978;[1] before having its official premiere on May 5, 1978, in Omaha, Nebraska.[4]
Home media[edit]
The film was first released on VHS by Media Home Entertainment on January 1, 1981.[5] It was later released for the first time on DVD by Code Red on June 1, 2010.[6]
Reception[edit]
Spawn of the Slithis was received little attention from mainstream critics, with existing reviews being mostly negative.
Roger Ebert awarded the film a half a star out of a possible four stars, writing, "I enter[ed] the theater, hoping for one of those great bad movies like 'Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster' or the immortal 'Infra-Man.' I was disappointed. Incredibly, the movie talks itself to death. There are long, long conversations, made up mostly of small talk and then “Slithis” strikes."[7] TV Guide gave the film a negative one out of five stars, calling it "Below-average".[8] Kurt Dahlke from DVD Talk called the film 'terrible' and in his final thought on the film Dahlke stated, "Possessing a small few hilarious exploitation elements - not the least of which is potato-head-in-a-turtleneck, an unfortunate mutated radiation scientist - this movie gives bad movies a bad name. If it weren't so clumsily padded and boring, psychotronic fans might have a ball, but in truth only those strictly starved for bad entertainment should check it out, while most should skip it."[9] Tom Becker from DVD Verdict gave the film a negative review calling it "talky" and "silly". Becker also stated that he felt that the director made a mistake by showing the monster in the opening moments of the film. Becker also panned the film's monster costume calling it "A rubber-suit so dreadful it makes the creatures from Toho Studios look like denizens from a nature documentary, this is one of the least scary flesh-eating amphibians to ever grace the screen".[10] Dread Central awarded the film a score of two out of four, commenting that the first two parts of the film were composed of "incredibly long stretches of tedious dialogue delivered woodenly" and that it is not until the last third of the film does it ever spring to life.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Spawn of the Slithis". The Village Voice. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Spawn of the Slithis". The Pitch. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Spawn of the Slithis". MSN Entertainment. MSN. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Catalog - Slithis". AFI.com. American Film Institute. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Slithis (Spawn of the): Stephen Traxler, Alan Blanchard, Judy Motulsky, J.C. Claire, Dennis Lee Falt, Mello Alexandria, Daphnae Cohen: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Amazon. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Slithis (1978) - Stephen Traxler". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "Slithis Movie Review & Film Summary (1978)". Roger Ebert.com. Roger Ebert. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Slithis - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Dahlke, Kurt. "Slithis : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". DVD Talk.com. Kurt Dahlke. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Becker, Tom. "DVD Verdict Review - Slithis". DVD Verdict.com. Tom Becker. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Slithis (DVD) - Dread Central". Dread Central.com. The Foywonder. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
External links[edit]
- Paleface Jack/Spawn of the Slithis at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Paleface Jack/Spawn of the Slithis at AllMovie
- Paleface Jack/Spawn of the Slithis at IMDb
- Paleface Jack/Spawn of the Slithis at Rotten Tomatoes
- Paleface Jack/Spawn of the Slithis at the TCM Movie Database
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