The Killer Shrews

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The Killer Shrews

A promotional film poster for "The Killer Shrews."
Directed by Ray Kellogg
Produced by Ken Curtis
Gordon McLendon
Written by Jay Simms
Starring James Best
Ingrid Goude
Ken Curtis
Gordon McLendon
Baruch Lumet
Judge Henry Dupree
Music by Harry Bluestone
Emil Cadkin
Cinematography Wilfred M. Cline
Editing by Aaron Stell
Distributed by McLendon-Radio Pictures Distributing Company
Release date(s) 25 June 1959
Running time 69 min
Country USA
Language English
Budget $123,000 (estimated)
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The Killer Shrews is a 1959 science-fiction movie directed by Ray Kellog. It was parodied by Mystery Science Theater 3000.

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A disparate group are trapped on a remote island by a hurricane. On the island, a doctor works to make humans half-size. This, apparently, will help prevent over population. Unfortunately, his experiments have also created some giant, venomous shrews. As the shrews run out of smaller animals to eat, they move in on the people in the house.

The "shrews" in this ultra-low-budget flick are small dogs dressed in animal skins designed to make them look vaguely like large shrews. Shrews are normally about the size of a mouse.

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