Critters 3

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Critters 3
Directed by Kristine Peterson
Produced by Rupert Harvey
Written by David J. Schow
Rupert Harvey
Barry Opper
Starring Aimee Brooks
Leonardo DiCaprio
Don Keith Opper
John Calvin
Nina Axelrod
Music by David C. Williams
Cinematography Thomas L. Callaway
Editing by Terry Stokes
Distributed by New Line Cinema
Release dates December 11, 1991
Running time 86 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Critters 3 is a 1991 sci-fi comedy horror film directed by Kristine Peterson. It is the third installment of the Critters series, the sequel to Critters and Critters 2 and Leonardo DiCaprio's film debut. Actor Cary Elwes mentioned on the commentary for the uncut edition DVD of Saw that he passed on the role of Josh. It was shot back-to-back with its sequel, Critters 4. Unlike the first two movies, it does not take place in the town of Grover's Bend.

Plot

Sometime after the events in Critters 2, Charlie MacFadden is tracking down the last of the Critters. A family of three - Annie (the main protagonist), Johnny (her little brother) and Clifford (the father) - stops at a rest stop when their car's tire pops. At the rest stop, Charlie warns them and Josh, stepson of a corrupt landlord, about the Crites. As this happens, a Crite lays eggs under the family's car and the family leaves, unknowingly taking the eggs with them.

Soon after they arrive at their tenement, the Crites hatch and attack the sleazy maintenance man, Frank. When the landlord arrives, he too is eaten by the Crites after Josh locks him in Clifford's room, unknowingly trapping his stepfather with the creatures. Next, one of the residents is attacked and wounded. Annie, her family and five others (including Josh) try to get to safety in one piece by getting to the roof of the building. Charlie arrives and destroys the remaining Critters, saving the remaining tenants. The film ends in a cliffhanger as Charlie is about to destroy two Crite eggs, but is ordered not to and a containment pod sent from the Intergalactic Council crashes into the basement. Charlie puts the eggs into the pod, but accidentally traps himself inside.

Cast

Release

The film was released direct to video in the United States by New Line Home Video in December 1991.

In 2003, New Line Home Entertainment released the film on DVD. The film was re-released in a set containing all 4 Critters films on DVD by Warner Bros. in 2010.

Sequel

Critters 3 is followed by Critters 4, directed by Rupert Harvey.

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