FilmPG-13Monster & Creature Comedy Horror Sci-Fi Horror

Bug Buster1998

Name: Bug Buster
Genre: Monster & Creature, Comedy Horror, Sci-Fi Horror, Body Horror
Released: 1998-01-18
Rating: 4.6

“Dial 1-500-KICK-ASS for the Pest Eliminator near you.”

Directed by Lorenzo Doumani

4.6

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 3.9TMDB 3.9

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Year

1998

Runtime

93 min

Box Office

Budget

$8,500,000

The premise

After the mayor uses a potentially dangerous substance to protect the local plantation, the lakeside town of Mountview, in California, is attacked by a lethal species of large cockroach. After some of the town's inhabitants are killed, the mayor enlists the help of eccentric pest exterminator General George S. Merlin in order to prevent further harm to the local dwellers.

Horror Vault's take

When a questionable chemical treatment unleashes a devastating plague of oversized, deadly cockroaches on the quiet lakeside community of Mountview, the body count starts rising fast. Local authorities scramble for answers while an eccentric, larger-than-life exterminator arrives with his own unconventional methods. Bug Buster leans into its B-movie DNA with a recognizable cast of genre-friendly faces and a healthy dose of campy humor alongside its creature-feature scares.

Content: Insect Attack Sequences, Creature Violence, Mild Gore