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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.5 / 100
1988·Horror·1h 29m

SLUGS

“They ooze. They slime. They kill.”

People are dying mysteriously and gruesomely, and nobody has a clue what the cause is. Only health worker Mike Brady has a possible solution, but his theory of killer slugs is laughed at by the authorities. Only when the body count begins to rise and a slug expert from England begins snooping around does it begin to look like Mike had the right idea after all.

Above the Line
Juan Piquer Simón·DirectorRon Gantman·ScreenplayJosé Antonio Escrivá·WriterJulio Bragado Darman·Director of PhotographyTim Souster·MusicAntonio Gimeno·Editor
Cast
Michael Garfield·Mike BradyKim Terry·Kim BradyPhilip MacHale·Don PalmerAlicia Moro·Maureen WatsonSantiago Álvarez·John FoleyConcha Cuetos·Maria PalmerEmilio Linder·David WatsonManuel de Blas·Mayor EatonPatty Shepard·Sue ChanningFrank Braña·Frank Phillips
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Juan Piquer Simón·DirectorFrancesca DeLaurentiis·Script SupervisorFrancesca Escriva·Script Supervisor
Writing· 4
José Antonio Escrivá·WriterJuan Piquer Simón·WriterRon Gantman·ScreenplayShaun Hutson·Novel
Camera· 4
Julio Bragado Darman·Director of PhotographyJuan Mariné·Second Unit CinematographerCarlos Bustamante·Still PhotographerMark Foggetti·Camera Operator
Editing· 2
Antonio Gimeno·EditorRichard E. Rabjohn·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Tim Souster·MusicLuis Castro·FoleyEnrique Molinero·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 2
Gonzalo Gonzalo·Art DirectionMaría Eugenia Escrivá·Costume Design
Production· 5
Juan Piquer Simón·ProducerFrancesca DeLaurentiis·ProducerJosé Antonio Escrivá·ProducerBill Williams·CastingGustavo Casado·Casting
Other Departments· 7
Basilio Cortijo·Special EffectsPilar Tavera·SeamstressSteve Nitzberg·GafferKari Christensen·Property MasterCasimiro Dengra·GafferManu Moreno·HairstylistPatrick Tantalo·Special Effects Coordinator
By the Numbers
70.5
OF 100
Master Score
5.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Slugs's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#212A32
#46505A
#F0A000
Mood
Mysterious, Dark
Composition
Layered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The image is a double exposure or reflection, showing a man's face in the foreground overlaid with a blurry nighttime street scene in the background. The man, s”

Key Elements
SunglassesCarsStreetlights
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Urban
Design Score
6/10
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