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Samuel K. (Solvanda)
Reviewed on 6/29/2018...

This movie makes my sister-in-law gag. Don't mention it at the table!

Worm Wrangling

Pub. Def. | Torrance, CA USA | 06/12/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As a 22 year old fresh out of college, I jumped at the chance to go to Savvanah Georgia for the winter and work as production assistant on this film. I ended up being the worm wrangler for the millions of "blood worms" the production shipped in from New York for the live worm effects. We also had a couple of tons of fake plastic worms shipped in from Hong Kong (I still have some. E-Bay anyone?).What a hoot to work on the film. All of the "authentic" southern actors were actually from Brooklyn (except the sheriff, who was the real sheriff of the town the movie was shot in). Notable actors were the guy who did the Hebrew National commercial (We answer to a higher authority) and Don Scardino who survived this blot on his career to become a well known Broadway actor and producer. The writer was a jewish kid from the Bronx, (went on to do the film "Orange Sunshine" about Yuppies who ate bad acid (and years later ate their kids and family members!)so so much for that "authentic" southern dialouge.Best story: I lived in the house used in the production. It was way out in the georgia woods and one day two locals came by to see what was going on. Dressed in their best overalls and spitting tobacco, they had a whisky still a few hundred yards away and were concerned about all the people in the neighborhood giving away their location."

The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out

dej905 | Los Angeles, CA United States | 10/06/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Yes, the overall premise is laughably ridiculous. By all accounts, an electric current is enough to cause any worms to turn into soup rather than enrage them into having a taste for human flesh. Yes, there are holes in the plot you could drive a Mack truck through. Yes, the acting exhibited is nothing short of laugh-out-loud funny. And as listed in previous reviews, it takes a good 40 minutes before anything notworthy actually HAPPENS. With all of this, it stands to reason why MST3K lampooned Squirm on one of their episodes.So why the three star rating? Because regardless of all the above detriments, the sight of those millions of little wriggling worms filling up a bathtub, coming out of the waterpipes, and the extreme close up shots of their mandibles is enough to make you (pardon the pun) squirm in your seat. It ain't The Exorcist, that's for sure; but it was a fun, campy little movie. Even without Crow and Tom Servo's wisecracks."

Worm your way toward the 'Add to Cart' button!

John Cook | North Carolina | 09/01/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"'SQUIRM' is a fun little Drive-In-style horror flick that plays it straight, while having a load of fun along the way. The wonderful commentary by the director mentions the fact that 'MST3K' didn't need to parody the film on their show, when the film was a 'goof' from the start. I couldn't agree more. This film does what movies like 'Scream' did several years later, quite successfully: It sends up the horror genre, without, dumbing down to its audience or having too many "wink-wink" moments. The film uses close-ups of real "monster" worms and has a memorable moment with early Rick Baker effects: "Worm Face." All in all a very fun movie written and directed by Jeff Lieberman, who this fan hopes will make more movies very soon!"