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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Profanity Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 02/22/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 31 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 22 Genres: Horror, Natural Horror

Beware of what goes "bump" (and "squeak" and "flap flap flap") in the night. Dr. Sheila Casper (Dina Meyer) is a respected zoologist dispatched by the government to Gallup, TX, a small community suffering from an unusual number of reported bat attacks. Casper finds this news puzzling, since bats are generally placid creatures who avoid contact with humans. The local sheriff, Emmett Kimsey (Lou Diamond Phillips), assures Casper that the reports are on the level and that something needs to be done about swarms of aggressive bats so thick they blot out the moon. Caspar and Kimsey discover that a new breed of genetically altered bats have escaped from a research facility and taken up residence in a cave near Gallup -- but the nocturnal bloodsuckers have no intention of leaving as quickly as they arrived. Bats was written by John Logan, who had two other projects hit the screen within a few months of Bats' release: Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday and Ridley Scott's Gladiator. The supporting cast includes Leon and Bob Gunton. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Lou Diamond Phillips - Sheriff Emmett Kimsey
Dina Meyer - Dr. Sheila Casper
Bob Gunton - Dr. Alexander McCabe
Leon - Jimmy Sands
Carlos Jacott - Dr. Tobe Hodge
Marcia Dangerfield - Mayor Branson

The campy horror flick Bats gets a special edition presentation with this disc from Columbia TriStar. The uncut R-rated version of the film is given a widescreen presentation with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. English subtitles are available. Also contains a commentary track from director Louis Morneau and star Lou Diamond Phillips, along with an audio option to hear the isolated musical score. Bonus material includes a featurette called "Bats Abound," photo galleries, storyboards, and talent files. Contains theatrical trailers for John Carpenter's Vampires, Fright Night, Night of the Living Dead, and a teaser for Bats. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide