Bug Buster

Bug Buster

1998 · 93 min · EN · PG-13 · 3.9 (28 votes)
Dir. Lorenzo Doumani · Starring Randy Quaid, Brenda Epperson, Katherine Heigl, James Doohan, George Takei, Meredith Salenger

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

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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.

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Prepare for a delightfully schlocky creature feature that blends genuine creepy-crawly dread with goofy, over-the-top humor. It's a propulsive ride of mutated insect mayhem, delivering B-movie thrills and laughs as an eccentric exterminator battles an escalating bug crisis in a small, imperiled town.

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