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Squirm(Movie, 1976)

1h 32min | Genre: Horror
SquirmRating: 2.6/5 (with 4545 votes)
Squirm is a 1976 American natural horror film written and directed by Jeff Lieberman in his feature-film directing debut, starring Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R. A. Dow, Jean Sullivan, Peter MacLean, Fran Higgins and William Newman. The film takes place in the fictional town of Fly Creek, Georgia, which becomes infested with carnivorous worms after an electrical storm. Lieberman's script is based on a childhood incident in which his brother fed electricity into a patch of earth, causing earthworms to rise to the surface. Most of the financing came from Broadway producers Edgar Lansbury and Joseph Beruh. Millions of worms were used over the five-week filming in Port Wentworth, Georgia; worms were brought in from Maine to augment local supplies. Makeup artist Rick Baker provided the special effects, using prosthetics for the first time in hi... ()
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At the beginning of the film, we learn from one of the characters that earthworms can be called to the surface with electricity, but somehow it turns them into vicious flesh-eaters. Sure enough, a storm that night causes some power lines to break and touch the ground, drawing millions of man-eating worms out of the earth, and into town where they quickly start munching on the locals.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: Georgia
Plays in: Georgia
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 07/30/1976
Cast: Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, Jean Sullivan, R.A. Dow, Peter MacLean, Fran Higgins, William Newman, Barbara Quinn
Director: Jeff Lieberman
Screenwriter: Jeff Lieberman
Composer: Robert Prince

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:10033, Added: 02/18/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024