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Snatchers
Directed by
  • Stephen Cedars
  • Benji Kleiman
Written by
  • Stephen Cedars
  • Benji Kleiman
  • Scott Yacyshyn
Produced by
  • Eric Fisher
  • Scott Hinckley
  • Elli Legerski
  • Paul Young
Starring
  • Mary Nepi
  • Gabrielle Elyse
CinematographyNate Hurtsellers
Edited by
  • Stephen Cedars
  • Benji Kleiman
Music byChristopher Doucet
Release date
  • March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10) (SXSW)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Snatchers is a 2019 American comedy horror film directed by Stephen Cedars and Benji Kleiman. It stars Mary Nepi and Gabrielle Elyse. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 South by Southwest on March 10, 2019.[1][2] Variety included it on the "11 Best Movies of the 2019 SXSW Film Festival" list.[3]

Cast

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 2019 South by Southwest on March 10, 2019.[1][2] It was also screened at the 2019 Sitges Film Festival.[4] It was released on digital platforms on January 7, 2020.[5] It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 18, 2020.[6]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Snatchers' practical effects and strong writing come together to create a sci-fi comedy that's fun, frenetic, and at times, freakin' crazy (in the best way)."[7]

Rafael Motamayor of Dread Central gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a weird, silly, goofy and fun movie that riffs on enough tropes and movies to keep you entertained."[8] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter called it a "horror-comedy PSA about the perils of teen sex and the importance of staying true to one's real friends."[9] Dennis Harvey of Variety praised "the comic esprit of the players, snappy visual and editorial presentation, and the screenplay's Clueless-like fountain of entertainingly over-the-top youth slang."[10] Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club wrote: "While Snatchers is an above-average entry in the horror-comedy realm, it's not good enough to enter any sort of canon of proudly retro campy-splatter flicks."[11]

Variety included it on the "11 Best Movies of the 2019 SXSW Film Festival" list.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Snatchers". South by Southwest. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Ramos, Dino-Ray (February 28, 2019). "'Snatchers' Trailer: SXSW Horror Comedy Is A Cautionary Tale About Having Unprotected Sex". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Debruge, Peter; Leydon, Joe; Harvey, Dennis (March 17, 2019). "The 11 Best Movies of the 2019 SXSW Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Snatchers". Sitges Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Miska, Brad (January 6, 2020). "Goofy Clip from 'Snatchers' Attempts to Crack a Password [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. ^ Sprague, Mike (November 28, 2019). "Snatchers Blu-ray Coming February 2020". Dread Central. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "Snatchers". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  8. ^ Motamayor, Rafael (March 15, 2019). "SXSW 2019: Snatchers Review – An '80s Throwback". Dread Central. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  9. ^ DeFore, John (March 17, 2019). "'Snatchers': Film Review | SXSW 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  10. ^ Harvey, Dennis (March 12, 2019). "SXSW Film Review: 'Snatchers'". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  11. ^ McLevy, Alex (February 24, 2020). "Gremlins knockoffs live again in the alien impregnation horror-comedy Snatchers". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 7, 2020.


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