I highly suggest you spend it with director Dave DeCoteau because homeboy can make 72 minutes feel like years! It is post-apocalypse 1998 and a group of five Army deserters (including Linnea Quigley and Ashlyn Gere) find shelter from the acid rain inside an abandoned medical test facility. Bad news as this houses some big ass monster that likes to tear people apart. Oh, and a shower. This low-rent sci-fi horror is like ALIEN and ALIENS but on a budget of a few thousand. In the positive department, DeCoteau knows how to properly get exploitation material (nudity, gore, slime, mutant rats) up on the screen. The downside is there isn't really much else. The end has the hero (Richard Hawkins) confronting the monster alone and I swear he lets the thing sneak up on him about 50 times. To make matters worse, Creepozoid dies but immediately produces some mutant baby Creepozoid, Jr. that proceeds to sneak up on our hero 25 times before he strangles it with its umbilical cord.
57 Reviews
Oh no! It's a DeCoteau!
BA_Harrison13 October 2009
Set in the post-apocalyptic near future of 1998 (this is an 80s flick, remember), Creepozoids sees a group of army deserters breaking into a heavily fortified building (well, the door was locked, anyway) in order to shelter from an acid-rain storm. This turns out to be a bad idea, for the place not only turns out to be home to giant killer rats, but also a biological experiment gone wrong: a virus designed to replace amino acids causes the soldiers to mutate and die if they eat, but worse still, there's a six foot rubber monster on the loose and it ain't very friendly.
Directed by B-movie hack David DeCoteau, and starring Linnea Quigley, the quintessential 80s scream queen (plus a pre-hardcore Ashlyn Gere, here credited as Kim McKamy), this film is a very cheap and very trashy Alien rip-off that manages to be vaguely entertaining thanks to its sheer awfulness: marvel at Quigley's nipple enhancing vest and her uncanny ability to locate a working shower, even in an end-of-the-world scenario; be totally surprised when Gere DOESN'T remove her top; spot the major goof as one character reads a computer journal out loud, but his words fail to match those displayed on the screen; laugh as the cast wrestle with unconvincing, over-sized stuffed rodents; be amazed as DeCoteau foolishly attempts to recreate Ridley Scott's shocking mess-room scene from Alien; and wonder WTF is going on as a mutant baby erupts from the creature and proceeds to attack the sole survivor.
Directed by B-movie hack David DeCoteau, and starring Linnea Quigley, the quintessential 80s scream queen (plus a pre-hardcore Ashlyn Gere, here credited as Kim McKamy), this film is a very cheap and very trashy Alien rip-off that manages to be vaguely entertaining thanks to its sheer awfulness: marvel at Quigley's nipple enhancing vest and her uncanny ability to locate a working shower, even in an end-of-the-world scenario; be totally surprised when Gere DOESN'T remove her top; spot the major goof as one character reads a computer journal out loud, but his words fail to match those displayed on the screen; laugh as the cast wrestle with unconvincing, over-sized stuffed rodents; be amazed as DeCoteau foolishly attempts to recreate Ridley Scott's shocking mess-room scene from Alien; and wonder WTF is going on as a mutant baby erupts from the creature and proceeds to attack the sole survivor.
Trashy Alien rip-off
Tikkin31 January 2007
There's not a lot you can say about Creepozoids, it's really just a rip-off of Alien with an extremely trashy feel. The lighting is poor and the pace is a little slow. However there's some mildly amusing scenes scattered throughout, mostly towards the end when you get to see the monster and the "baby". The monster effects are actually quite decent considering the obvious low budget. I laughed a few times, especially when the guy throws the baby off himself, and also when the monster is apparently holding him up in the air - it's obvious that he's attached to a harness from the ceiling. There's also a few funny scenes involving giant "rats" that look like puppets. Oh, and one of the girls bares her breasts.
Creepozoids isn't a total waste of time, but it's not something you'll want to go out of your way to find either.
Creepozoids isn't a total waste of time, but it's not something you'll want to go out of your way to find either.
How to Write a Summary of this Flick, If There Is No Story?
claudio_carvalho22 December 2007
In 1990, during the World War III, five deserters of the army escape to an abandoned research facility, supplied with water and provisions. They decide to temporarily lodge in the place, and find that scientists were researching amino acids to reduce the need of food. But sooner they find that the place is inhabited by fierce and giant rats, a monster and a mutant baby. They are attacked and fight to survive.
The most difficult summary that I have written in IMDb is this one, since "Creepzoids" does not have a reasonable story. I first believed that Creepozoid was the monster, but then I realized that there is only one, and the title is plural. So I deduced that Creepozoids are the giant rats, but I am not sure. Ed Wood is probably shaking in his grave with the competition of the awful David DeCoteau. The cast is terrible, but fortunately it seems that Richard L. Hawkins (the worst) quit the career. He could be successful in running, since the cast was very well-trained spending the whole movie running in a corridor. The best scene of the movie is the sexy Linnea Quigley showering; the rest is absolutely forgettable. My vote is two.
Title (Brazil): "Creepozoids"
The most difficult summary that I have written in IMDb is this one, since "Creepzoids" does not have a reasonable story. I first believed that Creepozoid was the monster, but then I realized that there is only one, and the title is plural. So I deduced that Creepozoids are the giant rats, but I am not sure. Ed Wood is probably shaking in his grave with the competition of the awful David DeCoteau. The cast is terrible, but fortunately it seems that Richard L. Hawkins (the worst) quit the career. He could be successful in running, since the cast was very well-trained spending the whole movie running in a corridor. The best scene of the movie is the sexy Linnea Quigley showering; the rest is absolutely forgettable. My vote is two.
Title (Brazil): "Creepozoids"
Creepozoids: Bad b-movie bad *Hits with rolled up newspaper*
Platypuschow18 December 2017
When you go into a movie called Creepozoids you only have yourself to blame and I take full responsibility for the torment I put upon myself.
This 80's sci-fi B-movie tells the story of a world torn apart by nuclear explosions where the few survivors hide from mutants and acid rain. The movie follows such a group who break into a mysterious lab and come under attack from a mysterious creature.
The lack of budget devastates the movie as the generic 80's monster lives in the shadows and is hardly seen. The story is wafer thin, it all looks terrible and scream queen horror legend Linnea Quigley in all her glory couldn't even turn this around.
From the awful monster, savage giant rat and weird unexplained fetus creature the thing would have worked better as a comedy, played seriously it's pitiful.
The Good:
They didn't make a sequel
The Bad:
Monster looks terrible
Lack of budget clearly shows
Little to no character development
This 80's sci-fi B-movie tells the story of a world torn apart by nuclear explosions where the few survivors hide from mutants and acid rain. The movie follows such a group who break into a mysterious lab and come under attack from a mysterious creature.
The lack of budget devastates the movie as the generic 80's monster lives in the shadows and is hardly seen. The story is wafer thin, it all looks terrible and scream queen horror legend Linnea Quigley in all her glory couldn't even turn this around.
From the awful monster, savage giant rat and weird unexplained fetus creature the thing would have worked better as a comedy, played seriously it's pitiful.
The Good:
They didn't make a sequel
The Bad:
Monster looks terrible
Lack of budget clearly shows
Little to no character development
What the hell?
slowbrooo17 November 2000
I got this movie just because of the name and assumed it would be a typical bad/campy B-movie. Let me just say that this goes WAY beyond just that! The first half of the movie is really generic, a bunch of idiots roaming around an abandoned building and getting picked off one by one by some monster. The necessary gratuitous sex scene and gratuitous shower scene consolidated into one sex-in-the-shower scene, which proves that the makers of Creepozoids are thrifty if nothing else. Now the first weird thing about this movie was that there is some virus floating around that makes infected people not have to eat, and gory stuff happens to them if they do eat. However, there is also a big monster roaming around attacking people which has NOTHING TO DO with the rest of the movie!! I was waiting for them to say something like "when people are infected with the virus for a long time, they turn into insane monsters!", but no, there just happens to be this thing hanging out in the same building as the rest of the characters. Now let me get to the "climax" of the movie - which takes up the entire last half of the movie!! OK, so the monster kills all but one of the characters, and he decides to try to kill the thing. Now, I looked at the counter on my VCR and said to myself, "hey, there's more than half an hour left in this movie!" There was no mistake in my addition - for half an hour, the guy attacks the monster, the monster throws him into a shelf or something, he gets back up, attacks it, etc. Eventually, he kills the thing... or does he? I think I groaned out loud as some movement is seen in the dead body of the monster. Suddenly, a disturbing baby puppet hops out of the dead body! A few minutes later (did I mention that this movie is a little slow paced?) the baby gets around to ambushing the guy, and he throws the baby away into a shelf, and the baby attacks him again, he throws it away, etc. I guess he kills the baby and the movie ends, but I can't swear to this. Things got a little hazy after seeing this surreal movie. If you really think you can handle watching what might be the most painful and cliched movie ever made, by all means, watch this movie! It is certainly the epitome of the 80's B-horror flick, at least as far as badness is concerned. If you want to see a good movie DON'T watch this one, for God's sake!!! 1/10
a horror to watch except for...
trashgang26 March 2013
A name that rings a bell for so many reasons, Creepozoids. It's remembered for the wrong reasons. It's slow and boring. Jesse mutating but in a cheesy way, in fact, only lenses were used for the eyes and some rubber glove. But the most famous thing or should I say things are the boobs from Linnea Quigley.
After a nuke attack, not shown, survivors are searching for shelter to hide from the acid rain. The ran into an abandoned government research facility. Of course the experiments done left some kind of creature alive in the facility. It's from there that the horror comes in. But it comes in the wrong way. You really have to wait a long time before the mutated comes in and the survivors are under attack. First attack is some kind of giant rat but have a look, it looked stupid and it even didn't move. The second attack was the creature itself, pure rubber. Maybe the last 10 minutes are worth watching with the baby but still. No, this isn't good, no suspense, no red stuff, a real horror to watch except for...
Gore 0/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5
After a nuke attack, not shown, survivors are searching for shelter to hide from the acid rain. The ran into an abandoned government research facility. Of course the experiments done left some kind of creature alive in the facility. It's from there that the horror comes in. But it comes in the wrong way. You really have to wait a long time before the mutated comes in and the survivors are under attack. First attack is some kind of giant rat but have a look, it looked stupid and it even didn't move. The second attack was the creature itself, pure rubber. Maybe the last 10 minutes are worth watching with the baby but still. No, this isn't good, no suspense, no red stuff, a real horror to watch except for...
Gore 0/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5
Does creepozoids refer to the cast or DeCoteau?
ThrownMuse16 November 2005
Five young people desert the military during the apocalypse of WWIII and seek shelter in an abandoned research facility. Unfortunately, it is inhabited by giant rats and a...um...Creepozoid, I guess. This movie has approximately three main sets: The bedroom (and the nearby shower for the obligatory Linnea nude scene) where the characters hide when they are scared, the lair of the Creepozoid, and the hallway joining the two. In fact, most of this movie takes place with the characters running in the hallway, between the other two sets. There isn't much else to say about this. Oh yeah, the cast is cute, especially the lead. Unfortunately, he can't act and I reckon he slept with DeCoteau to get the role. Good for both of them. Gets an extra point for having a mutant baby in it for no ostensible reason.
The Ideal B-Movie
gavin694218 June 2009
In the near future, a group of Army deserters take shelter in an abandoned building to hide from acid rain and the two world superpowers remaining (presumably the United States and Russia, though I do not recall the film being specific). What is locked inside the building, however, may be even more deadly than the war raging on outside.
"Creepozoids" is probably one of the most under-rated films of the late 1980s. While it is true that the plot is a bit thin, the acting average and the special effects not overly stunning, it doesn't deserve the low rating it tends to receive. IMDb, for example, gives this film a paltry 2.2 -- yet, I can say with confidence I've seen countless 5/10 films that were far worse and much less entertaining. This film has a certain B-movie fun factor to it that really provides a lot of charm.
What will probably draw most people to this film is the appearance of Linnea Quigley. And if you're looking for more of her clothes-free scream queening (if "Return of the Living Dead" isn't enough), this film will be right up your alley -- even in a world with contaminated water and rodents of unusual size, Linnea finds the time to have a steamy, sexy shower scene.
The Guy Moon score is cheesy but effective. The effects department... that's a bit odd. We have an alien in a rubber suit. Large rats that don't move at all unless a victim throws them. And a metal tunnel that is only filmed on two of the four sides, making it appear that the person crawling through it is merely low along the wall and not actually in a vent. If the budget was a concern, I think they saved a few dollars along the way.
I really did enjoy the film, though. At a short 70 minutes, the pace is quick and leaves little time to lose interest. Some of the bad dialog can be excused, and despite the fact many people have called this film derivative of "Alien", I just don't see it. I saw much more in common with splatter-melt flicks such as "Street Trash" or "Demons". In this department, the effects were top-notch.
I may be alone on this, but I'd love for Full Moon (or anyone) to release a special edition of this film, perhaps for its 25th anniversary in 2012. An audio commentary with the director and Linnea Quigley would be welcome, and if any outtakes, behind the scenes or cut shots exist, these might be of interest. I really found this to be a good example of an enjoyable film made on the cheap, far more fun and entertaining than bigger Full Moon flicks like "Puppet Master".
"Creepozoids" is probably one of the most under-rated films of the late 1980s. While it is true that the plot is a bit thin, the acting average and the special effects not overly stunning, it doesn't deserve the low rating it tends to receive. IMDb, for example, gives this film a paltry 2.2 -- yet, I can say with confidence I've seen countless 5/10 films that were far worse and much less entertaining. This film has a certain B-movie fun factor to it that really provides a lot of charm.
What will probably draw most people to this film is the appearance of Linnea Quigley. And if you're looking for more of her clothes-free scream queening (if "Return of the Living Dead" isn't enough), this film will be right up your alley -- even in a world with contaminated water and rodents of unusual size, Linnea finds the time to have a steamy, sexy shower scene.
The Guy Moon score is cheesy but effective. The effects department... that's a bit odd. We have an alien in a rubber suit. Large rats that don't move at all unless a victim throws them. And a metal tunnel that is only filmed on two of the four sides, making it appear that the person crawling through it is merely low along the wall and not actually in a vent. If the budget was a concern, I think they saved a few dollars along the way.
I really did enjoy the film, though. At a short 70 minutes, the pace is quick and leaves little time to lose interest. Some of the bad dialog can be excused, and despite the fact many people have called this film derivative of "Alien", I just don't see it. I saw much more in common with splatter-melt flicks such as "Street Trash" or "Demons". In this department, the effects were top-notch.
I may be alone on this, but I'd love for Full Moon (or anyone) to release a special edition of this film, perhaps for its 25th anniversary in 2012. An audio commentary with the director and Linnea Quigley would be welcome, and if any outtakes, behind the scenes or cut shots exist, these might be of interest. I really found this to be a good example of an enjoyable film made on the cheap, far more fun and entertaining than bigger Full Moon flicks like "Puppet Master".
Move Over Aliens, Here Come the Creepozoids...
barnthebarn22 March 2005
...Even if You Kill them, they're Still Deadly! David DeCoteau's early Bomb is from Titan Productions and Infinity Film Sales (previously a subsidiary of Charles Band's Empire). How bad is this? In one scene some annoying bloke reads (very poorly) from a computer screen which clearly says something quite different (recipe for making truly terrible films perhaps?). The type of carelessness serves not as a lighthearted error but as the focal character of the entire movie. The script (by Burford Hauser and DeCoteau himself) is hideous while the naked mutant baby (yes, seriously) is just too much. Even at barely an hour long this manages to be one of the most boring films Charles Band has ever made (cue 'Laserblast'). Associate producer is Ellen Cabot (aka. De Coteau) Charlie B (Charles Band) gets a mention in special thanks.
See it for the Creepozoid BABY ATTACK!!!!
ManiacCop27 October 2005
For what it is/what Creepazoids captures a time in cinema history. The time when robotic baby monsters, dry ice, apocalyptic times, needless gore and a few hot women created an 80's masterpiece. All be it, that when it ends, you are shocked. That the film only lasts 71 minutes. I enjoyed it. I am an 80's film fan, all types. But I especially like the ones like these, that make absolutely no point, there is no 'underlying meaning' to try to figure out. It's just what is it. I
Bottomline, if you're a fan of crap movies and consider them to be as entertaining as any Hollywood drama, then at least rent this movie. I just purchased it for $3 for my local video store. It's a keeper, simply for the fact that there are both monster babies and giants rats. period.
Bottomline, if you're a fan of crap movies and consider them to be as entertaining as any Hollywood drama, then at least rent this movie. I just purchased it for $3 for my local video store. It's a keeper, simply for the fact that there are both monster babies and giants rats. period.
The best bad movie I've ever seen!
alexpreston25 April 2001
Now I've seen a lot a terrible horror films, but this is about the worst. It was so bad that when we watched it the first time on video, we just had to keep rewinding and playing the 'worst' scenes over and over again, until we could take it no more.
It was absolutely hilarious!! The giant rats could not be any less animated, although having said that, the actors were worse!! Their attempts at terrified screams were worthy of Oscar nominations in the comedy category.
Watch this film when you a feeling miserable!! It cannot fail to make you laugh!!!
It was absolutely hilarious!! The giant rats could not be any less animated, although having said that, the actors were worse!! Their attempts at terrified screams were worthy of Oscar nominations in the comedy category.
Watch this film when you a feeling miserable!! It cannot fail to make you laugh!!!
Creepozoids
Scarecrow-8812 August 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Zero budget creature feature from director David DeCoteau about a small band of soldiers, deserting a war that is sweeping across the world concerning nuclear activity that has left many dead or dying, along with serious acid rain and general misery due to a lack of human necessities(..such as food and clean water), finding an underground research bunker housing a slimy monster which could be an actual human whose physiology has reacted negatively to a genetic experiment concerning amino acids(..which work to make humans self sufficient nutritionally, not having to depend on food to live).
Laughable effects plague this little sci-fi monster movie, including a large puppet rat and this sharp-teethed killer baby fetus(..both which go right for the jugular) which births itself from it's giant creature mother! The grisly effects of what happens to humans who unfortunately ingest the black oily substance(..a type of blood, I assume) contained within the monster highlight the gory specialties of the filmmakers involved, more impressive than the creature itself which is essentially another rubber-suited stuntman. The monster suit looks like a giant bug or something with fangs and crab-like claws which open and shut when the fiend extends it's mouth. The film is pretty much over at the 60 minute mark but DeCoteau and company decide to bring out the damned fetus, with no turning back. Linnea Quigley gets star treatment in CREEPOZOIDS, headlining the cast..and not fifteen minutes in, she's baring those wonderful tits and that fantastic body in a shower sequence with her buff lover, Butch(Ken Abraham). Richard L Hawkins(..who is really the star, to tell the truth) is the leader, Jake, who has to contend with both the giant monster and it's baby at the end. Michael Aranda is rewarded the show-stopping "ALIEN John Hurt dinner death" sequence, as the team's computer geek, Jesse, whose body reacts destructively to food(..he encountered the monster who forced that black blood inside of him). Ashlyn Gere is Kate, the other tough broad on the team who is in love with Jake and suffers an ugly facial reaction after the mutant rat tears into her throat, causing her to violently attack Quigley's Bianca. The make-up effects are okay, hideous and icky reactions to the physiological attacks from within, but this is a case where budgetary restrictions doomed the filmmakers.
Laughable effects plague this little sci-fi monster movie, including a large puppet rat and this sharp-teethed killer baby fetus(..both which go right for the jugular) which births itself from it's giant creature mother! The grisly effects of what happens to humans who unfortunately ingest the black oily substance(..a type of blood, I assume) contained within the monster highlight the gory specialties of the filmmakers involved, more impressive than the creature itself which is essentially another rubber-suited stuntman. The monster suit looks like a giant bug or something with fangs and crab-like claws which open and shut when the fiend extends it's mouth. The film is pretty much over at the 60 minute mark but DeCoteau and company decide to bring out the damned fetus, with no turning back. Linnea Quigley gets star treatment in CREEPOZOIDS, headlining the cast..and not fifteen minutes in, she's baring those wonderful tits and that fantastic body in a shower sequence with her buff lover, Butch(Ken Abraham). Richard L Hawkins(..who is really the star, to tell the truth) is the leader, Jake, who has to contend with both the giant monster and it's baby at the end. Michael Aranda is rewarded the show-stopping "ALIEN John Hurt dinner death" sequence, as the team's computer geek, Jesse, whose body reacts destructively to food(..he encountered the monster who forced that black blood inside of him). Ashlyn Gere is Kate, the other tough broad on the team who is in love with Jake and suffers an ugly facial reaction after the mutant rat tears into her throat, causing her to violently attack Quigley's Bianca. The make-up effects are okay, hideous and icky reactions to the physiological attacks from within, but this is a case where budgetary restrictions doomed the filmmakers.
Quigley!!!!
davezilla6921 May 2004
I have to agree with Dr Gore on this one. The highlight would be Linnea Quigley showering and the low point would be the rest of the movie where it wasn't showing her in a shower scene. I saw this movie when I was a kid and thought it was really cool, I mean, come one, a big cheesy, rubbery alien tearin' ass, post apocalyptical wastelands, Quigley showering.......excellent! So, I saw it on ebay and bought it. I still like the Quigley showers, and the cheesy alien is still worth a laugh or two, but now I see the post apacalyptical wasteland is really a low budget dirt field with a warehouse. Ahhh, the 80s. What was everyone thinking...besides scream queen Quigley showering? Of course it had a high spot (in case you didn't catch it, Linnea Quigly showering).
Crapozoids! Or, um....Cheesozoids! Definitely more appropriate titles.
Coventry25 March 2006
This is just another typically lousy and low-budgeted 80's crap movie in which mutant creatures kill and eat a bunch of characters you don't care about to begin with, anyway. The writers of this piece of junk apparently were a bit pessimistic about the near future, as the year is 1998 and the entire world is unlivable already! Due to constant nuclear warfare, acid rain falls from the sky and scientists messed up some dangerous experiments that resulted in super-intelligent monsters. In other words; welcome to the 80s, my friends! Anyway, five military deserters seek shelter in an abandoned lab and soon they face the monster as well giant fake rats. Wow, what a BAD movie! Despite being very short (about 70min.), "Creepozoids" still manages to be incredibly tedious and especially the monster baby battle at the end is way too long. The multiple attempts to make the film look like "Alien" are pathetic, the cheesy sequences with the rat couldn't be more random and the music as well as the dialogs are downright painful to listen to. I don't care if Linnea Quigley has hundred gratuitous shower scenes, this is just intolerable nonsense.
Inept and tedious Alien/The Thing knock-off - but still has some charm for fans of 80s nonsense!
fishermensmell3 February 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Pretty poor, even by B-movie standards. This cobbles together elements of successful sci-fi movies Alien and The Thing with a confused and dull as dishwater script that finds a group of nuclear war survivors sheltering in a government testing lab. What follows is a predictable and tension-free string of kills culminating in a final battle.
It's a shame as there are some interesting plot points (some garbled stuff about proteins and the monster appearing humanoid and "not wanting to kill us") which are dropped, presumably as nobody had the talent or discipline to tie these into a satisfying or logical payoff.
Instead we get an Alien-lite insectoid beast picking off the cast. Before that we see some of the cast "infected," creating Evil Dead-esque Deadites that ooze black blood. And very silly-looking mutant killer rats. No attempt is made to draw any of this together in any sensible fashion. And then after the main creature is slain - hey, what the hell - let's chuck a creepy baby into the mix. Actually, the baby is the best thing about this movie (the Alien/Creepozoid is actually pretty good, too, considering the low-budget look of the sets, lighting and just about everything else).
Despite these criticisms I actually enjoyed the movie. It has that low-budget 80s tone that I was looking for. Simple. Silly. The soundtrack helped a lot (this was actually pretty great if you like synthesizer soundtracks of the 80s a la John Carpenter). But for a film like this it committed the cardinal sin of being really tedious for the most part, which at only 70s minutes running time is pretty unforgivable.
It's a shame as there are some interesting plot points (some garbled stuff about proteins and the monster appearing humanoid and "not wanting to kill us") which are dropped, presumably as nobody had the talent or discipline to tie these into a satisfying or logical payoff.
Instead we get an Alien-lite insectoid beast picking off the cast. Before that we see some of the cast "infected," creating Evil Dead-esque Deadites that ooze black blood. And very silly-looking mutant killer rats. No attempt is made to draw any of this together in any sensible fashion. And then after the main creature is slain - hey, what the hell - let's chuck a creepy baby into the mix. Actually, the baby is the best thing about this movie (the Alien/Creepozoid is actually pretty good, too, considering the low-budget look of the sets, lighting and just about everything else).
Despite these criticisms I actually enjoyed the movie. It has that low-budget 80s tone that I was looking for. Simple. Silly. The soundtrack helped a lot (this was actually pretty great if you like synthesizer soundtracks of the 80s a la John Carpenter). But for a film like this it committed the cardinal sin of being really tedious for the most part, which at only 70s minutes running time is pretty unforgivable.
It is not safe to be outdoors or indoors...
paul_haakonsen10 January 2016
This 1987 horror Sci-Fi movie was somewhat of a dud. Well, given the synopsis and the lack of any famous actors is a clear indicator that you are in for a low budget Sci-Fi ride. And oh boy, were you in for exactly that at the hands of director David DeCoteau.
The entire movie just reeked of low budget and suffered from having a poor script. First of all the setting of the movie just didn't pass for what it was intended to do. So the world was in disarray and acidic rains shower the surface. Right, well it just didn't come off as being believable.
The creature was actually adequate, albeit not impressive, mind you. It worked well enough for what it was intended to do. Just don't expect to see anything overly impressive. But I am sure that back in 1987 that the creature effects here was quite good.
What was a cumbersome anchor around the ankles of the movie was the acting performances put on by the cast. Most of these people seemed like they weren't even trying. And I can't claim to be familiar with a single face or name on the cast list.
I was especially impressed with the bowl of fresh fruit that was on the table in one of the scenes. Wouldn't that require a hospitable environment in order to grow fruit? And I am sure that acid rain doesn't qualify for a hospitable environment.
"Creepozoids" came crawling in without any attention to itself, and it left the exact same way. This was a very poor horror Sci-Fi experience. I have seen it now in 2016, and I will never see it again.
The entire movie just reeked of low budget and suffered from having a poor script. First of all the setting of the movie just didn't pass for what it was intended to do. So the world was in disarray and acidic rains shower the surface. Right, well it just didn't come off as being believable.
The creature was actually adequate, albeit not impressive, mind you. It worked well enough for what it was intended to do. Just don't expect to see anything overly impressive. But I am sure that back in 1987 that the creature effects here was quite good.
What was a cumbersome anchor around the ankles of the movie was the acting performances put on by the cast. Most of these people seemed like they weren't even trying. And I can't claim to be familiar with a single face or name on the cast list.
I was especially impressed with the bowl of fresh fruit that was on the table in one of the scenes. Wouldn't that require a hospitable environment in order to grow fruit? And I am sure that acid rain doesn't qualify for a hospitable environment.
"Creepozoids" came crawling in without any attention to itself, and it left the exact same way. This was a very poor horror Sci-Fi experience. I have seen it now in 2016, and I will never see it again.
Those of us who watch a movie with this title get what we deserve.
Hey_Sweden17 October 2015
It's the not so distant "future" (1998, to be exact) and Earth has been decimated by nuclear wars. What's left is a barren wasteland, not that we ever get to see it. A small team of Army deserters (three men, two women) come across a scientific installation where your standard issue strange experiments have been going on. In this case, they revolved around creating those amino acids that the human body can't create on its own. The result is a monster that makes mincemeat of these dumb chumps in record time.
One can't help but laugh at micro budget drek such as "Creepozoids", which is good, because otherwise, we wouldn't really get much entertainment value out of it. Everything about it is primitive, including the makeup and creature effects. Co-writer / co-producer / director David DeCoteau pays as much tribute to "Alien" as he can, but the gaps between the two films are hilariously obvious at every turn. There's zero suspense, very little action, a redundant finale, the requisite sex and nudity (it *does* star Linnea Quigley, after all), a delicious and catchy cheese ball electronic score by Guy Moon, and amusing performances.
Linnea is lovely and appealing, as she always is. Ken Abraham ("Hobgoblins"), Michael Aranda, Richard L. Hawkins ("Close Encounters of the Third Kind"), and extremely prolific adult film actress Ashlyn Gere co-star.
The ending is particularly bad, but it adds to the appeal of this hunk of junk.
Five out of 10.
One can't help but laugh at micro budget drek such as "Creepozoids", which is good, because otherwise, we wouldn't really get much entertainment value out of it. Everything about it is primitive, including the makeup and creature effects. Co-writer / co-producer / director David DeCoteau pays as much tribute to "Alien" as he can, but the gaps between the two films are hilariously obvious at every turn. There's zero suspense, very little action, a redundant finale, the requisite sex and nudity (it *does* star Linnea Quigley, after all), a delicious and catchy cheese ball electronic score by Guy Moon, and amusing performances.
Linnea is lovely and appealing, as she always is. Ken Abraham ("Hobgoblins"), Michael Aranda, Richard L. Hawkins ("Close Encounters of the Third Kind"), and extremely prolific adult film actress Ashlyn Gere co-star.
The ending is particularly bad, but it adds to the appeal of this hunk of junk.
Five out of 10.
This is one of those movies that when it was released the VHS cover art got you excited and the movie let you down.
kevin_robbins9 July 2021
Creepozoids (1987) is another movie I recently watched on Tubi. The storyline involves the end of the world as we know it after a nuclear war exterminates most of the human race leaving just a few scavengers. The planet also has strange mutant creatures everywhere that make survival a challenge. This movie is directed by David DeCoteau (Puppetmaster III) and stars Linnea Quigley (The Return of the Living Dead), Ken Abraham (The Forgotten), Richard L. Hawkins (Frances) and Ashlyn Gere (The One). The set-up and storyline for this had potential but the execution was a disaster. Some movies make the most of their budget, this didn't (which was only $75,000). The creatures in this are absolutely awful. The cover art doesn't match the cast at all...neither does the creature. This is one of those movies that when it was released the VHS cover art got you excited and the movie let you down. I'd score this a 3/10 and recommend skipping it.
Very low budget
kosmasp18 April 2021
I understand why the rating is so low. This really has quite a few issues and flaws in a few departments. Actually the director himself will admit to that (listen to the audio commentary). Anything wrong with this or whatever you feel does not work, he is taking responsibility for it. Now that is someone who can self reflect (even if he apparently wasn't able to do that back in the day).
All that aside and really considering this being a low budget movie, it can be fun to watch. It has decent special effects (again budget taken into account), horror, suspense and even some love making! Go in with low expectation and the very restricted movie/location will entertain you.
All that aside and really considering this being a low budget movie, it can be fun to watch. It has decent special effects (again budget taken into account), horror, suspense and even some love making! Go in with low expectation and the very restricted movie/location will entertain you.
The shower scene 😍🤣
Lunar-Dream9 October 2020
Yep the shower scene was the best about this, and the huge rats attack scenes were funny! Aside from that I have wasted a whole hour of my life on sci-fi garbage production! Still puzzled about the monster, he walks on fours sometimes, then on two legs then switches I just don't get it lol
A choice chunk of deliciously rancid 80's sci-fi/horror schlock
Woodyanders11 February 2014
Warning: Spoilers
1998. World War III has reduced the planet into a dangerous wasteland complete with acid rain. Five army deserters seek refuge in an abandoned laboratory complex. Naturally, the place turns out to be the stalking grounds for both lethal mutated rats and a huge'n'savage subhuman beast. Man, does this wonderfully wretched junk possess all the right stuff to qualify as a real four-star stinkeroonie: The ham-fisted (non)direction by David DeCouteau (who also co-wrote the dire and hopelessly derivative script with Buford Hauser), the lousy acting, the tacky gore (one guy pukes what looks like motor oil in a mess hall scene that's directly lifted from ALIEN), the endless shots of folks running up and down corridors, the glaring lapses in logic (a post-nuke world which still has functioning computers and showers with clean water in it!), and a seriously lame "it ain't over yet!" final freeze frame all provide a wealth of unintentional belly laughs. Moreover, the cut-rate (far from) special effects are a complete cheesy riot: The hilariously hokey and unconvincing over-sized stuffed rats, some poor schmoe in an obvious rubbery monster suit, and a hysterically pathetic mutant puppet baby are all sidesplitting sorry sights to behold. Richard L. Hawkins as inept squad leader Jake makes for a laughably wimpy and ineffectual would-be hero. As a yummy plus, the ever-luscious Linnea Quigley once again bares her beautifully bountiful breasts and takes a steamy shower. Thomas L. Calloway's dingy cinematography and Guy Moon's redundantly bouncy score are both perfectly putrid. A real cruddy hoot and a half.
Creepozoids on the loose.
HumanoidOfFlesh14 January 2012
Post-apocalyptic year 1998.Five army deserters take shelter from acid rain in an abandoned research facility.Among them are Linnea Quigley and Ashlyn Gere.They don't know that inside the building lurks monster-a hideous creepozoid with an urge to kill.There are also mutated rats on the loose plus mutated baby in the vein of "It's Alive".The acting of entire cast is pretty bad,the special effects are mostly amateurish and the direction by David DeCoteau is uninspired.Especially mutated rats look laughable.Still "Creepozoids" is gloriously cheesy with its campy premise and fantastic Linnea Quigley's nude shower scene.If you like low-budget sci-fi horror fare with plenty of bile give this trashy extravaganza a look.7 creepozoids out of 10.
Creepozoids? The only creep in this movie is the writer
lordzedd-31 September 2007
Warning: Spoilers
First, I don't recall them saying how much time has past since the nuclear war. Second, after the nukes fly that would be it, no more. Everyone knows that a nuclear war will start and end in a matter of minutes. There would be per longed battles or front lines to desert from. So the idea of deserters from the front line of a nuclear war doesn't make any kind of sense no matter how you slice it. I mean, even "The Day After" got that right. Next, the atmosphere was like nothing, we saw no devastated buildings, no destroyed cites, not even stock-footage of a nuclear bomb test. So we nothing of the world they lived in. What was the point of creating an animal that don't need to eat, how will that help mankind even if they got the bloody thing to work? So, what was the point? All of this and to make matters even worse the characters were as likable and as interesting as dried unbuttered toast. I don't blame the cast, they did the best they could with what they had, I put the blame on this on the director and the writer which happen to be the same creep David DeCoteau. Do some freakin' research next time, jerk. I give this train wreck of a movie THE NOOSE!
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