Das Nest

Das Nest (1988)

The Nest

Kakerlaken haben noch nie Fleisch gekostet... bis jetzt. Sie ist nur eine Vorspeise.

Die Insel-Idylle North Port: Um die örtliche Jugend zu halten und den Tourismus zu fördern, hat Bürgermeister Elias Johnson (Robert Lansing) ein Geschäft mit der Firma Intec abgeschlossen: Intec investiert auf der Insel und baut Ferienhäuser, führt im Gegenzug jedoch geheime Gen-Experimente durch. Zunächst sieht alles gut aus, doch scheinen sich die Kakerlaken plötzlich sprunghaft zu vermehren. Zeitgleich findet Sheriff Richard Tarbell (Franc Luz) mit seiner Jugendfreundin Beth (Lisa Langlois) einen zerfressenen Hundekadaver. Bürgermeister und Intec berufen die Wissenschaftlerin Dr. Morgan Hubbard (Terri Treas) auf die Insel, um die Ereignisse zu untersuchen.

Erscheinungsdatum
1988-05-13
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (101)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 24 Min.
Genres
Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror
Regie
Terence H. Winkless

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

The Nest is a 1988 American science-fiction horror film directed by Terence H. Winkless in his directorial debut. Based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Eli Cantor, the film's screenplay was written by Robert King. The film was produced by Julie Corman and stars Robert Lansing, Lisa Langlois, Franc Luz, and Terri Treas.

Production

The filmmakers used 2,000 flying cockroaches during filming at Quicksilver Studios in Venice, Los Angeles. When some of the insects escaped into nearby dressing rooms, the American Humane Association were unable to assist them as the organization must be contacted prior to shooting on matters concerning insects. The cockroaches had been provided by World of Animals.

The pick up truck explosion and the exterminator's house explosion in the movie are both taken from footage from Humanoids from the Deep, a 1980 science fiction film starring Doug McClure and Vic Morrow.

Lead actress, Lisa Langlois afterwards expressed her disdain for the movie poster used for The Nest, which showed a woman in underwear being ravaged by a giant cockroach, and pointed out that her character appeared in no such scene. She complained that the poster made it look like she was being seduced by a giant cockroach. "I think as a woman," she said, "I was feeling really exploited. But now...I can laugh at it."

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