Directed by Mick Garris   Written by David Twohy   Mick Garris   Cast Terrence Mann ... Ug Don Keith Opper ... Charlie (as Don Opper) Cynthia Garris ... Zanti Scott Grimes ... Brad Al Stevenson ... Bus Driver Tom Hodges ... Wesley Douglas Rowe ... Quigley Liane Curtis ... Megan Lindsay Parker ... Cindy Herta Ware ... Nana Sam Anderson ... Mr. Morgan Lin Shaye ... Sal Barry Corbin ... Harv Eddie Deezen ... Hungry Heifer Manager Frank Birney ... Reverend Fisher David Ursin ... Sheriff Corwin Roxanne Kernohan ... Lee Randy Spears ... Lee / Ug 'Nothing-Face' (as Gregory Patrick) Tom McLoughlin ... Church Guard Patrick Campbell ... Farmer Montrose Hagins ... Farm Woman Gary Cashdollar ... Scared Man Candace Laughlin ... Woman J. Christopher Sullivan ... Townie Uncredited Cast Edward Chiodo ... Puppeteer Mick Garris ... Critters (voice) Produced by Daryl Kass   Barry Opper   Robert Shaye   Original Music by Nicholas Pike

Additional Info Premiere: April 29, 1988 DVD Release: August 05, 2003 Blu-ray Release: November 27, 2018 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Production Companies New Line Cinema Sho Films Distributors New Line Cinema   (1988) (USA) (theatrical) New Line Home Video   (1998) (USA) (VHS) New Line Home Video   (2003) (USA) (DVD) RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video   (1994) (USA) (VHS) RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video   (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Scream Factory   (2018) (USA) (Blu-ray) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.7 / 10 Our Rating 5.9 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.9 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,852 / 21,129 Ratings Breakdown Almost Perfect 6 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #3,848 Dear Evan Hansen (2021) #3,849 Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017) #3,850 The Ten (2007) #3,851 Belle (2021) #3,852 Critters 2: The Main Course (1988) #3,853 Pocahontas II: Journey To A New World (1998) #3,854 Slasher: Season 2 - Guilty Party (2017) #3,855 Slasher: Season 1 - The Executioner (2016) #3,856 Slasher: Season 3 - Solstice (2019)