Simon Watterman, a space archaeologist, discovers a so-called Munchie in a cave in Peru when he's there looking for proof of U.F.O's. He and his son who's with him name the creature Arnold (instead of Gizmo) and takes him with them to the States. Paul that is Simon's son are supposed to watch Arnold once home but does not watch him properly and Simon's brother Cecil and his son steals Arnold away. Then Cecil's son is supposed to watch after Arnold but like Paul he's not the brightest boy. Things go out of control and Arnold multiplies into more Munchies.
Munchies from 1987 is a horrible Gremlins ripoff, or a Critters ripoff, or both. There's another similar movie out there entitled Ghoulies by director Jim Wynorski (Chopping Mall) that is complete trash but still I think it's better than this one. I'm not sure though, only thing I know is that they both suck.
Problem here is that, except that it's a movie for kids, is that the Munchies who apparently are out for blood are just way too cute and does not provide the comical relief like the Gremlins did.
I saw this movie first time about a year after it came out and even then as a kid, I forgot about it right away after seeing it. Watching it now was actually quite horrible as it didn't bring any nice nostalgic moment, just a headache and add to that some anger for the waste of time.
Look at the title on the cover, looks like Toys R Us or something.
They have a craving for junk food and have a mean streak. What the hell is that?
This movie so wanna be Gremlins but ends up just being a complete waste of time for the viewer. It doesn't really deliver on any level, except in the beginning when it starts out as an adventure film but then quickly turns into a real crap feast.
The special effects are really poor and so is the acting. Maybe it could've been an ok Gremlins parody but it just ended up being a total Gremlins knockoff that comes without any humour or horror.
Since it's a horror/comedy you kinda expect some elements of both but I'm not sure if you get any here. There might be some small humorous parts in the movie but they're easy to miss since you have to sit through so much crap inbetween. Stay away.
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MOVIE YEAR: 1987
DIRECTOR: Tina Hirsch
WRITING CREDITS: Lance Smith
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
CAST: Harvey Korman, Charles Stratton, Nadine Van der Velde
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: 83 min
RATING: 2/10
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