Munchies (1987)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" Simon Watterman, a space archaeologist, discovers the "Munchies" in a cave in Peru. Cecil Watterman, Simon's evil twin brother and snack food entrepreneur, kidnaps the creature. What Cecil does not know is that the creature, when chopped up, regenerates into many new creatures -- and are they mean! The film, featured performances by Nadine Van der Velde, Robert Picardo, Wendy Schaal, Kevin Thompson, and Ellen Albertini Dow, and featured the voices of Frank Welker, and Fred Newman. Munchies"

Film Journal 2020 (125 movies items)

"Munchies is an amazing trip when it's introducing it's world which is like a mix of John Waters and Tim Burton suburbia filtered through a very PG-13 lens. The titular sock puppets, the constant upskirt shots, the evil billionaire storing toxic waste under the city which he uses to make beef jerky and fund endless TV commercials, the random adrenaline-seeking grannies... It's a lot and it peaks very early, which is why it's a bit of a shame it goes into a bit of a lull when the Munchies eventual"

History of Horror (3743 movies items)

"Released on: 1 March 1987 "