Grabbers
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Grabbers |
| Original title | Grabbers |
| Country of production |
United Kingdom , Ireland |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jon Wright |
| script | Kevin Lehane |
| production |
Tracy Brimm , Kate Myers , Martina Niland , Piers Tempest , Eduardo Levy , James Martin |
| music | Christian Henson |
| camera | Trevor Forrest |
| cut | Matt Platts-Mills |
| occupation | |
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Grabbers (Original Title: Grabbers ) is a British-Irish comedy film directed by Jon Wright for the production companies Forward Films , High Treason Productions and Irish Film Board from 2012 with Richard Coyle , Ruth Bradley and Russell Tovey in the lead roles. The German premiere took place on August 22, 2012 as part of the Fantasy Film Festival .
action
On a sleepy Irish coast, puzzling things suddenly happen: There are dead whales on the beach, local fishermen disappear without a trace and the old paddy has suddenly caught a strange creature in his trap. At exactly this time, the self-confident young city police officer Lisa Nolan comes to the village to help out as a vacation replacement. While the sensitive and alcohol-inclined village policeman Ciarán O'Shea is initially not very enthusiastic about their presence, the situation changes suddenly when suddenly slimy and jellyfish octopuses invade the place. With common forces you analyze the situation and quickly come to the conclusion that a strong "immunization" in the form of a high alcohol concentration in the blood helps against the small blood-sucking aliens, to which the aliens are extremely allergic, as the blood alcohol is fatal for them works.
Under the pretext of organizing a party in the local pub for the hostess, a small group of insiders gathers to immunize the unsuspecting villagers with alcohol, which mostly works. Unfortunately, the calculation was made without the monster thing, namely the male animal, which is gigantic in size and likes to eat whole people and only leave their heads. In the final duel against the monster, the two policemen Ciarán O'Shea and Lisa Nolan manage, under the influence of alcohol, to lure the alien into a pit remote from the location and kill him there. In the end, the two of them discover that they have cut a pretty good figure as a couple, without realizing, however, that more alien eggs are already about to hatch on the beach.
Reviews
"Grumpy horror comedy about tentacles from space, which is particularly popular with its Irish alcoholism and associated black humor."
Production notes
The production design was done by Tom McCullagh, the production design by Brendan Rankin. Hazel Webb-Crozier was responsible for the costumes. The film was set in locations such as Belfast , Northern Ireland .
Awards
- 2012: Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival : Audience Award and Titra Film Award for director Jon Wright
- 2012: Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival: nomination for the best film by Jon Wright
- 2012: Strasbourg International Film Festival: Festival Audience Prize for director Jon Wright
- 2013: Writers' Guild of Great Britain: Nomination for Best Screenplay in a Feature Film for Kevin Lehane
- 2013: Golden Trailer Awards: Nomination
- 2013: Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress: Ruth Bradley
- 2013: several Irish Film and Television Award nominations, including best film, best screenplay and best supporting actress
- 2014: Fangoria Chainsaw Awards nominations, including best screenplay and makeup
literature
- ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Grabbers. ) In: The New York Times. (English)
- Grabbers - review. In: The Guardian. (English)
Web links
- Grabber in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Grabbers. In: Cinema
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grabbers. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .