Grabbers

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6.3/10

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When an alien invasion strikes in a sleepy Ireland town, the residents learn that the only way to stay safe ... is to stay drunk.

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When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive.When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive.When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

20K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 11 nominations

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Trivia
While writer Kevin Lehane was backpacking across the world and being bit by mosquitoes, he heard the urban legend that eating Marmite (a vitamin B rich yeast spread) prevents mosquito bites. Hearing that, he wondered whether mosquitoes also got hungover from drunk people's blood. The thought stayed with him until he returned home and wrote the script for Grabbers based on the premise 'get drunk to survive'.

Quotes
Garda Lisa Nolan: You're drunk.
Garda Ciarán O'Shea: No, I'm not. No.
Garda Lisa Nolan: Is that right?
[Ciarán chuckles]
Garda Lisa Nolan: Say the alphabet backwards for me.
Garda Ciarán O'Shea: Em... Zed... Et cetera.
Garda Lisa Nolan: I hope you're not driving.
Garda Ciarán O'Shea: No. I'm taking Johnny's horse. Yah.
Garda Lisa Nolan: You're going to ride a horse while intoxicated?
Garda Ciarán O'Shea: Yeah, so? The horse is sober.

Crazy credits
"The events and characters depicted in this motion picture are a mixture of fact, fiction and fiction that is a product of inference from fact."

Connections
Featured in Projector: Grabbers (2013)

Soundtracks
Bop-a-Lena
Written by Mel Tillis (as Tillis) & Webb Pierce (as Pearce)
Performed by Ronnie Self

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Must get drunk to fight a monster. Sounds like fun right?

Must get drunk to fight a monster. Sounds like fun right? Grabbers is a comedy/sci-fi film with its smart goofy concept with silly humors at its finest and creatures that are really well designed. However, the film could have been much more better if there's more into the story as it doesn't seem to extend its goofy concept to reach its full potential quite yet and the plot just falls short. There are some GORES but don't expect any memorable or over the top bloody kills which is also quite disappointing as the film could have been much more fun if it's bloodier than this. Some jumpy SCARE scenes but beside that, the creatures look quite terrifying, sometimes quite cute with amazing visual effects that you might not expect it to be this good at first. Overall, this is a nice little FUN sci-fi/comedy film that's consistently funny with its goofy concept and impressive creature effects, but still leaves much more room for improvement.

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