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Frogs

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Unsurprisingly, grumpy Southern chemical baron Jason Crockett (Ray Milland) is not terribly concerned with the environment. When Pickett Smith (Sam Elliott), a wildlife photographer in the area, stumbles upon the snake bitten corpse of Crockett's gardener, who was sent out to spray pesticide, he knows something is amiss. Smith attempts to warn Crockett and his family to postpone their Fourth of July celebrations as local animals begin behaving strangely, but Crockett stubbornly refuses.
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Jan 2
2.5/4
An imaginative premise, a solid cast, and a few surprisingly fresh characterizations lift this out of the mire. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 09/27/2024
2/4
It's pretty dumb and not very scary. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 07/20/2024
2/10
An unfortunately unstimulating exercise in a stale idea with pitiful execution on a paltry budget. Go to Full Review
Dustin Putman TheBluFile.com 05/21/2015
2.5/4
If "Frogs" isn't always perfectly logical, it is unnerving, providing apt foreshadowing to its ecological, don't-mess-with-nature themes without having to turn the proceedings into a preachy message movie. Go to Full Review
Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy 07/04/2012
3/10
[The] kind of flatfooted incompetence that can turn a sane person into a dedicated bad movie watcher for the rest of their days. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 06/29/2007
B
A 'nature strikes back' environmental horror film and not a film about the French as some of you wiseguys might have thought. Go to Full Review
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Mitchel S @Razzz 5h I watched this movie after my dad told me he was scared of it as a little kid. Needless to say it’s not scary now. While the film hasn’t aged very well from the scary aspect it does have a good theme and cast. A good introductory horror movie for young kids maybe. If you are on the hunt for cheesy horror movies this is for you if not you probably want to skip it. See more Alex D. @RT24918759 May 23 A good horror film from the 70s and it’s pretty good See more Jens B @Jens97 May 16 Hundreds of toads, snakes, and spiders—along with a scorpion and a few crocodiles (or alligators?)—exact their revenge on the inhabitants of a Southern mansion deep in the Florida swamps. The whole affair is staged at a rather leisurely pace; while things do get a bit creepy every now and then, the monotonous croaking proves somewhat sleep-inducing. I barely recognized Sam Elliott without his mustache—though he retains his charisma nonetheless. It’s worth a watch. See more Nick C. @dmcrra35 Dec 16 Silly typical horror movie from 70s. See more TheMovieSearch R @TheMovieSearch Oct 20 Frogs is a cinematic disaster that firmly earns its place in the “so bad it’s painful” category. Marketed as a horror film about amphibians and reptiles taking over and attacking humans, it quickly becomes apparent that the film’s central premise is laughably unfulfilled. The frogs, the supposed stars of the show, spend the entire runtime sitting, hopping occasionally, and contributing nothing remotely menacing. Any suspense or tension the filmmakers hoped to generate evaporates almost immediately. The direction is abysmal. This is one of those films that makes you question if the director even knew how to tell a story visually. Scenes drag on endlessly with no creativity, no engagement, and absolutely no cinematic flair. The greenhouse sequence, where the supposed danger escalates, is a prime example: real-life lizards are filmed doing nothing of consequence, leaving the audience bewildered and frustrated rather than thrilled. The screenplay is equally appalling. The plot meanders aimlessly, the dialogue is uninspired, and the stakes never feel real. There’s no character development, no sense of escalating peril—just a series of contrived setups for creatures that never fulfill their promise. Whoever wrote this clearly abandoned any notion of narrative cohesion or audience engagement. Casting doesn’t help matters. The actors appear to be wandering through the story, reacting to the frogs and lizards in ways that are both overacted and underwhelming simultaneously. There’s no chemistry, no tension, and no reason to care about anyone on screen. Technically, the film suffers from poor cinematography and uninspired editing. Shots linger unnecessarily, and there’s a jarring lack of energy or pacing. It’s the type of film where you can practically feel the runtime stretching on forever, making the audience desperate for it to end. In the end, Frogs is a cautionary tale in bad filmmaking. It’s not entertaining in the “so bad it’s funny” way—mostly it’s just painful to watch. From concept to execution, it’s a complete failure on every level. If you’re looking for an example of how a horror premise can go utterly wrong, this is it. See more Caleb L @RT83793999 Oct 5 A fun enough film with a pre moustache Sam Elliot which, by all accounts, makes this film a must watch. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Unsurprisingly, grumpy Southern chemical baron Jason Crockett (Ray Milland) is not terribly concerned with the environment. When Pickett Smith (Sam Elliott), a wildlife photographer in the area, stumbles upon the snake bitten corpse of Crockett's gardener, who was sent out to spray pesticide, he knows something is amiss. Smith attempts to warn Crockett and his family to postpone their Fourth of July celebrations as local animals begin behaving strangely, but Crockett stubbornly refuses.
Director
George McCowan
Producer
George Edwards, Peter Thomas
Screenwriter
Robert Hutchison, Robert Blees
Distributor
American International Pictures, MGM Home Entertainment
Production Co
American International Productions, American International Pictures (AIP)
Rating
PG
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 10, 1972, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 12, 2017
Runtime
1h 31m