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Kamillions
Kamillions (1990) Movie Poster
USA  •    •  90m  •    •  Directed by: Mike B. Anderson.  •  Starring: Christopher Gasti, Dru-Anne Cakmis, Kate Alexander, Dan Evans, Laura O'Malley, Chuck Bartelle, David Allan Shaw, Andrew Ross Litzky, Harry S. Robins, Allison Rachel Golde, Lynn Applebaum, Holly Corbett, Jeff Robins.  •  Music by: Kent H. Randolph.
    Nathaniel Pickman Wingate opens a gateway to another dimension allowing two creatures from that universe to escape...

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On the night of his birthday party, scientist Nathan Wingate discovers another dimension through a contraption he's built in his basement. Unfortunately, just as the guests begin to arrive, the good doctor gets sucked into the other world and two shape-shifting bugs with magical powers enter ours. One is good-natured, the other's a sadistic prankster, and the Wingate family and their eccentric guests are unknowingly caught in the middle.

Every once in a while, I'll see some old movie and say, "WHY have I never heard of this before?!" That was certainly the case here. Don't get me wrong, on the surface it looks like "MST3K" material - the acting is generally bad, the FX are super-low-budget, the pacing is off, and some of the gags fall flat. But man, the characters have enough individuality that you wanna root for them, the FX are impressively inventive, and a lot of the stuff is genuinely funny (it was co-written and directed by a now-longtime alum of "The Simpsons"). It's intentionally campy but teeters on a tightrope where it's simultaneously creepy and it boasts a clever twist too (assuming you haven't read the film's tagline!?!).

If Scream Factory or some other distributor would unearth and complete the director's cut of this endearing obscurity, there's a huge audience out there which is waiting to discover it. Until then, it's worth seeking out online if you're into '80s movies with extra corn!

Review by VinnieRattolle from the Internet Movie Database.

 
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