About this episode
The episode discusses the 2006 horror comedy 'Slither' and its place in the Movie of the Year bracket.
Movie of the Year: 2006 Slither The Slither Podcast Brings Body Horror to the 2006 Bracket The Slither podcast episode unleashes the first true horror movie on our Movie of the Year 2006 bracket. After opening the season with Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story , the Taste Buds trade metafiction for meteorites. Consequently, things get slimy fast. Ryan, Mike, and Greg welcome producer and festival programmer Drea Clark to dig into James Gunn's gleefully gross directorial debut. Together, the panel asks whether a movie full of alien slugs deserves a deep run in the bracket. Above all, they ask whether Slither has more on its mind than exploding deer and tentacled husbands. About the Film Slither is a 2006 science fiction horror comedy written and directed by James Gunn. A meteorite crashes outside the small town of Wheelsy, South Carolina, carrying an alien parasite. The parasite infects wealthy local Grant Grant, played with squirming brilliance by Michael Rooker. Soon, Grant transforms into a tentacled monster, and slug-like creatures spread through the town. Meanwhile, police chief Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion) and Grant's wife Starla (Elizabeth Banks) try to stop the…
People in this episode
Hosts: Ryan, Mike, Greg
Guest: Drea Clark
Topics covered
- body horror
- horror comedy
- alien invasion
- film review
- cult classic
Keywords
- Slither
- James Gunn
- body horror
- alien slugs
- cult favorite
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Universal
Books & works: Slither, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
Places: Wheelsy, South Carolina
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