Briefly released to theaters in 1993 under the title INFESTED, TICKS is a gruesomely effective marriage of 1950s and 1990s horror styles.
In the California backwoods, Jarvis Tanner (Clint Howard) uses chemicals to stimulate his marijuana crop, but winds up spawning crab-sized, mutated ticks that kill him. Shortly thereafter, social workers Holly (Rosalind Allen) and Charles (Peter Scolari) bring a group of troubled youths to the
forest for an outing: agoraphobic Tyler (Seth Green), spoiled rich girl Dee Dee (Ami Dolenz), her boyfriend Rome (Ray Oriel), Charles's rebellious daughter Melissa (Virginya Keehne), street tough Panic (Alfonso Ribiero), and withdrawn ...
Released:
1994
Rated:
R
Length:
83 mins