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Larva (2005) [R]

Release Date:
January 22, 2005

Original Title:
Larva

Alternate Titles:
Larva
Metamorphosis
MorphMan

Genres:
Horror | Science Fiction | TV Movie

Production Companies:
Active Entertainment
Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG
Goldenlight Films
Martini Films
Nu Image

Production Countries:
Germany | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: R 

Runtime: 96

A terror that gets under your skin

Overview from TheMovieDB

In Host, Missouri, the newcomer Dr. of Veterinary Science Eli Rudkus is called by the farmer Jacob Long to exam one of his cows. The veterinarian finds a strange parasite in the animal and sends it to a friend in the Department of Agriculture for research. Later, he finds the same parasite in a creek and he summons the population for a meeting, warning that the cause might be the animal food. However, Fletcher Odermatt, the wealthy owner of the local Host Tender Meals that has been providing free animal food for the farmers, brings his lawyer Hayley Anderson and discredits Eli. When a huge mutant parasite attacks Eli and Jacob, they discover that the meals are actually an experimental genetic cocktail that is growing parasites inside the cattle and people. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Art Direction:
Antonio Martínez

Casting:
Rosemary Welden
Scott Arthur Allen

Costume Design:
Lexi Nikitas

Director:
Tim Cox

Director of Photography:
Stephen Lighthill
Dave Rutherford

Editor:
David Grecu
Joe Plenys

Executive Producer:
Richard Salvatore
Gerd Koechlin
Avi Lerner
Theodore Melfi
Andreas Thiesmeyer
Josef Lautenschlager
Manfred D. Heid
David E. Ornston

Key Makeup Artist:
Kimberly Ulmer

Original Music Composer:
John Dickson

Producer:
Johnny Martin
Kenneth M. Badish
Boaz Davidson

Production Design:
Carlos Osorio

Set Decoration:
Betsy Johnson

Sound Designer:
Jake Eberle

Story:
Kenneth M. Badish
Boaz Davidson

Writer:
T.M. Van Ostrand
Kevin Moore
J.Paul V.Robert
David Goodin

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