Squirm (1976)
July 30, 1976Release Date
Squirm (1976)
July 30, 1976Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Don Scardino
Mick
Patricia Pearcy
Geri Sanders
R.A. Dow
Roger Grimes
Jean Sullivan
Naomi Sanders
Peter MacLean
Sheriff Jim Reston
Fran Higgins
Alma Sanders
William Newman
Quigley
Barbara Quinn
Sheriff's Girl
Carl Dagenhart
Willie Grimes
Carol Jean Owens
Lizzie
Angel Sande
Millie
Kim Iocouvozzi
Hank
Jeff Lieberman
Director
Walter Dimmick
Danny
Leslie Thorsen
Bonnie
George Manasse
Producer
Robert Prince
Composer
Julia Klopp
Mrs. Klopp
Ralph Flanders
1st Man at Lunch Counter
Joseph Mangine
Cinematographer
Brian Smedley-Aston
Editor
Albert Smith
2nd Man at Lunch Counter
Jim Shirah
3rd Man at Lunch Counter
Geri Windsor
CastingDirector
Harold Mumm
Bus Driver
W.A. Lindblatt
Power Line Repairman
Rick Baker
Makeup Designer
R. Bruce Steinheimer
Property Master
Dan Sable
Sound Editor
Joseph Beruh
Executive Producer
Edgar Lansbury
Producer / Executive Producer
Bill Milling
Special Effects
Mik Cribben
Still Photographer
Jon Neuburger
Second Assistant Camera
Chris Balton
Assistant Camera
Al Gramaglia
Sound Editor / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Henry Shrady
Art Direction
Dianne Finn-Chapman
Costume Design
Kevin Janicelli
Best Boy Grip
Judy Rosenthal
Script Supervisor
Peter Kean
Production Manager
Harriet Glickstein
Sound Editor
Bill Lister
Gaffer
Norman Page
Makeup Artist
Bob Ippolito
Key Grip
Don Farnsworth
Special Effects
Lee Howard
Special Effects
Don Blackburn
Unit Manager
Bernard Stevens
Assistant Sound Editor
Neil Deluca
Assistant Art Director
Mark Hindenburg
Assistant Director
David Fatt
Assistant Editor
Darrell Jonas
Production Coordinator
Luis Vidal
Boom Operator
Bill Chant
Location Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 30, 1976
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Content RatingR
Filming LocationsGeorgia, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Squirm is a 1976 American natural horror film written and directed by Jeff Lieberman in his feature-film directing debut, starring Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R. A. Dow, Jean Sullivan, Peter MacLean, Fran Higgins and William Newman. The film takes place in the fictional town of Fly Creek, Georgia, which becomes infested with carnivorous worms after an electrical storm. Lieberman's script is based on a childhood incident in which his brother fed electricity into a patch of earth, causing earthworms to rise to the surface.
Most of the financing came from Broadway producers Edgar Lansbury and Joseph Beruh. Millions of worms were used over the five-week filming in Port Wentworth, Georgia; worms were brought in from Maine to augment local supplies. Makeup artist Rick Baker provided the special effects, using prosthetics for the first time in his career. After American International Pictures picked up Squirm for distribution, it was edited to remove the most graphic scenes in an unsuccessful attempt to lower its "R" rating to "PG". The film was a commercial success, but opened to lukewarm reviews. It has since become a critical favorite and a cult classic.