
Bug Buster
1998 · Movie · PG-13 · 93 min · ★ 3.9 · 19% critics
After the mayor uses a potentially dangerous substance to protect the local plantation, the lakeside town of Mountview, in California, is attacked by a lethal species of large cockroach. After some of the town's inhabitants are killed, the mayor enlists the help of eccentric pest exterminator General George S. Merlin in order to prevent further harm to the local dwellers.
Also known as Some Things Never Die
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Details
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-01-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 19/100
- TMDB rating
- 3.9/10 (27 votes)
Themes
- sheriff
- lake
- insect
- nightmare
- mutation
- cockroach
- attack
- reporter
- death
- exterminator
- locals
- substance
- +1 more
Cast & crew

Randy Quaid
as General George S. Merlin
- BE
Brenda Epperson
as Dr. Laura Casey

Katherine Heigl
as Shannon Griffin

James Doohan
as Sheriff Carlson

George Takei
as Dr. Hiro Fujimoto

Meredith Salenger
as Veronica Hart

Ty O'Neal
as Deputy Bo

David Lipper
as Steve Williams

Bernie Kopell
as Gil Griffin

Anne Lockhart
as Cammie Griffin
Directed by Lorenzo Doumani