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gave the film a positive review, writing, "A charming little homespun monster movie, it's a far cry from many of its gooey, splattery contemporaries, and it's armed with a solid cast that makes it personable in the absence of an abundance of on-screen carnage. All told, a pretty good flick was mined
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Boogens : Rebecca Balding, Fred McCarren, Anne-Marie Martin, Jeff Harlan, John Crawford, Med Flory, Jon Lormer, Peg Stewart, Scott Wilkinson, Marcia Dangerfield, Paul Hipp, James L. Conway, Michael Spence, Bill Cornford, Carole Fontana, Charles E. Sellier Jr., Cliff Osmond, David
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