GRABBERS
by Jon Wright
synopsis
The peace of the Erin Island community is shattered by an invasion of giant squid-like creatures known as “grabbers”, who start picking off the villagers. It turns out that the only way to avoid being attacked is by being drunk. Ruggedly handsome but washed-up local policeman O’Shea is forced to sober up for the first time in a long time in order to take command of the situation, while uptight, teetotal policewoman Lisa, who has been reluctantly assigned to partner him, must get smashed along with everyone else in order to protect the island from tentacled, fang-jawed, barb-tongued amphibians.
original title: | Grabbers |
country: | United Kingdom, Ireland |
sales agent: | The Salt Company |
year: | 2011 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jon Wright |
film run: | 100' |
screenplay: | Kevin Lehane |
cast: | Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley |
cinematography by: | Trevor Forrest |
film editing: | Matt Plattsmills |
art director: | Tom McCullagh |
producer: | Martina Niland, Tracy Brimm, Kate Myers |
production: | Forward Films, Samson Films |
backing: | IFB, UK Film Council, Limelight, High Treason, Northern Ireland Screen |
distributor: | Sony Pictures Releasing Ireland |