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Frogs

1972 · 90 min

A slow-burn eco-horror that's more campy than scary, with creepy animal attacks and a grumpy patriarch getting his comeuppance.

Directed by
George McCowan
Genres
Horror
Tagline
TODAY - THE POND... TOMORROW - THE WORLD!
Overview
Jason Crockett is an aging, grumpy, physically disabled millionaire who invites his family to his island estate for his birthday celebration. Pickett Smith is a free-lance photographer who is doing a pollution layout for an ecology magazine. Jason Crockett hates nature, poisoning anything that crawls on his property. On the night of his birthday the frogs and other members of nature begin to pay Crockett back.

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Directed by
George McCowan
Genres
Horror
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • nature
  • revenge
  • family
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour4
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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