Released:
1997-08-22

Overview:
A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.

Director:
Guillermo del Toro

Runtime:
1h 45min

Genre:
Horror, Science Fiction

• Cast:
• 
  Mira Sorvino
  as
  Susan Tyler
• 
  Jeremy Northam
  as
  Peter Mann
• 
  Alexander Goodwin
  as
  Chuy
• 
  Giancarlo Giannini
  as
  Manny
• 
  Charles S. Dutton
  as
  Leonard