# Ticks (1993)

> A troubled teen wilderness expedition becomes a frantic fight for survival when steroid-tainted runoff breeds enormous mutant ticks.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/21333

## Facts

- Runtime: 85 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
- Director: Tony Randel
- Cast: Rosalind Allen, Ami Dolenz, Seth Green, Virginya Keehne, Ray Oriel, Alfonso Ribeiro, Peter Scolari, Dina Dayrit
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108339/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: campy, visceral, frantic, midnight movie night, creature feature marathon

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