Ticks
A troubled teen wilderness expedition becomes a frantic fight for survival when steroid-tainted runoff breeds enormous mutant ticks.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- visceral
- frantic
- midnight movie night
- creature feature marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as formulaic but entertaining genre fare, with practical effects and an appealing cast offset by uneven execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film foregrounds ridiculous giant ticks, heightened attacks, and practical-effects showmanship.
Herbal steroids used by marijuana growers leak into the environment and create mutated ticks.
The inner-city wilderness project places troubled teenagers at a campsite contaminated by steroid runoff and criminal cultivation.
The film's giant mutated ticks are a central attraction of its early-1990s practical-effects presentation.
Films like Ticks, and why
Arachnophobia
Shares campy creature-feature horror, practical effects, youthful protagonists, and wilderness survival peril.
Mimic
Shares mutant-animal science fiction horror, environmental contamination, and escalating practical-effects creature attacks.
The Faculty
Shares 1990s teen-oriented horror, grotesque practical creatures, dark humor, and heightened genre energy.
The Relic
Shares isolated wilderness horror, young endangered characters, and ecological mutation as a source of monstrous threats.
Movie Details
- Director
- Tony Randel
- Release Date
- 1993-10-12
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (189)
Cast
- Rosalind Allen
- Ami Dolenz
- Seth Green
- Virginya Keehne
- Ray Oriel
- Alfonso Ribeiro
- Peter Scolari
- Dina Dayrit
- Michael Medeiros
- Barry Lynch
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Ticks about?
- A troubled teen wilderness expedition becomes a frantic fight for survival when steroid-tainted runoff breeds enormous mutant ticks.
- What is Ticks like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ticks as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Ticks violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Ticks as graphic.
- What did critics think of Ticks?
- Critics broadly regard it as formulaic but entertaining genre fare, with practical effects and an appealing cast offset by uneven execution.
- Which films are like Ticks?
- Films with a similar feel include Arachnophobia, Mimic, The Faculty, and The Relic.
- How long is Ticks?
- Ticks runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ticks?
- In United States, Ticks streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
