EP.42: Critters (1986)

What do Angela Bassett, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Billy Zane have in common? Tiny, fur covered, voracious aliens trying to devour them. This week we're talking about Critters, the franchise that launched some of Hollywood's biggest stars, writers, and directors. Seen by many as a Gremlins(1984) ripoff, host Wyndham Jennings traces the links between these films, E.T., an unproduced Spielberg script, and an actual UFO case in Kentucky. They say a franchise is out of ideas when it goes into space, but what about a franchise that starts there instead? We go through all 4 films and try to answer The Most Important Question of All, Is it entertaining?