The Killer Shrews (1959) James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis | Horror, Sci-Fi | Full Movie

They had to eat 3 times their body weight each day... OR STARVE!
On an isolated island, a small group of people are terrorized by giant voracious shrews in the midst of a hurricane.

Original title: The Killer Shrews (1959) AKA: The Attack of the Killer Shrews

Director: Ray Kellogg
Writers: Jay Simms
Stars: James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis
Genres: Classics, Cult, Horror, Sci-Fi
Budget: $123,000

00:00 Full Movie
00:30 A captain and his crew arrive on an island to deliver supplies and encounter a mysterious situation involving a hurricane and dangerous animals.
10:27 A scientist and his assistants discuss their genetic research on a remote island while a hurricane approaches.
13:25 A group of scientists study a small rat-like animal with musk glands and cannibalistic tendencies.
21:08 A group of people are trapped on an island with giant mutant shrews.
26:27 The characters discuss the increasing population of shrews on the island and the potential danger they pose.
32:49 Everyone on the island is concerned about their food supply as shrews on the island may have depleted their main food source.
42:17 Scientists discover mutant shrews with high poison content in saliva on an island.
49:15 A group of people on an island are attacked by shrews during a hurricane.
59:23 A group of people try to find a way to escape from a storm on an island.

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[SteveShaw-hm]

This movie scared the hell out of me as a kid. Now I'm trying to figure out how the hurricane went through so quickly.

[davidrosler]

Cute puppy dogs wagging their little tails.

[alecwilliams]

As an interesting piece of film history, THE KILLER SHREWS was filmed on what is now Lake Lewisville near Denton, Texas in Denton County. Gordon McClendon, a radio executive--seen in the film--shot this film and THE GIANT GILLA MONSTER here. Not exactly great cinema, but better than you'd think.

[kirnpu]

It doesn't get much better than this for a great B film! Loved this as a kid. Ken Curtis played such a weasel. Thanks for the upload!

[thomascarroll]

I always try to envision my parents watching these movies as teenagers. 🙂

[melodiefrances]

You always know who's going to get killed in these movies 😂😂😂

[zanti]

Doc: "They must eat 3X their weight in food every 24 hrs" - Moi: "I eat that in rotisserie chicken. No problemo." 🍽🐔

[InuitInua]

They had one room set and they made the most of it.

[kdawson]

That's Sheriff Rosco from the Dukes of Hazzard!

[caseyj.]

...an anxious time, lots of smoking and drinking.

[kinte]

😂😂😂 He said open the doors and windows with a hurricane coming. Must want to see the roof go flying off😂😂.

[joelfrombethlehem]

Ah! One of my favorite B horror flix. I do remember watching this in the '70s on WPIX 11 in New York. Thanks for putting this one up!

[carmenfoote]

Dogs made up to look like shrews. Only on a classic B movie. I find these old black and white movies great. Thanks for post. Joe S

[valstone]

Now this is one movie I will say, scared the hell out of me. I was home with grand parents supposed to be watching me. Lol. Anyway I was sitting in a chair in front of the tv. When one of the shrews was attacking a man, it seems like it was coming through the tv. Me and the chair, both flew backwards. Took me years to watch this movie again, and I still don't watch the whole movie. 😅😅😅

[nycdweller]

Love this movie! Thanks for uploading!

[manilkumar]

Forgive my ignorance, but this is the first time I have heard about Shrew😂 but I am impressed with the movie maker that they made a creature movie out of it👏👏

[Steve.Cutler]

50's sci fi had the best soundtracks!!

[gregoriopalofuego]

What a surprise I got after watching 20 minutes of this movie. I thought the movie was: *The Taming of The Shrew*

[garyfrancis]

Ed Wood would be jealous of this movie.

[garyfrancis]

Shakespeare wrote “ The Taming of the Shrew”. These guys should have watched that.