A custom image of Gunnar Hansen in Mosquito in front of a big mosquito from the movie poster
The Big Picture Who doesn't love a big killer bug movie? Unlike many other subgenres, this particular brand of science-fiction horror hybrid took a good while to come along. Any time a giant monster movie was released in the first half of the 20th century, it was a big deal. The Lost World, King Kong, and Mighty Joe Young stunned and inspired audiences with their groundbreaking special effects. For years, these types of movies were considered too demanding to make on a regular basis.
Mosquito Sci-FiHorror Giant mosquitoes, mutated by alien DNA from a crashed spacecraft, begin terrorizing a swampy region, creating a nightmarish scenario for locals and campers. As these oversized predators attack, a diverse group of individuals, including campers and a scientist, scramble to survive and find a way to eliminate the growing threat.
Related The 10 Campiest Movies of the 1990s, Ranked "I'm not a crook, I'm ambitious." To round out your '90s horror funny bone, all you need now is Mosquito. This film was directed by Gary Jones and released in 1994, 40-odd years after the giant monster subgenre truly took off. It follows a group of survivors in the wake of a campground massacre, who are left to fight a horde of killer, human-sized mosquitoes.
'Mosquito' Isn’t Scary, but It Is a Ton of Fun Are the mosquitoes actually scary in Mosquito? The answer is "no," but they're clearly not meant to be. Things do get intense, that's for sure, but Jones brings a wonderful sense of humor to the table that never leaves us guessing what his intentions are. The music is completely over the top, some of the kills border on Looney Tunes-level gags, and the camera occasionally goes Sam Raimi-mode with some zany whips and zooms.
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