The Nest (1988 film)

The Nest is an American creature feature horror film, based on the novel by Eli Cantor under the pseudonym of Gregory A Douglas, from Roger Cormans Concorde Pictures and producer Julie Corman. The tagline is Roaches have never tasted flesh... until now. Flesheating cockroaches terrorize a peaceful island community presented as a New England fishing village. However, the film was created on location at Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park in Los Angeles, as well as Malibu, Leo Carillo Beach, and Catalina Island.

Although Sheriff Richard Tarbell played by Frank Luz is dating Lillian, the owner of the local eatery, his high school sweetheart Elizabeth Johnson returns to the island after a fouryear absence and their romance blooms again. Elizabeth played by Lisa Langlois happens to be the daughter of the towns mayor, Elias Johnson played by Robert Lansing, who is in cahoots with an evil corporation called INTEC that has been secretly breeding mutant roaches that are immune to normal insect repellants. They also seem to have the ability to assume the form of anything they kill, leading to some animalroach hybrids and even a roachhuman combo.The Nest received a limited release theatrically from Concorde Films the United States in May 1988. It was released later that year on VHS by MGM Home Entertainment. ........

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