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Bug Buster 1998

“Dial 1-500-KICK-ASS for the Pest Eliminator near you.”

Status
Released
Runtime
93 minutes
Director
Lorenzo Doumani
Networks
Shoreline Entertainment, DMG Pictures
Where to Stream
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★ TMDB users: 3.9/10 from 28 votes PG-13 ComedyHorror Released
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★ 3.9/10
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What is Bug Buster?

Topic: Film "Bug Buster" (1998). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.

Type
Film
Year
1998
Status
Released
Runtime
93 minutes
Release date
Jan 18, 1998
Original language
EN
Origin
United States of America
Studios
Shoreline Entertainment, DMG Pictures
Budget
$8,500,000
Genres
Comedy, Horror
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Rating
★ TMDB users: 3.9/10 from 28 votes
Episode runtime
~93 minutes
Status
Released
Networks
Shoreline Entertainment, DMG Pictures
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Topic: Film "Bug Buster" (1998).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Format: Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
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Only verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No inventing/guessing titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, box-office, or plot points.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
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Provided Data:
Title: Bug Buster (1998).
Release Date: 01/18/1998 (US).
UK Title: Some Things Never Die.
Genres: Comedy and Horror.
Runtime: 1h 33m.
Rating: PG-13.
Setting: Mountview, California (lakeside town).
Plot: Mayor uses a potentially dangerous substance to protect a local plantation. This leads to an attack by a lethal species of large cockroach. Inhabitants are killed. Mayor enlists eccentric pest exterminator General George S. Merlin.
Other info: "Dial 1-500-KICK-ASS for the Pest Eliminator near you." (Tagline/Slogan).
Draft 1 (Mental Outline):
Bug Buster is a 1998 film categorized as a comedy and horror. Released in the United States on January 18,

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“Lakeside town Mountview faces a lethal attack by large cockroaches after the mayor uses dangerous substances.”

#killer-bugs#monster-attack#eccentric-exterminator#small-town-peril#comedy-horror
Reasons to watch
  • Features an eccentric pest exterminator named General George S. Merlin.
  • Combines elements of comedy and horror.
  • Centers on a creature feature plot involving giant cockroaches.
Keep in mind
  • It features potentially dangerous substances and lethal attacks that may not appeal to all viewers.

Watch it if you enjoy creature features involving giant cockroaches and eccentric exterminators.

The film combines comedy and horror elements with a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes.

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Is Bug Buster worth watching?

It is worth watching if you enjoy 1998 comedy horror films about giant killer cockroaches.

What is the runtime of Bug Buster?

The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes.

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Bug Buster is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes rather than an episodic series.

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