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The Screwfly Solution (2006)
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Jason Priestley, Elliott Gould, Kerry Norton, Linda Darlow
Runtime59 min
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A strange virus renders the entire human male population into homicidal maniacs who end up wiping out all females, leaving a woman and her daughter to fend for themselves.
Critical Reception & Ratings
The Screwfly Solution, a 2006 horror TV movie directed by Joe Dante, received a mixed critical reception. While some praised its thought-provoking premise about a virus that turns men into homicidal maniacs, others found the execution uneven. The film does not appear to have received any major awards recognition, and its audience reception on IMDb is average at 5.8/10.
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Fans of director Joe Dante's unique horror-comedy style will appreciate the unsettling yet thought-provoking premise of 'The Screwfly Solution' from 2006, which blends elements of science fiction and social commentary as it explores a chilling scenario where a mysterious virus causes men to turn violently against women.
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"The Screwfly Solution" is a 1977 science fiction novella by Raccoona Sheldon, a pen name for American psychologist Alice Sheldon, who also wrote as James Tiptree Jr. The story is about a misogynistic cult.
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