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Slither (2006) More at IMDbPro »

• DIRECTOR CAMEO (James Gunn): as another teacher at Starla's school
  
  
• People, places and buildings, throughout the film, allude to various late-20th-century monster movies. See Movie Connections for specifics.
  
  
• Jenna and Emily Strutemyer were named after Jenna Fischer, director James Gunn's wife, and her sister.
  
  
• Cameo: [Rob Zombie] voice of Dr. Grant, talking to Starla on the phone
  
  
• Haig Sutherland was the first person to be cast. Elizabeth Banks was the second. Gregg Henry was the last actor to be seen for the part (out of more than 100 actors from Los Angeles and Vancouver) and nailed his audition. Nathan Fillion was the last actor to be cast, about a week before shooting began. Shooting lasted 47 days.
  
  
• In the script, Jack tells Bill that Brenda is the niece of Randy Flagg. Randall Flagg is the bad guy in several Stephen King novels including "The Stand" (1994).
  
  

• SPOILERS: The post-credits coda shows a cat getting possessed by the last surviving creature. In an early draft, this was meant to happen to Bill, after the Grant-creature is destroyed. Starla sees the resulting wound later, prompting her to shoot Bill to death.
  
  
• SPOILER: Actress Jenna Fischer disclosed on a TV talk show that she got the role of Shelby as a "birthday present" from her spouse, director James Gunn, after another actress dropped out of the movie. Being a big fan of zombie films, she always wanted to play a zombie; upon hearing the news, she screamed with joy.
  
  

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