History Film / Mosquito

''Mosquito'', also known as ''Blood Fever'', is a 1995 film directed by Gray Jones. Staring Tim Lovelace as Ray, who is with his girlfriend, Rachel Loiselle as Megan, Ray's girlfriend, and a newly-hired Park Ranger, Steve Dixon as Doc Parks, a meteor chaser for the Air Force, Ron Asheton as Park Ranger Hendricks, and Creator/GunnarHansen, known for his role of Leatherface in ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'', as Bank Robber Earl, this film features this unlikely group being forced to team up against mutant mosquitoes, which have fed on alien blood, and have grown to the size of dogs.

** The whole movie is a throwback to the classic "Giant Creepy-Crawly" movies of the fifties, right down to the crawlies growing big from a strange substance they encounter; it's alien blood, not the traditional toxic waste, but it's pretty much the same thing. The only real difference is the gorier and (''very'' slightly) better special effects.

* ShoutOut: Here's three of them:

* ChainsawGood: Earl with a large chainsaw as he fights mosquitoes in the basement.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A previous issue with this movie was that it was out of print for some time, with prices on Amazon being well over $200. Luckily, with the 20th Anniversary re-release, it's much easier to get this movie.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Hendricks - while he isn't exactly a nice person, he is at least helpful when the group initially encounters him, but, as time goes on, he become less helpful, and complains more. Getting stabbed in the leg, running low on ammunition, and everyone telling him to do things, probably doesn't help him much.

''Mosquito'', also known as Blood Fever, is a 1995 film directed by Gray Jones. Staring Tim Lovelace as Ray, who is with his girlfriend, Rachel Loiselle as Megan, Ray's girlfriend, and a newly-hired Park Ranger, Steve Dixon as Doc Parks, a meteor chaser for the Air Force, Ron Asheton as Park Ranger Hendricks, and Creator/GunnarHansen, known for his role of Leatherface in ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'', as Bank Robber Earl, this film features this unlikely group being forced to team up against mutant mosquitoes, which have fed on alien blood, and have grown to the size of dogs.

** The alien arm hanging out of its spaceship at the beginning of the film is a clear reference to War of the Worlds film.
** The group holds up in a farmhouse, which they board up, clear reference to Night of the Living Dead.
** Earl with a chainsaw - mentions it's been twenty years since he last used one, and twenty years prior, Creator/GunnarHansen played Leatherface, who used a chainsaw in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, doubling as ActorAllusion.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Hendricks - while he isn't exactly a nice person, he is at least helpful when the group initially encounters him, but, as time goes on, he become less helpful, and complains more. Getting stabbed in the leg, running low an ammunition, and everyone telling him to do things, probably doesn't help him much.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A previous issue with this movie was that it was out of print for some time, with prices on Amazon being well over $200. Luckily, with the 20th Anniversary re-release, things are much easier to get this movie.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Aside from the obvious size of the mosquitoes, when the group of survivors finds themselves hold up in a farm house, they discover mosquito eggs in the basement, hundreds of them, all on dry cement. In real life, mosquitoes lay their eggs in water. Also, it takes them a while for their wings to dry after they enter their adult phase, and wouldn't just be able to fly right away. In fact, the movie skipped the larva stage, which is underwater.

''Mosquito'', also known as Blood Fever, is a 1995 film directed by Gray Jones. Staring Tim Lovelace as Ray, who is with his girlfriend, Rachel Loiselle as Megan, Ray's girlfriend, and a newly-hired Park Ranger, Steve Dixon as Doc Parks, a meteor chaser for the Air Force, Ron Asheton as Park Ranger Hendricks, and Creator/GunnarHansen, known for his role of Leatherface in ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'', as Bank Robber Earl, this film features this unlikely group being forced to team up against mutant mosquitoes, which have feed on alien blood, and have grown to the size of dogs.

For a while, this film could only be found on Amazon for astronomical prices up to $400. However, with the release of the 20th anniversary edition, this Cult Classic in now easier to get a hold of, and watch.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Aside from the obvious size of the mosquitoes, when the group of survivors finds themselves hold up in a farm house, they discover mosquito eggs in the basement, hundreds of them, all on dry cement. In real life, mosquitoes lay their eggs in water.

* ShoutOut: Here's three of them - 1.) The alien arm hanging out of its spaceship at the beginning of the film is a clear reference to War of the Worlds film. 2.) The group holds up in a farmhouse, which they board up, clear reference to Night of the Living Dead. 3.) Earl with a chainsaw - mentions it's been twenty years since he last used one, and twenty years prior, Creator/GunnarHansen played Leatherface, who used a chainsaw in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, doubling as ActorAllusion.

''Mosquito'', also known as Blood Fever, is a 1995 film directed by Gray Jones. Staring Tim Lovelace as Ray, who is with his girlfriend, Rachel Loiselle as Megan, Ray's girlfriend, and a newly-hired Park Ranger, Steve Dixon as Doc Parks, a meteor chaser for the Air Force, Ron Asheton as Park Ranger Hendricks, and Creator/GunnarHansen, known for his role of Leatherface in ''Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'', as Bank Robber Earl, this film features this unlikely group being forced to team up against mutant mosquitoes, which have feed on alien blood, and have grown to the size of dogs.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: While the mosquitoes are not 50 feet tall, they are still exceptionally large for mosquitoes.

''Mosquito'', also known as Blood Fever, is a 1995 film directed by Gray Jones. Staring Tim Lovelace as Ray, who is with his girlfriend, Rachel Loiselle as Megan, Ray's girlfriend, and a newly-hired Park Ranger, Steve Dixon as Doc Parks, a meteor chaser for the Air Force, Ron Asheton as Park Ranger Hendricks, and Gunnar Hansen, known for his role of Leatherface in ''Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'', as Bank Robber Earl, this film features this unlikely group being forced to team up against mutant mosquitoes, which have feed on alien blood, and have grown to the size of dogs.

* ShoutOut: Here's three of them - 1.) The alien arm hanging out of its spaceship at the beginning of the film is a clear reference to War of the Worlds film. 2.) The group holds up in a farmhouse, which they board up, clear reference to Night of the Living Dead. 3.) Earl with a chainsaw - mentions it's been twenty years since he last used one, and twenty years prior, Gunnar Hansen played Leatherface, who used a chainsaw in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, doubling as ActorAllusion.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Hendricks - while he isn't exactly a nice person, he is at least helpful when the group initially encounters him, but, as time goes on, he become less helpful, and complains more. Getting stabbed in the leg, running low an ammunition, and everyone telling him to do things, probably doesn't help him much.
* TookALevelInKindness: Earl - initially hostile towards the other members of the group, after his brother is killed, he helps the rest out, becomes involved in the defense of the farmhouse, and dies trying to rescue one of the other members of the group.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: For starters - why did an alien ship appear in the first place, and what was the purpose behind them dropping off the smaller ship? Garbage dump? Scouting mission gone wrong? Mutiny? What killed the aliens in the smaller ship? Mechanical failure? Or were they dead all along, and someone was getting rid of the body? Also, what happened to that farming couple? First victims of the mosquitoes? What happened to the ship later? Did government agents show up and take it to Area 51, or whatever fitted their plausible deniability? What about the fish and the frogs? Were they too affected by the alien body?

* OutrunTheFireball: Ray and Megan successfully do this, when the farm house they'd been staying in is used as an explosive trap for the mosquitoes.

''Mosquito'', also known as Blood Fever, is a 1995 film directed by Gray Jones. Staring Tim Lovelace as Ray, who is with his girlfriend, Rachel Loiselle as Megan, Ray's girlfriend, and a newly-hired Park Ranger, Steve Dixon as Doc Parks, a meteor chaser for the Air Force, Ron Asheton as Park Ranger Hendricks, and Gunnar Hansen, known for his role of Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw Massacure, as Bank Robber Earl, this film features this unlikely group being forced to team up against mutant mosquitoes, which have feed on alien blood, and have grown to the size of dogs.

* IJustShotMarviInTheFace: During their first scene, Junior points his revolver at his cousin Rex as a joke, causing the man to drop to the ground. Junior laughs, saying the gun wasn't even loaded, only to pull the trigger, and find out it was. Rex complains about this, stating that you just never know. Later, while trying to kill a mosquito that's chasing Rex, Junior accidentally kills him.

* GiveMeASword: After freeing himself from being tied up, Earl asks for a hatchet in order to kill a mosquito that has gotten into the RV the group is using. Megan gives him one. However, after killing the creature, he takes her hostage, sarcastically thanking her for the hatchet.

AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: While the mosquitoes are not 50 feet tall, they are still exceptionally large for mosquitoes.