Bug Buster

Bug Buster
Directed by	Lorenzo Doumani
Written by	Malick Khoury
Produced by	Christian E. Dirkes Lorenzo Doumani Steven R. Stevens
Starring	Randy Quaid Brenda Epperson Doumani Katherine Heigl James Doohan George Takei
Cinematography	Hanania Baer
Edited by	Lawrence J. Gleason
Music by	Bobby Caldwell Sidney James
Distributed by	DMG Entertainment
Release date	1998 (1998)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Bug Buster is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Lorenzo Doumani. It is the only known film to be written by Malick Khoury. In the United Kingdom, this film was released under the title Some Things Never Die.

After the mayor uses a potentially dangerous substance to protect the local plantation, the lakeside town of Mountview, in California, is attacked by a lethal species of large cockroach. After some of the town's inhabitants are killed, the mayor enlists the help of eccentric pest exterminator General George S. Merlin in order to prevent further harm to the local dwellers.

• Randy Quaid as General George S. Merlin
• Brenda Epperson Doumani as Dr. Laura Casey
• Katherine Heigl as Shannon Griffin
• James Doohan as Sheriff Carlson
• George Takei as Dr. Hiro Fujimoto
• Meredith Salenger as Veronica Hart
• David Lipper as Steve Williams
• Doug Jones as The Mother Bug
• Tom Willett as Band Member

Bug Buster received almost universally negative reviews from audiences and critics alike.^[1] Despite this, some viewers enjoyed it, seeing it as a throwback to the 1950s monster films.^{[citation needed]} Robert Pardi of TV Guide said "this modestly budgeted effort has a certain low key charm."^[2]

Released (US) on VHS and DVD, Apr 13, 1999 by DMG Entertainment^[3] and again in 2000.

Released (US) on DVD, Feb 13, 2007 by Majestic Entertainment^[4]

• Bug Buster at IMDb

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