The Nest (1987)

Director: Terence H. Winkless

Starring: Franc Luz, Robert Lansing, Lisa Langlois

Horrifying shocker as a biological experiment goes haywire when meat-eating mutant roaches invade an island community, terrorizing a peaceful New England fishing village and hideously butchering its citizens.

Who doesn’t hate cockroaches? If you have a phobia for bugs, I suggest you steer clear of ‘The Nest’!

The movie poster sends out a very different message to what the movie is actually all about. Cockroaches are NOT mating with women! The film revolves around an experiment gone wrong, causing cockroaches to feed on everything in its path. The film used over 2000 cockroaches… imagine being on set with so many cockroaches! Nowadays they’d use CGI, but back in the day they used REAL bugs, and practical effects – and the practical effects were amazing, especially during the final act.

I enjoyed Franc Luz as sheriff Richard Tarbell – he is so sexy! The acting from the entire cast was good. I thought Robert Lansing in particular was good as major Elias Johnson. I’ve literally seen hundreds of 80s horror movies, and ‘The Nest’ is one of the better 80s horror movies. This is a memorable film with interesting characters and a good script. The camerawork is effective in displaying bug movement. Cleverly done.

In general, ‘The Nest’ is a thoroughly enjoyable insect horror movie. There are so many out there, but only a few really stands out. ‘The Nest’ is one of them.

Would I watch it again? Yes.