A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.

Crew

Guillermo del Toro
Director, Screenplay, Screenstory
Matthew Robbins
Screenplay, Screenstory
Donald A. Wollheim
Short Story
Peter Devaney Flanagan
Editor
Patrick Lussier
Editor
Dan Laustsen
Director of Photography
Mark Griffith
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Michael Phillips
Executive Producer
Stuart Cornfeld
Co-Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Co-Executive Producer
Ole Bornedal
Producer
B.J. Rack
Producer
Bob Weinstein
Producer
Clark Henderson
Associate Producer
Cary Granat
Co-Producer
Richard Potter
Co-Producer
Scott Shiffman
Co-Producer
Michael Zoumas
Co-Producer
Andrew Rona
Co-Producer
Carol Spier
Production Design
Candide Franklyn
Dolly Grip
Kerry Barden
Casting
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Suzanne Smith Crowley
Casting
John Casey
Costume Supervisor
Marie-Sylvie Deveau
Costume Design
Bob Munroe
Animation Director
Donald Mowat
Makeup Department Head
Jeff J.J. Authors
Second Unit Director
Rick Bota
Second Unit Director
Robert Rodriguez
Second Unit Director
Cyndi Ochs
Art Department Coordinator
Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Glen Gauthier
Sound Recordist
Steve Switzer
Boom Operator
Al Broussard
Special Effects Coordinator
Brian Jennings
Visual Effects Supervisor
Colin Cunningham
Visual Effects
Marco Beltrami
Original Music Composer
Elinor Rose Galbraith
Set Decoration
Bob Kensinger
Set Decoration
Kerry Hayes
Still Photographer
Dug Rotstein
Script Supervisor
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Shelley Cook
Stunts
Doug Coleman
Stunts
Branko Racki
Stunt Coordinator
Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator
Kathy Jarvis
Stunt Double
Rob Bottin
Creature Design
John Sayles
Additional Writing
Mike Kirilenko
Key Grip
Bryan Forde
Gaffer
Dennis Chapman
Unit Production Manager
Tamara Deverell
Art Direction