Tagline(s):

They Feed On One Thing Only

Nomination Year: 2024

SYNOPSIS: A horde of killer lampreys infects a picturesque lake in a resort town. Mayor Christopher Lloyd refuses to shut down tourism and it's up to Jason Brooks, Zack "Scut Farkus" Ward, and Shannen Doherty to save everyone before the lampreys overrun all the freshwater lakes on the continent. We're doomed.

Smithee Award Nominations

Acting Appropriately Stupid
A Willfully Stupid Death Scut Fark--uh, I mean Park Ranger Will is told more lamprey glands are needed to stop the swarm, but it's too dangerous to go down into the tunnels where all the lampreys are. Guess what he does?

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
James Cullen Bressack	Directed Fortress (the 2021 version), Darkness of Man, and Beyond the Law with Steven Seagal.

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Shannen Doherty	Cate	Still best known for her roles on "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Charmed." As well as being a violent bitch in her youth. Was in Heathers and Mallrats, too.
Jason Brooks	Michael	Peter Blake on "Days of Our Lives," Sean Monroe on "Baywatch," and played the Romulan helmsman in the Star Trek 2009 reboot.
Zack Ward	Will	Will forever be known as bully Scut Farkus in the A Christmas Story universe. Has parlayed his child stardom into a B-movie career which includes Freddy vs. Jason, Transformers, Resident Evil: Apocalypse and Postal. He does not actually have yellow eyes.
Christopher Lloyd	Mayor Akerman	One of America's most famous and cherished actors, he started as Reverend Jim on "Taxi" and exploded to the Big Screen, using his signature raspy voice to portray parts like John Bigbooté in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, beloved Doc Brown in the Back to the Future franchise, Fester in the The Addams Family movies, Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and countless other iconic roles from Klingons to the villain Hacker on the animated "Cyberchase."
Ciara Hanna	Nicole	"Gia," the Yellow Power Ranger; Madison Belle in the Stars Fell on Alabama movies; Alex in Pernicious.
Fred Stoller	Rich	Stand-up comedian who frequently guested on "Everybody Loves Raymond." Lends his voice to many cartoons.
Koosha Yar	Kyle

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