TICKS (1993)

Directed by: Tony Randel

Starring: Peter Scolari, Ami Dolenz, Rosalind Allen, Seth Green, Alfonso Ribeiro, Clint Howard, Rance Howard, Barry Lynch, Michael Medeiros, Judy Jean Berns, Dina Dayrit, Virginya Keehne, Timothy Landfield, Ray Oriel, J.D. Stone

85 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, gore, drug use)

PLOT:

Problem teens in Los Angeles join an inner-city wilderness project and attempt to get back in touch with life's priorities, led by do-gooders Holly and Charles. When they get to the campsite, they begin having problems adjusting to the wildlife, particularly local marijuana growers using herbal steroids to accelerate plant growth, and the mutated ticks that the leaky steroid system has created.