From Paramount Home Entertainment

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That New York stompin' monster is now out to getcha at home! Here's the story: Rob (Michael Stahl-David) is gonna move to Japan (nod to Godzilla??) to be VP of a big corporation and his bye-bye party is in full swing in a cool downtown loft. Chillin' and chattin' are his bro Jason (Mike Vogel) and pal Hud (T.J. Miller) who is stuck with the video camera and asked to get each party goer to say a little something to their departing pal. Ditzy Hud isn't too techie and has a little trouble working the camera but does document Rob's sudden break-up with hot Beth (Odette Yustman) who, after their brief hook up, has arrived at the party with another dude. Hud has the hots for Marlena (Lizzy Caplan) who is pals with Lily (Jessica Lucas).

Got that? Okay, bring on the creepy critter!! Big feet cause big sound booms and all hell breaks loose. Explosions rock the city and, like the folks running after 9-11, the residents of the Big Apple hit the streets midst falling buildings, advancing smoke and, in this case, glimpses of something huge and pissed off!! The party pals, with Hud spouting one-liners and shakily documenting their every move, try to leave Manhattan but Rob gets a frantic cell phone message from Beth. She's trapped and bleeding.. evidently at her place.. a high rise over Central Park! Rob's gotta go save her and the pals come with him through subway tunnels packed with vicious tick-like, dog-sized critters that attack and take some of them down. Will they save Beth? Will they all get out of the city before it is bombed? Can somebody please find a really BIG can of Raid!!??