[1] Although returning actress Dee Wallace was assumed to be portraying a new heroine distinct from her Helen Brown character, Wallace herself confirmed that she was reprising the original role, with a name change to "Aunt Dee" due to potential legal issues.

[2] While babysitting two teenagers, college student Drea discovers that the alien Crites have landed in the nearby forest.

SYFY acquired the broadcasting rights to the Critters franchise in order to produce new sequels in autumn 2018.

[1] The film was released on DVD disc and digital viewing on July 23, 2019 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

"[8] Film School Rejects noted that the film was better than Critters: A New Binge, and described it as "a mildly entertaining creature feature that will likely find its way into the viewing habits of today's young, burgeoning horror fans when they stumble upon it on television one evening.