Seventeen-year-old Bobby Joe Fernandez, a cocky Minnesota high school wrestling champ, is riding a winning streak straight toward a state title and a college scholarship—at least that’s the plan. Raised without his alcoholic father, Bobby Joe masks his insecurities with bravado, cutting corners where he can, including leaning on his girlfriend Gina Rosetti to help him cheat just enough to keep his grades up. It’s messy, dishonest, and already starting to crack.

Then everything goes sideways. Bobby Joe suffers a shocking upset loss to rival Tom Desmond, loses his spot on the team, and finds himself stuck with a humiliating job at the local dump. As his confidence deflates and his relationships fray, something even stranger starts happening around town—like a supposedly dead janitor casually reappearing after a house fire, very much alive.

Bobby Joe soon stumbles onto the truth: shape-shifting alien “Gumby” creatures are quietly taking over the town by ripping off heads and stealing identities. Nobody believes him—until his long-absent father William Fernandez, now a down-on-his-luck pro wrestler, shows up unexpectedly. With help from his eccentric dump boss Homer Smit, Bobby Joe uncovers the aliens’ fatal weakness: salt.

The final showdown erupts at the state wrestling tournament, where popcorn salt, bad timing, and flying heads collide in a chaotic, creature-driven free-for-all. THE REGENERATORS is a fast, unruly horror romp—bloody, funny, and built to play like a Saturday matinee with extra bite.