Shakma

Shakma (1990)

A murderous baboon escapes from a laboratory and roams the research building, and begins to kill some teenagers who are also in the building playing a Dungeons-and-Dragons type game.

Data lansării
1990-10-05
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (102)
Durată
1 h 41 min
Genuri
Horror, SF
Regizor
Hugh Parks

Distribuție

Curiozități

Shakma is a 1990 American natural horror film directed by Tom Logan and Hugh Parks. It stars Christopher Atkins, Amanda Wyss, Ari Meyers and Roddy McDowall battling a baboon that has been driven insane by an experimental drug. Despite all the negative reviews, the film has achieved a small cult audience.

Production

The monkey playing Shakma is called Typhoon and was handled by Gerry Therrien of Action Animals. Although the title might be read to indicate it is a chacma baboon, Typhoon was actually a hamadryas baboon. Actress Amanda Wyss was terrified of the animal.

In an interview, actor Christopher Atkins said that production was "Intensive" and that actors had to be careful when making eye-contact with the baboon as it could become aggressive. Atkins also claimed that women who were on their period were not allowed to go near the baboon, as it would "go crazy" if they did.

During production, as many scenes as possible were filmed without the actors interacting with the baboon due to safety concerns. Instead an animatronic or puppet baboon was used in some shots including one where a puppet of Typhoon was thrown through a glass window.

Filming took place at Universal Studios Florida. Atkins became involved in the film because he was friends with Jim Parks, a producer at the newly opened studio. Filming had to stop around 3 o'clock on most days due to thunderstorms near the studio.

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