Snake Eater

Snake Eater (1989)

The Snake Eaters are an elite division of the Marines especially trained for search and destroy missions. This actioner chronicles the exploits of one of them who has become a cop. Known as a tough loner, he returns to find the band of backwoods bad-guys who killed his parents and abducted his sister.

Data lansării
1989-02-22
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (51)
Durată
1 h 34 min
Genuri
Acțiune, Thriller
Regizor
George Erschbamer
Colecție
Snake Eater Collection

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Snake Eater is a 1989 American-Canadian crime action film directed by George Erschbamer, starring Lorenzo Lamas, Josie Bell, Robert Scott and Ronnie Hawkins. Released on March 10, 1989, it was Lamas' first action film, and Cinépix's attempt at the type of action vehicle that was popular at the time. Harkening back to the Canadian company's exploitation roots, it infused the veteran vigilante storyline found in many contemporary films with "hicksploitation" elements, which many reviewers found distasteful but did not prevent its commercial success. Three more installments followed between 1989 and 1997. It is the first installment in the Snake Eater film series.

Production

Snake Eater had the working title of Massacre on Blood River, and was announced as Jack Kelly: Snake Eater. Although the Snake Eater moniker was derived from a genuine nickname given to commando units operating in the jungles of Vietnam, the 103rd Tactical Unit was fictitious.

Snake Eater was Lorenzo Lamas' first true action film role, other than hosting a martial arts-themed fitness video a few months earlier. The 30-year old had long had an interest for the genre, working as a stuntman early in his career, but his looks had pigeonholed him in romantic roles. His casting came by chance, as he and the film's Los Angeles-based casting director shared the same mechanic.

The picture had a CAD$1.3 million budget. It was filmed in the region of Shediac, New Brunswick, in partnership with local company Carota Films, across the months of September and October 1988. Due to the tight, 18-day schedule, the shoot was reportedly grueling, with some days lasting as much as 22 hours.

The bikers appearing in the film were recruited in Saint John, and many were real-life criminals. When the film's production manager visited them to solicit their participation, they accepted but still made it a point to flatten his car's tires. The wardrobe manager, who was gay, did not feel safe in their presence and refused to interact with them, forcing Dunning to hastily fill the position.

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