Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster (1989)

A Vietnam vet breaks out of a mental institution to go after drug-dealing gangsters who are selling contaminated product that is killing people.

Director:

George Erschbamer

Writers:

Don Carmody, John Dunning,

Stars:

Lorenzo Lamas, Michele Scarabelli, Larry B. Scott

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lorenzo Lamas	...	Soldier Kelly
Michele Scarabelli	...	Dr. Pierce
Larry B. Scott	...	Speedboat
Harvey Aitken	...	Sidney Glassberg
Jack Blum	...	Billy Ray
Richard Jutras	...	Joey Garcia
Ron Palillo	...	Torchy
Sonya Biddle	...	Lucinda
Mark Brennan	...	Lt. Broderick
Kathleen Kinmont	...	Det. Lisa Forester
Al Vandecruys	...	Salvatore Franco
Wally Martin	...	Weasel
Michael Scherer	...	Goliath
Richard Zeman	...	Trevor
Perry Schneiderman	...	Shapiro

Storyline

A Vietnam vet breaks out of a mental institution to go after drug-dealing gangsters who are selling contaminated product that is killing people.

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Plot Keywords:

warrior | showdown | one against many | drug ring | gunfight | 

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Taglines:

The SnakeEater is about to clean up the street. No matter how dirty he has to get.

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Genres:

Action

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 1991 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Snake Eater's Revenge

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinépix, Moviestore Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Snake Eater III: His Law (1992)

User Reviews

I'm guessing because the Dust Buster isn't quite as poignant...

Lorenzo Lamas returns as Soldier, who this time is confined to a mental hospital where he brings his one man army antics to dispose of drug dealers cutting their drugs with poison (One of the film's more believable subplots) this time however Soldier is aided by a black sidekick named Speedboat(Larry B. Scott) who also hates drug lords. He also gets one on one mental help with a female shrink (Who of course is hot, after all, in action movies any woman who pursues intellectual duties also looks as if she just posed for Playboy)who helps convince the jury he's innocent due to insanity. I'm also guessing that a love scene wasn't out of the question since she wears quite revealing clothes around Lamas and he hits on her constantly. In any case Snake Eater II:The Drug Buster is part of my three part review of the DVD set I never asked for. I read some positive reviews (Indeed the two external reviews, average this one at 7/10) saying that it is better than # 1, I can't disagree, although it's only of the slightest improvement. This time the production values are slicker, the action sequences more elaborate and the script more tongue in cheek but it's still a Lorenzo Lamas movie and although i'm betting this is one of his better efforts, I still refuse to give this more then 2 stars. Such as the case here, this is the perfect guilty pleasure B.movie, nothing more though.

* * out of 4-(Fair)