Silent Predators (1999) (TV)

Director:

Noel Nosseck

Writers (WGA):

John Carpenter (teleplay) and
William S. Gilmore (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:

13 June 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The hunt is on. You're the Prey.

Plot:

A small town deals with an invasion of rattlesnakes.

Plot Keywords:

Snake | Rattlesnake | Housing Development

Cast

Harry Hamlin	...	Vic Rondelli
Shannon Sturges	...	Mandy Stratford
David Spielberg	...	Mayor Parker
Patty McCormack	...	Vera Conrad
Beau Billingslea	...	George Mitchell
Phillip Troy Linger	...	Dr. Matthew Watkins
Jack Scalia	...	Max Farrington
David Whitney	...	Ken
David Webb	...	Sheriff Howell
Carolyn Bock	...	Anita Young
Beth Champion	...	Karen
Sandra Bell	...	Laura Holden
Kirsty Boden	...	Tammy Holden
Darce Florio	...	Anita's Friend
Paul Tassone	...	Stranded Motorist
Nathalie Roy	...	Lacey
Mark Fairall	...	Jack Kelly
Dominic Purcell	...	Truck Driver
Daniel Murphy	...	Jake
Amanda Mires	...	Mrs. Parker
Antonia Murphy	...	Olivia Porter
Katy Charles	...	Victim's Wife
Tom Betts	...	Little League Father
Marc Arena	...	Kirk
Michael Langdon	...	Lance Parker
John Walkin	...	Umpire

Directed by
Noel Nosseck

Writing credits (WGA)
John Carpenter		(teleplay) and
William S. Gilmore		(teleplay) (as William Gilmore) and
Matt Dorff		(teleplay)
Patricia Arrigoni		(story) &
Fred Brown		(story)

Produced by
Richard D. Arredondo	....	producer (as Rick Arredondo)
Ted Babcock	....	co-producer
William S. Gilmore	....	co-executive producer (as William Gilmore)
Leslie Lipton	....	co-producer
Peter Sadowski	....	associate producer
Robert M. Sertner	....	executive producer
Erik Storey	....	co-producer
Randy Sutter	....	producer
Frank von Zerneck	....	executive producer
H. Daniel Whitman	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Michael Tavera

Cinematography by
John Stokes		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tod Feuerman

Casting by
Susan Glicksman
Fern Orenstein

Production Design by
Jon Dowding

Set Decoration by
Paul Hurrell

Costume Design by
Graham Purcell

Makeup Department
Margaret Stevenson	....	make-up and hair supervisor

Production Management
Troy Clarke	....	unit manager
Julie Forster	....	unit production manager
Skates Naiman	....	production supervisor (as 'Skates' Naiman)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bob Howard	....	first assistant director
Angela McPherson	....	second assistant director (as Angella McPherson)
Dean Mountford	....	additional third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Chrissy Feld	....	props

Sound Department
Wayne Artman	....	re-recording mixer
Greg Burgmann	....	production sound mixer
Chris David	....	re-recording mixer
Robert L. Harman	....	re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Mont Fieguth	....	special effects coordinator
Matt Sloan	....	animatronics technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Craig Weiss	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Danny Baldwin	....	stunt coordinator
Sue Baldwin	....	stunt department coordinator (uncredited)
Haydn Dalton	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nick McKinless	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Cross	....	camera operator
Brett Marks	....	key grip
Ken Moffatt	....	gaffer
Andrew Railton	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Tom McSweeney	....	casting: Australia, Maura Fay Casting

Editorial Department
Christopher Campbell	....	post production coordinator
Pam Sharp	....	assistant editor
Eric Whipp	....	telecine colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Terri Fricon	....	music supervision
Marty Wereski	....	music editor
Scott Cochran	....	music engineer (uncredited)
Billy Martin	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Truck Humphries	....	vehicle coordinator (as 'Truck' Humphries)

Other crew
Lyn Aronson	....	script supervisor
Annie McEvoy	....	production coordinator
Jamie McGuire	....	production assistant: los angeles
Jamie McLennan	....	location manager
Rachel Leigh Anderson	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Nancy Mouton	....	assistant to executive producers Robert M. Sertner and Frank von Zerneck (uncredited )

Production Companies

• Von Zerneck Sertner Films

Distributors

• Anolis Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Artisan Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• TBS Superstation

Other Companies

• Maura Fay Group  casting: Australia, Tom McSweeney (as Maura Fay Casting)

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Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Australia:M | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Von Zerneck Sertner Films

Trivia:

This was based on "Fangs", a script John Carpenter did back in the 1970s when he wrote as a gun for hire. In the original, according to Carpenter himself, there were scares and jumps all over the place. One scene included a man who hears a rattle, thinks it's his infant, and finds a rattlesnake in the crib.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After the flower buying scene, the woman driving her minivan home can be seen obviously driving the wrong way down a one way street. She also appears to be in the turn lane for the street.

Upper 6's

Living and working in Tokyo has some advantages, one of them being the fact that Channel 12 runs movies every afternoon -13:30-15:30- Monday to Thursday; some of course boarder on the inane but I just saw Silent Preds today and it's as fine a TV film as there is. Good camera work, nice production, solid acting and a realistic dialog, for a TV movie budget Silent Preds hits an easy 6. I personally wouldn't put it in the genre of B movie either, it doesn't have the feel or themes of a B movie, for a start Silent Preds uses real snake shots, not overly obvious rubber nasties flopping around as a muscle bound wanna be hero 'fights' them. This is no Ed Wood production and I found myself looking out for snakes where I'd seen them in this film. Watch, enjoy, creep yourself out!