Fangs (2001)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Kelly Sandefur

Writer (WGA):

Jim Geoghan (written by)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

It's the attack of the killer, genetically-altered bats!

Plot Keywords:

Bat | Gene Manipulation

Cast

Corbin Bernsen	...	Carl Hart
Tracy Nelson	...	Ally Parks
Whip Hubley	...	Dr. John Winslow
Katie Stuart	...	Genny Winslow
Lukas Behnken	...	Logan
Michael Gregory	...	Police Chief Sam Taylor
Mark L. Taylor	...	Prof. Arthur Fuller (as Mark Taylor)
Scott Davidson	...	Howard Spiegel
Tony Longo	...	Louis
Nicole Clendenen	...	Alexis Hart
Corina Marie	...	Heather
Deborah Brown	...	Diane
Sarah Rush	...	Lois Bostwick
Dennis Fimple	...	Willy Kramer
James Lee Hymes	...	Yuppie #1 (as James Hymes)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violent content.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Germany:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Altadena, California, USA

Company:

PorchLight Entertainment

Goofs:

Factual errors: In order to help save the day, the hero and heroine come across the idea of using shredded aluminum cans in order to disrupt the bats' "radar". They get this idea after a stoner teenager points out that he avoided a ticket because the cans on his dashboard screwed up the trooper's radar. The problem is, bats don't navigate using Radar (i.e. radio or light waves bouncing off of objects); they use Sonar (sound waves bouncing off of objects), which wouldn't be adversely affected by metal. While the confetti storm could conceivably have been confusing to the bats, it wouldn't have "blinded" them the way the movie implied (considering the fact that bats are used to flying in swarms or through leafy wooded areas, so it's not like a bunch of fluttering objects would completely disoriented them).

Scottsville has a little secret.

Here we go again. Pretty predictable and no matter how cheesy this movie gets...something keeps you hanging in there for the finale. Is it the blood thirsty bats? An unlikely detective(Tracy Nelson)teams with an animal control officer(Whip Hubley)to uncover the mystery behind a small town being terrorized by genetically-created bats. Nelson is so wrong for the role it is pathetic. Corbin Bersen and Nicole Clendenen are more than a tad over-the-top. Redeeming is the cute Katie Stuart. There is an interesting solution to jamming the bat's radar. If you expect horror...prepare for a headache from the negative shake of your head.