The Bone Snatcher (2003)

Director:

Jason Wulfsohn

Writers:

Malcolm Kohll (writer)
Gordon Render (writer)

Release Date:

18 February 2004 (Bahrain)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

It will scare you out of your skull.

Plot:

After miners disappear in the Namib Desert, some scientists find their remains and the demonic creature that killed them.

Cast

Scott Bairstow	...	Dr. Zack Straker
Rachel Shelley	...	Mikki
Warrick Grier	...	Karl
Patrick Shai	...	Titus
Andre Weideman	...	Kurt
Adrienne Pierce	...	Magda (as Adrienne Pearce)
Patrick Lyster	...	Johan
Brian Claxton Payne	...	The Creature (as Brian Claxton-Payne)
Sean Higgs	...	Clive
Jan Ellis	...	Harvey
Langley Kirkwood	...	Paul
Lulama J. Nombiba	...	Old Man
Yusuf Hendrics	...	Taxi Driver
Andre Jacobs	...	Dr. Muller
Nikki Jackman	...	Mel

Also Known As:

Sandmother (South Africa: English title) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

90 min | Argentina:96 min

Country:

UK | Canada | South Africa

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:MA | Argentina:16 | Italy:T | New Zealand:R13 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R | Canada:A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

The Imaginarium

Sometimes Pray Isn't Enough!

Dr. Zack Straker (Scott Bairstow) is a laboratory scientist sent to a work in the field, more precisely in a diamond mining company in the Namid Desert, in Africa. His first assignment is to participate of a rescue mission of three missing prospectors, who are lost in the desert. The rescue team finds the bones separated from the completely destroyed bodies of the prospectors. The African Titus (Andre Weidman) explains that the slaughter was carried out by the Sandmother, a sort of evil being that was part of the African belief. His colleagues do not pay much attention on his faith. Meanwhile, their truck has an electrical problem and they have to spend the night in the desert, when they face the horrible monster that snatches the bones of its victims. Zach and the other survivors conclude that sometimes pray isn't enough, and decide to fight against the destructive creature. "The Bone Snatcher" is another variation of the storyline of "Alien". However, this story takes place in great locations in the desert and the special effects are reasonably good, and this horror movie is above the average of this genre. There are the usual clichés, but it is not a bad movie. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Caçador de Ossos" ("Bones Hunter")