Skeleton Man (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

2.1/10   

Director:

Johnny Martin

Writer:

Frederick Bailey (writer)

Release Date:

1 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror

Tagline:

Some Myths Are Real.

Plot:

A co-ed group of Special Forces agents search the wilderness for a predator type creature that has been on a killing spree.

Plot Keywords:

Military | Skull | Special Forces | Horse | Chemical Plant

Cast

Jackie Debatin	...	Sgt. Cordero
Eric Etebari	...	Lt. York
Jonathon Klein	...	Power House Supervisor
Sarah Ann Schultz	...	Lt. Scott
Robert Miano	...	Blind Indian
Timothy V. Murphy	...	Sgt. Terry
Maurice Nehru	...	Fighting Indian
David E. Ornston	...	Ross
Lisa Olivas	...	Smith (as Lisa Oliva)
Carlos Rodriguez	...	Warrior Prince
Michael Rooker	...	Captain Leary
Bill M. Ryusaki	...	Ancient Medicine Man (as Bill Ryusaki)
Paul Sampson	...	Nathan
BooBoo Stewart	...	Child Warrior
Maegan Stewart	...	Indian Princess

Also Known As:

Cotton Mouth Joe (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and brief language.

Runtime:

USA:89 min (DVD) | Brazil:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:18 | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Martini Films

Trivia:

In Germany the movie is tagged as a comedy-film and not as a horror-film. The advertising slogan on the DVD-Package announces "Here lives the spirit of Ed Wood".

Goofs:

Continuity: The fisherman on the waterfall gets shot from behind, but the arrow hits him in his chest.

Quotes:

Cordero: If you can see it, I can shoot it.

Awfully Boring, Annoying and Senseless

The scientist Charles and his wife (or assistant) Marissa receive some objects and a skull from an ancient Indian cemetery, and while cleaning a vase, they are attacked and murdered by a mysterious being, the Skeleton Man. Then, a military squad commanded by Captain Leary (Michael Rooker) seeks out two groups of four soldiers each that vanished in the jungle. They face the Skeleton Man, shooting him while he kills each soldier. Then the Skeleton Man goes to a power plant, and Captain Leary explodes the facility destroying the supernatural being.

I bought "Skeleton Man" on DVD expecting to see a funny trash, but I found an awfully boring, annoying and senseless crap, with shoots and explosions. The imbecile story is totally disconnected and does not make any sense, and the military team is composed of imbeciles, insisting in shooting the supernatural Skeleton Man until they are totally slaughtered. Their leader is also the most stupid, with the blow-up of an entire facility in the end to destroy the supernatural rip-off of the extraterrestrial warrior Predator. On DVD, it is possible to use the fast forward button along the movie and reduce the suffering of the viewer. My vote is two.

Title (Brazil): "Skeleton Man"