Snakeman (TV 2005)
"The Snake King" (original title)

An object is found that points to the secret of eternal youth so a research team is sent to find the fountain only to find it is protected by a giant snake

Director:

Allan A. Goldstein

Writers:

Declan O'Brien, Kenneth M. Badish (story),

Stars:

Stephen Baldwin, Jayne Heitmeyer, Larry Day

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Baldwin	...	Matt Ford
Jayne Heitmeyer	...	Dr. Susan Elters
Larry Day	...	Dr. Rick Gordon
Gary Hudson	...	Dr. John Simon
Ross McCall	...	Timothy
Phil Miler	...	Dr. Richman (as Phil)
Gideon Rosa	...	Dahar
Jorge Tarquini	...	Jonathan Rodgers
Caco Monteiro	...	Will Bahia (as Caludio de Carvalho Monteiro)
Shelly Varod	...	Sid
Mike Zafra	...	Rush Fernandez
Narcival Rubens	...	Tika
Lucas Wilber Silva Laborda	...	Bada
Charles Paraventi	...	Ronald
Michael P. Flannigan	...	Jim (as Michael Flannigan)

Storyline

Anthropologists deep in the Amazon uncover the remains of a man they come to determine was approximately 300-years old when he died. This leads to a second expedition to discover the reason behind his longevity, but there's a major problem in the form of an Amazonian tribe that guards the proverbial fountain of youth and the giant, five-headed snake they worship.

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Plot Keywords:

snake | giant snake | longevity | amazon | amazon tribe | 

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Taglines:

Pure Evil. Pure Terror. Pure Venom.

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Genres:

Adventure | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

SciFi Channel

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 April 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Snakeman

Filming Locations:

Brazil

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nu Image Films, Active Entertainment, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 96 min (DVD) 120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Stinkeroo King is more like it

I was not expecting much in terms of a good plot and good special effects, but I was expecting it to be entertaining with some of the actors giving their all. That was not the case with Snake King(or Snake Man). This was a horrible movie from start to finish, redeemed only by the striking scenery and Jayne Heitmeyer, who is pretty decent not to mention good looking. The rest is one big mess. The special effects are really cheap and some of the least convincing of any special effect I've seen in any movie in a while, and the choppy editing, suspense-less and un-thrilling attack scenes and the snake(s), which are the opposite of menacing or effective do not help. Neither do the crass dialogue, clichéd characters(the film doesn't even try to give them any sort of development either), slack pacing or the formulaic, unexciting story(which further suffers from being derivative of the far superior Anacondas 2). Nor, with the exception of Heitmeyer, does the acting, which in Stephen Baldwin's case is bland, and in the case of others, including the villain, verging on camp. So overall, the scenery and Heitmeyer are good but the rest contribute to Snake King being the stinker that it is. 2/10 Bethany Cox