Silent Venom (2009) (V)

Director:

Fred Olen Ray

Writer:

Mark Sanderson (written by)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

The greatest danger to the mission is already on board.

Plot:

Deep in the jungle of a remote island in the Pacific lives a new breed of mutant snake. Dr. Andrea Swanson...

Plot Keywords:

Snake | Torpedo | Submarine | Depth Charge | Bitten In The Throat

Cast

Luke Perry	...	Lt. Comdr. James O'Neill
Krista Allen	...	Dr. Andrea Swanson
Tom Berenger	...	Admiral Bradley Wallace
Louis Mandylor	...	Jake Goldin
Anthony Tyler Quinn	...	Eddie Boudreau
John L. Curtis	...	Lt. Comdr. Houston Davies
Robert Catrini	...	Major Drake - US Army
David Andriole	...	Ensign Richard Kelso
Sam Scarber	...	Capt. Rogers
Travis Dixon	...	Officer Lozano
Haran Jackson	...	Sailor Rhodes
Oliver Rayon	...	Sailor Wilson
Bill J. Stevens	...	Secretary of the Navy
Gerald Webb	...	Engineer
T. Ryan Mooney

Also Known As:

Recoil (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

ARO Entertainment

Quotes:

[last lines]
Loading supervisor: Commander James O'Neill?
Lt. Comdr. James O'Neill: That's right.
Loading supervisor: You're on the transport to Pearl?
Lt. Comdr. James O'Neill: Yes.
Loading supervisor: You're cleared to board, sir.
Lt. Comdr. James O'Neill: Thank you.
Loading supervisor: Alright, come on, hurry up. Let's get that thing loaded on the plane.

Movie Connections:

References Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Oh Berenger... Where Art Thou?

"Snakes on a Sub" (or "Recoil" or "Silent Venom") was on my list of films to see, simply because I had to know why some (once mighty) actors would want to appear in a Fred Olen Ray (or whatever name he's going by this week) movie... The answer is (obviously) money.

The film wastes no time in letting the audience in on what to expect. Really (and I mean really, painfully) bad CGI snakes, that the average 12 year old kid could do a better job with on his home PC. It makes you wonder if they even tried? Yes, they look like cartoons of the worse kind. That being said, the story is not all that bad... Once the premise switches over to the what (and why) a submarine is involved, it actually pulls you in, and you begin to forget about the stupid snake storyline. There is an underlying war-themed adventure about an out of commission sub (and crew) that accidentally wanders into enemy waters. Very well acted by both Berenger and Perry, this part of the film really worked for me, and I became engrossed in the story. The dialog appears to follow proper Navel protocol, and you begin to feel for the characters. Unfortunately, we are soon reminded that this is "Snakes on a Sub" and the B-Movie resurfaces. I think it could have made a decent war drama on it's own, however not many people would likely rent (buy) it for that.

"Horror Sells!!!"

Thus, we are left with good acting and really, painfully, horribly, cheesy FX and an hour and a half of our lives gone forever...

Enter at own risk.