Snake Eater (1989)

The Snake Eaters are an elite division of the Marines especially trained for search and destroy missions. This actioner chronicles the exploits of one of them who has become a cop. Known as... See full summary »

Director:

George Erschbamer

Writers:

Michael Paseornek (screenplay), John Dunning (screenplay)

Stars:

Lorenzo Lamas, Josie Bell, Robert Scott

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lorenzo Lamas	...	Jack 'Soldier' Kelly
Josie Bell	...	The Kid
Robert Scott	...	Junior
Ronnie Hawkins	...	King
Cheryl Jeans	...	Jennifer
Larry Csonka	...	Bronsky
Ben DiGregorio	...	Santucci
Mowava Pryor	...	Chloe
Ron Palillo	...	Torchy
Bob Piedalve	...	Harold
Jackie Lesage	...	Dorothy
Matthew Mabe	...	Eli
Barry Minshull	...	Slim (as Barry Minshell)
Carl Cook	...	Clyde
Sandra Brown	...	Sissy

Storyline

The Snake Eaters are an elite division of the Marines especially trained for search and destroy missions. This actioner chronicles the exploits of one of them who has become a cop. Known as a tough loner, he returns to find the band of backwoods bad-guys who killed his parents and abducted his sister.

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Plot Keywords:

erotica | taking off shoes | body search | camera shot of feet | male nudity | 

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Taglines:

To him, America is just another jungle.

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Genres:

Action

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Goofs

Soldier is wearing a beige undershirt and denim jacket when his speedboat hits the log trap and he's thrown into the river. When he emerges from the river, he is bare-chested and only wearing the denim jacket.

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Quotes

[Junior has put on a fake bear suit]
Junior: Your dream man's here, and he's come to change your life

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Connections

Followed by Snake Eater III: His Law (1992)

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Soundtracks

Soldier
Written by John Massari & Brian Wild
Performed by Brian Wild
© Cinemars XVIII and Company, Limited Partnership

User Reviews

Truly Bad, Truly Fun

As an action film that one would pay to see in the theatres, yikes!!! This movie is incompetent on almost every level - BUT....for those of us who enjoy cheesy bad movies - this one is a winner. REAL bad acting, there is a guy who plays the "funny" sidekick cop to Larry Csonka, legendary Miami Dolphins running back, no less. And this guy's performance is so bad, so over the top, he makes the Dead End Kids look subtle. Lamas (who I'm sure is gorgeous to the gals) is one of the most "dead-eyed" actors I've ever seen. It is a simple revenge flick - where Lamas' parents are killed by crazed rednecks (plus they kidnap his sister - who gives a truly awful, amateurish performance). The dangerous psycho hillbillies have to be seen to be believed - talk about scenery chewing. Sheesh. Any film that has hillbillies torture people by putting them in big fluffy sleeping bags and hanging them from a tree - well, how can you not watch??

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 1989 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Snake Eater

Filming Locations:

Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carota, Cinemars Eight and Company Limited Partnership, Cinépix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1