A pack of massive genetically altered Scorpions escape containment on an airplane, turning passengers into victims and forcing one ordinary woman to confront her worst fears.
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| Laura Putney | ... | Dr. Jennifer Ryan | |
| Robert Merrill | ... | Captain Jack Russell (Pilot) (as Christian Scott) | |
| Shirly Brener | ... | Shannon | |
| Gulshan Grover | ... | Yaffi | |
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Tara Price | ... | Courtney |
| Jean Carol | ... | Flight Attendant Patti | |
| Elizabeth Perry | ... | Jodie Shawback | |
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Joe Boony | ... | Security Fred |
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Guy Bracca | ... | Sudan |
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Conroe Brooks | ... | Omar |
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Jager Dan | ... | Biker #1 |
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Ray Davis | ... | Curtis Burnham |
| Tony Dimond | ... | Air Traffic Controller Bob Campbell | |
| Sean P. Donahue | ... | Airport Security (as Sean Donahue) | |
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Jamie Douglass | ... | Brad |
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Prepared for a routine flight across the Pacific, lonely widower and pilot Jack Russell maneuvers his jet into the sky and unknowingly tightens the gap between his passengers and doom. Lying dormant in the craft's hull is a secret shipment of genetically engineered Scorpion fetuses, the creation of Dr. Jennifer Ryan and her team of biochemists for the purpose of discovering a vaccine. At the same time, Yaffi and his brother Sudan sneak onto the airplane speaking in hushed tones about a conspiracy of their own; to smuggle themselves into America. One of Jennifer's most trusted colleagues uses this opportunity to break into the cargo hold and steal the Scorpions. Each fetus sleeps submerged in a jell liquid inside its own glass container. While transferring the fetuses from their secure metal unit the scientist is discovered by security. A desperate fight ensues, containers break, and the Scorpions open their ugly black eyes. Written by <mail@shorelineentertainment.com>
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Laura Putney, the lead in this movie, is a graduate of Harvard Law School. See more »Goofs
When Dr. Milhouse retrieves Fred's gun and tries to calm himself, a crew person is clearly visible behind the luggage area. He is wearing white shorts and white tennis shoes. See more »Crazy Credits
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As someone who prides himself on being a connoseur of the So-Bad-It's-Good school of movies, regardless of the genre, I cannot stress enough how gawd-AWFUL this movie really is. We are talking so dreadful, that there isn't a single redeeming nugget of entertainment value to be gleaned from it, and considering some of the dreck I have been privy to, that's a remarkable statement to make with any confidence. But if any movie could make the likes of such anti-classics like PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE or HORROR OF PARTY BEACH seem like Shakespeare, well, this is it.
I couldn't get this out of my DVD player fast enough after about ten minutes. Save yourself the agony. Go find a copy of ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES and rent that, before you even think about this one.
And PLEASE...don't let the artwork on the cover fool you. That's exactly what moviemakers of this ilk rely on. For once, judge a book by its cover, and skip TAIL STING.