Sand Serpents (2009)

A small group of US Army Soldiers are stranded in the remote Afghan desert. But it ain't the Taliban that's worrying them, it's these giant refugees from Tremors. In fact the big worms ... See full summary »

Director:

Jeff Renfroe

Writer:

Raul Inglis

Stars:

Jason Gedrick, Tamara Hope, Elias Toufexis

Cast

Cast overview:
Jason Gedrick	...	Richard Stanley
Tamara Hope	...	Jan Henle
Elias Toufexis	...	Private Andrews
Sebastian Knapp	...	Oscar Kaminsky
Michelle Asante	...	Susan Eno
Chris Jarman	...	Sgt. Wilson
Constantin Viscreanu	...	Morales
Duma Iulian	...	Bates (as George Iulian Duma)
Jonas Khan	...	Amal Jazeer (as Imran Khan)
Andreea Coscai	...	Isla (as Patricia Lavinia Coscai)
Andreea Paduraru	...	Asala
Roman Florentin	...	Taliban Leader
Bryan Jardine	...	Colonel Jones (as Bryan Wilson Jardine)
Emil Hostina	...	Taliban Officer

Storyline

A small group of US Army Soldiers are stranded in the remote Afghan desert. But it ain't the Taliban that's worrying them, it's these giant refugees from Tremors. In fact the big worms prove to be an ally of sorts by doing better against the Taliban than themselves but battling these enemies is something not covered in their training.

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Plot Keywords:

man tied up | woman tied up | blindfold | taliban | automatic rifle | 

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Taglines:

Terror Lies Beneath

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Goofs

A female soldier is wearing both "Ranger" and "Special Forces" tabs on her uniform. Females are not authorized to attend either school, thus it is impossible and illegal according to Army regulations for a female to wear either tab on her uniform.

User Reviews

SYFY Film needs tech advisors really bad !

I normally do not trash anyone's films but I have had enough !!!! I watched this film from start to finish !

Let's start with the first point ! These "Soldiers" are not Marines. I have served with both services and there are huge differences besides just uniforms !

Second , This film just cut a lot of their potential audience out because there have been way over a million military members that have rotated in and out of A'Stan,Iraq and other places since the war has started not to mention their family , relatives and friends that know what is and what is BS from their pictures and stories . The "Soldiers" are all "TABBED UP" each with Special Forces tabs and also "RANGER" tabs plus CIBS .

I do know a lot of SF /Group guys that wore beards so that isn't an issue but you don't pick the wimpiest guy to try and pull that off ! Arabs wear a certain Kafeeh ( head dress/wrap around neck) due to a certain meaning ( religious reason , country rulers etc. )

as far as Camera work, weapon work and action could have been a bit better. The monster well that is a SCI FI gig there so I will shut my mouth there ! I won't comment on actors actions and good or bad they do what the Director/Producers and Writer tells them too and I can respect that !

Here is a War veteran's heart felt appeal as someone who loves SCI FI films even campy ones ! Get the Military part right when doing Military based films as if it feels real then the fiction is easy to imagine as a reality ! The best lie that could ever be told is 80% true ! Any questions please feel free to contact me directly !! Cheers! DOC J

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 July 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Arenas mortales

Filming Locations:

MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$1,800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Media Pro Pictures, Muse Entertainment Enterprises

Technical Specs

Color:

Color