Chupacabra vs. the Alamo (2013)

San Antonio, Texas. The bodies of various drug cartel members are turning up mangled and drained of blood. Tough DEA agent Carlos Seguin discovers that the grisly murders are being ... See full summary »

Director:

Terry Ingram

Writers:

Peter Sullivan (story by), Jeffrey Schenck (story by)

Stars:

Erik Estrada, Julia Benson, Jorge Vargas

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Erik Estrada	...	Carlos Seguin
Julia Benson	...	Tracy Taylor
Jorge Vargas	...	Tommy Seguin / Spider (as Jorge Vargas Jr.)
Vanesa Tomasino	...	Agent Dani (as Vanesa Tomasino Rodriguez)
Nicole Muñoz	...	Sienna Seguin (as Nicole Munoz)
Chad Krowchuk	...	Crockett
Brent McLaren	...	Loco
Cassandra Fernandez	...	Shorty
Bishop Brigante	...	Gordo
Anja Savcic	...	Brooke
Aleks Paunovic	...	Agent Perez
Zak Santiago	...	Commander Wilcox
Jorge Montesi	...	Director Collins
Antonio Ortega	...	Javier (as Jose Os)
Dave Dimapilis	...	Juan

Storyline

San Antonio, Texas. The bodies of various drug cartel members are turning up mangled and drained of blood. Tough DEA agent Carlos Seguin discovers that the grisly murders are being committed by a pack of chupacabras, which are lethal predatory creatures of local legend. Carlos, his feisty new partner Tracy Taylor, wayward estranged son Tommy, and several others make a desperate last stand against the bloodthirsty beasts at the famous fort The Alamo.

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Plot Keywords:

chupacabra | 

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Taglines:

Mythical monsters force new last stand at the Old Alamo.

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 March 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chupacabra

Filming Locations:

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Syfy Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the Alamo tour guide pulls the Bowie knife out of the display and says "now that's a knife," is a reference to Crocodile Dundee when he pulls his much larger knife out and compares it to the smaller one the gangster pulls on him.

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Goofs

During the movie, you will notice main character riding a motorcycle. He goes to the garage of his son Tommy for which he places him under arrest. He is to be taken downtown for questioning, but you never see how he gets downtown since the main character rides a motorcycle.

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Connections

References CHiPs (1977)

User Reviews

Better Than What Usually Turns Up on SyFy Saturday Nights

Chupacabra vs. the Alamo (2013)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Gory fun from SyFy has a cop (Erik Estrada) trying to deal with the two-year anniversary of his wife's death while at the same time having troubles with his teenage daughter. To make matters worse a gang of chupacabras are eating up the locals and the cop must gather up a group of gangsters (led by his own son) to try and take on the creatures at the site mentioned in the title. CHUPACABRA VS. THE ALAMO is a pretty silly movie but I'm sure that's what most people expect when they tune into SyFy on Saturday nights. I must admit that this film really kept me entertained throughout most of the running time, although there are certainly some flaws remaining. One big flaw is the constant melodrama dealing with the father's relationship with his children. The widowed father and troubled kids is a cliché taking over these SyFy movies and it really needs to stop as it takes away from what people are turning into see. The CGI monsters here aren't nearly as bad as we've come to expect from the station but there's still no question that they're far from being scary. The actual look of the monsters are pretty good and thankfully they didn't turn them into Godzilla sized creatures, which is what usually happens. Another plus is that if you're looking for gore then you're going to find a lot of it here. There's all sorts of guts and blood flowing throughout and this includes some TV-pushing stuff including one poor guy who decides to go pee at the wrong time. Estrada is the former star thrown into the spotlight this time out. I actually thought he was quite fun here and of course we get some nods to his CHIPS role including him riding a motorcycle throughout the picture. I also enjoyed both Nicole Munoz and Julia Benson in their supporting roles. CHUPACABRA VS. THE ALAMO isn't meant to be taken serious and thankfully the filmmakers didn't take it too serious. The film is light entertainment that's going to appeal to fans of "B" movies and those who like gore.