Snapdragon (1993)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Worth Keeter

Writers:

Gene Church (writer)
Terri Treas (writer)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

Two men have already been killed during intercourse by a prostitute. The young Sargent Peckham is transferred...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Amnesia | Serial Killer | Erotica | Female Killer

Cast

Steven Bauer	...	Dr. David 'Doc' Hoogstraten
Chelsea Field	...	Det. Sgt. 'Peck' Peckham
Pamela Anderson	...	Felicity
Matt McCoy	...	Bernie
Kenneth Tigar	...	Captain
Larry Manetti	...	Lengle
Rance Howard	...	Priest
Gloria LeRoy	...	Nurse (as Gloria Le Roi)
Diana Lee Hsu	...	Professor Huan
Irene Tsu	...	Hua
Michael Monks	...	Grosky
John F. O'Donohue	...	Fat Man (as John F. O'Donahue)
Drew Snyder	...	Coroner
Phillip Troy Linger	...	Mental Patient (as Phillip Troy)
Michael Chong	...	Flower Seller
Johnny Green	...	Policeman (as John Green)
Tanya George	...	Secretary
Thom Bosco	...	First Victim
Glen Chin	...	Merchant
James Wing Woo	...	Mr. Lui
Charles Hutchins	...	Mr. Olson
Rockwood	...	Tattooed Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dave Bean	...	Coroner's Assistant (uncredited)

Directed by
Worth Keeter

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gene Church		writer
Terri Treas		writer

Produced by
Ashok Amritraj	....	producer
Barry L. Collier	....	executive producer
Barbara Javitz	....	executive producer
Brent Morris	....	associate producer
Robert E. Waters	....	line producer

Original Music by
Michael Linn

Cinematography by
James Mathers

Film Editing by
Gina Mittelman

Casting by
Adriana Michel

Production Design by
Whitney Brooke Wheeler

Art Direction by
Chuck Dutrow

Set Decoration by
Cherie Day Ledwith

Costume Design by
Ron Talsky

Makeup Department
Laura Gordon	....	makeup artist
Heidi Grotsky	....	hair stylist
Shashana Kaplan	....	makeup artist
Dawn Shrum	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Robert E. Waters	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Amter	....	second second assistant director
Scott K. Harris	....	second second assistant director
Regina Hinton	....	second second assistant director
Peggy Hughes	....	second assistant director
Tony Schwartz	....	first assistant director
Brian Triggs	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Jon Aguilar	....	props
George Capetanos	....	prop assistant
Patrick Maurer	....	construction coordinator
Merry-Beth Noble	....	lead scenic artist
Lynda Reiss	....	property master

Sound Department
Patrick Cabral	....	foley artist (as Pat Cabral)
Jennifer L. Mann	....	foley artist
Brian McGowan	....	boom operator
Dann Thompson	....	foley engineer
Brian S. Tracy	....	production sound mixer
Gary Ulmer	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects (as John Hartigan)
Mike Tristano	....	special effects makeup

Stunts
Cole S. McKay	....	stunt coordinator
Michael Sebek	....	stunts
Patrick J. Statham	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeffrey N. Civa	....	second assistant camera
Byron J. Cohen	....	still photographer
Stephen M. Foss	....	key grip
Dean Hayasaka	....	gaffer
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator
Laurent Soriano	....	first assistant camera
Gary A. Williams	....	best boy grip
Steven Willinger	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
James DuToit	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rebecca Bucala	....	set costumer
Carol Quiroz	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Rebecca Little	....	apprentice editor
Mato	....	color timer (as Mato Der Avanessian)
Michael McCann	....	negative cutter

Transportation Department
Milo Brown	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Tanya George	....	location manager
James A. Holt	....	assistant to producer
Melissa Limmer	....	title designer
Cindy Maxwell	....	script supervisor
Christine McMahon	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Prism Entertainment Corporation

Distributors

• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Odessa Home Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Prism Entertainment Corporation (video)
• Rizzoli Corriere della Sera Home Video (RCS) (Italy) (VHS)
• Vivivideo (Italy) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Ultimate Effects

Other Companies

• ABS Payroll & Production Accounting Services  payroll services
• Alter Image  negative cutting
• Glenwood Audio  sound transfers
• H&H Enterprises  camera cranes
• J.L. Fisher  camera dollies
• Jim Mathers Film Company  grip and electrical equipment
• Mar-Tune Music  source music provided by
• Pacific Title  video transfer
• Rubber Dubbers  editing facilities
• S. Arora & Associates  accounting services
• S.S.A. Public Relations  publicity
• Sheila Thompson Casting  extras casting
• Sound B Squared  location sound equipment
• The Sound Package Studio  post-production sound
• Title House  titles and opticals
• William F. Hooper Inc.  insurance

Runtime:

Brazil:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Queen of Angels Hospital - 2301 Bellevue Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Prism Entertainment Corporation

A stagnant thriller

Regardless of one's personal feelings about the notorious Ms. Pamela Anderson, it would be foolish IMO to deny that until about 1996 she was an incredibly beautiful woman. Her face was comparable to Brigitte Bardot's, and her body was (or at least looked) more natural and well-proportioned. She has a couple of fairly hot sex scenes in this movie, however they are cut pretty short. "Snapdragon" as a whole seems to have many elements of a solid B-movie (including a female serial killer and Oriental mythology), but the execution is off-target: the pacing is stagnant, there are too many dull stretches in the middle, and the payoff isn't much of a surprise. Others have compared this film to "Basic Instinct", but it reminded me more of Drew Barrymore's "Doppelganger"; unless you are a hardcore Pamela Anderson fan, check out that one instead. (*1/2)