Venomous (2001) (V)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Fred Olen Ray

Writers:

Dan Golden (writer)
Sean McGinly (writer)

Release Date:

29 November 2001 (Germany)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Mutant snakes survived a terrorist attack on a government laboratory, and they now threaten the town of Santa Mira Springs...

Plot Keywords:

Snake | Virus | Physician | Epidemic | Maryland

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Treat Williams	...	Dr. David Henning
Mary Page Keller	...	Dr. Christine Edmonton Henning
Hannes Jaenicke	...	Dr. Eric Foreman
Catherine Dent	...	Susan Edmonton
Anthony John Denison	...	Maj. Gen. Thomas Sparks (as Tony Denison)
Geoffrey Pierson	...	Gen. Arthur Manchek (as Geoff Pierson)
Brian Poth	...	Billy Sanderson
Nicole Nieth	...	Cindy Sanderson
Christal Chacon	...	Nurse Josie Randall
Jim Storm	...	Sheriff Jack Crowley
Rick Hurst	...	Edgar Williams
Melissa J. Hayden	...	Katy
Marc McClure	...	Dr. Dutton
Andrew Stevens	...	Daniel Andrews
Chas. Allan	...	Orderly (as Chas Allan)

Also Known As:

Eclipse (USA) (working title)
Venom (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and brief language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38202) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Singapore:PG

Company:

Phoenician Entertainment

Trivia:

Major Manchek in "Venomous" must be related to the general of the same name from "The Andromeda Strain" (1972), another virus thriller. Both movies also refer to "Directive 712", described in "Andromeda Strain" as the use of a nuclear detonation to prevent the spread of a virus.

Goofs:

Continuity: The woman who uses pepper spray on the guard goes down the hill in a different car. The headlights give it away.

Quotes:

General Tony Sparks: Not entirely original, I'm afraid.

Movie Connections:

References The Satan Bug (1965)

Amazing in many ways

I voted a ten on it because I easily earned my moneys worth on it, a whole 2 Bucks. Thats right. I've seen it twice now, and soon to be three times. I bought it because the movie looked terrible on the cover and the contents were even more terrible that I could ever have dreamed or hoped for. I am doing one of my last ever collegiate papers on this movie.... because the movie was SO bad. I would love to have a spoiler in this section but to be honest, there is nothing to really spoil unless you were really thinking that this movie could be at all good. I can tell you one thing though.... the climax, you know when you have just seen it because you will be thinking "was that the climax?" Completely horrible movie that i love.