Venomous (2002) (V)

Director:

Fred Olen Ray

Writers:

Dan Golden (writer)
Sean McGinly (writer)

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:

Helicopter | California USA | Epidemic | Former Lovers | Kitten

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)
Anthony Azizi	...	Male Terrorist
Larry Carroll	...	News Reporter
Greg Collins	...	Grover
Lee de Broux	...	Bob Jenkins
Helen Duffy	...	Lily
J.B. Gaynor	...	Jimmy Edmonton
Ron Harper	...	Larry Kizinsky
Jesse Lenat	...	Frank
Ted Monte	...	MP
Meilani Paul	...	Female Terrorist (as Melani Paul)
Kim Ray	...	2nd Reporter
Max Olen Ray	...	Baby Max
Marc Vahanian	...	MP
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hilary Adahms	...	Grover's Wife (uncredited)
Greg Stanina	...	Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

Directed by
Fred Olen Ray		(as Ed Raymond)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dan Golden		writer
Sean McGinly		writer

Produced by
Alan B. Bursteen	....	executive producer
Jorge Hermes	....	executive producer
Alison Semenza	....	producer
Jim Wynorski	....	producer (as Noble Henry)

Original Music by
Neal Acree

Cinematography by
Andrea V. Rossotto

Film Editing by
Randy Carter

Casting by
Jeff Gerrard

Production Design by
Steve Ralph

Art Direction by
Linda Louise Sheets

Makeup Department
Rick Bongiovanni	....	assistant makeup artist
Stefanie Owens	....	makeup department head

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Justin W. Hill	....	first assistant director: second unit
Justin W. Hill	....	second assistant director
Cyndy Johnson	....	second assistant director
Jim Simone	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Peter Clines	....	property master
Valerie Jean Lee	....	set dresser
Desirea Ortega	....	prop assistant
Martin Weeks	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Stuart C. Bailey	....	foley mixer
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stephen Riesz	....	sound effects editor
Kelly Vandever	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Chris Ervin	....	digital artist

Stunts
Matthew R. Anderson	....	stunts
Bob Bragg	....	stunt coordinator
Stephen P. Hart	....	stunts
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunt rigger (as Kim Koscki)
Robert Powell	....	stunts
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
Ellen G. Statham	....	stunts (as Ellen Statham)
Patrick J. Statham	....	stunts (as Pat Statham)
Steve Upton	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ian S. Casas	....	key grip
Gary Graver	....	additional cinematographer
Donald G. Jackson	....	additional cinematographer
Kevin Lachoff	....	second assistant camera
David Leite	....	dolly grip
Dave Preston	....	grip
Scott Shaw	....	additional cinematographer
Ben Thompson	....	best boy electric
Gretchen Widmer	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Josh Godfrey	....	casting assistant

Transportation Department
William Kuehn	....	transportation coordinator
Kevin Norwood	....	transportation captain
Greg Stanina	....	driver: Treat Williams

Other crew
David A. Hoffman	....	production assistant
Sean O'Riordan	....	production coordinator
Michael James 'Scotty' Scott	....	production assistant
Greg Stanina	....	production assistant
Greg Stanina	....	production set runner
Mike Tristano	....	weapons handler

Production Companies

• Phoenician Entertainment

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (DVD)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Madison Home Video
• New City Releasing
• SBS6 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (original airing)
• Snake Eyes Productions

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:

Edited from Species (1995)

Amazing waste of time

There are lousy movies, there are terrible movies and ten levels down there is Venomous, it might become a new definition for absolute waste of film, money and time. Dialogue more than in the nose, incredibly unbelievable performance, one of the poorest directions I've ever seen, it's amazing this movie is not signed as an "Alan Smithee" film. The music goes with the plot, absolutely unimaginative. Foreshadowing comes a mile before you get to the scene you've guessed long ago. I believe it's a waste of time to add more reviews, but after reading the "best movies go straight to video" comment really struck me as misleading to say the least. Probably the reviewer is the writer himself. I've seen college stuff that is a thousand times better than this film, and I'm talking about the worst projects! If you're in for a good laugh at how some movies can get to be stupid, rent it and prepare to laugh. The sheer mention of John Carpenter in the review is insulting. John Carpenter is good at its job. This pseudo-filmmaker is an obvious relative to some producer or investor.