The Bone Snatcher (2003)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Jason Wulfsohn

Writers:

Malcolm Kohll (writer)
Gordon Render (writer)

Release Date:

18 February 2004 (Bahrain)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

It will scare you out of your skull.

Plot:

After miners disappear in the Namib Desert, some scientists find their remains and the demonic creature that killed them.

Cast

Scott Bairstow	...	Dr. Zack Straker
Rachel Shelley	...	Mikki
Warrick Grier	...	Karl
Patrick Shai	...	Titus
Andre Weideman	...	Kurt
Adrienne Pierce	...	Magda (as Adrienne Pearce)
Patrick Lyster	...	Johan
Brian Claxton Payne	...	The Creature (as Brian Claxton-Payne)
Sean Higgs	...	Clive
Jan Ellis	...	Harvey
Langley Kirkwood	...	Paul
Lulama J. Nombiba	...	Old Man
Yusuf Hendrics	...	Taxi Driver
Andre Jacobs	...	Dr. Muller
Nikki Jackman	...	Mel

Also Known As:

Sandmother (South Africa: English title) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

90 min | Argentina:96 min

Country:

UK | Canada | South Africa

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:MA | Argentina:16 | Italy:T | New Zealand:R13 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R | Canada:A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

The Imaginarium

Original Monster

The plot seemed to follow the science fiction standard of a group of people on a mission that encounters something that wants to eat them. The group consists of a scientist, a pretty girl, a "native" person with native knowledge or the extranormal, a macho dolt, a capable and intersting middle age woman, and a non-descript guy who is the first to go. So far this follows movies like "The Angry Red Plantet" and "Alien". The monster or the opposing life form (hey, I can be P.C. and inclusive) is original and interesting. The acting is basic and the direction uninspired. The plot has some moments of stupidity that interrupt the suspension of disbelief because no one would do what they did given the character's circumstances; e.g. abandon the broken down truck with all their supplies in the midst of a big desert after the search plane spots them. I am assuming the actors are all South African (excepting the American scientist)or they are better actors than I imagined. They have the accents down pretty good and fooled me. I was particularly impressed with Adrienne Pierce who plays "Magda" - a nice looking, somewhat older than Brittany Spears, strong willed woman who drives the big Mercedes four wheel drive truck that serves as the "space ship" used to wander around the desert. She is kind of a sunburned "Ripley" character.

I enjoyed the film and recomend it to those who enjoy this genre. I would like to see more of Adrienne Pierce.