Snakehead Terror (2004)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Paul Ziller

Writer:

A.G. Lawrence (writer)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The fish are really biting.

Plot:

A small town, desperate to recover from hard economic times, is under threat when voracious Snakehead...

Plot Keywords:

Fish | Environmental Issues | Environmental Crime | Toxic Waste | Father Dislikes Daughter's Boyfriend

Cast

Bruce Boxleitner	...	Sheriff Patrick James
Carol Alt	...	Lori Dale
Chelan Simmons	...	Amber James
Juliana Wimbles	...	Jagger
Ryan McDonell	...	Luke
Chad Krowchuk	...	Craig (as Chad Krowchuck)
Matthew MacCaull	...	James
William B. Davis	...	Doc Jenkins
Alistair Abell	...	Sammy
Doug Abrahams	...	Deputy Clark
Brenda Campbell	...	Reporter
Gardiner Millar	...	Hunter 1
Bro Gilbert	...	Deputy Reece
P. Lynn Johnson	...	Norma
Gary Jones	...	Colin Jenkins

MPAA:

Rated R for creature violence and gore.

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | USA:R | Netherlands:16 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Cultus Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Artsy Fartsy Pictures Inc.

Goofs:

Plot holes: How did Luke (who fell overboard) reach the island before girls who came by speed boat?

Movie Connections:

References Jaws (1975)

Where is MST3000 when you need it?

The gang at MST3K would have had a field day with this movie. It has it all: bad plot, bad directing, bad effects, bad acting, and famous faces. With Bruce Boxleitner, William B. Davis and Carol Alt, the number of Scarecrow and Mrs. King, X-Files and supermodel jokes are endless (not to mention Babylon 5 and Tron). To be fair to Boxleitner, his acting was fine, but the number of long, drawn out scenes of him driving up and parking his car are worthy of ridicule, MST-style.

As has been noted, this movie rips off every other "animal attacks" movie ever made. Every cliché is here:

- Mutant "man made" monster: check

- Local sheriff: check

- Sheriff's child in peril: check

- Unconcerned politician: check

- New love interest partner: check

- Goofy teenagers: check

- Slow attacks that escalate without reason: check

- Illogical and downright stupid behavior of every human: check

- Dumb monsters that show intelligence for plot reasons: check

- Improbably, yet highly effective single solution: check

Actually there was one cliché that I either missed, or they just didn't do, but that's the "the end?" ending where something survived. Maybe I just stopped watching too soon.