August 23, 2004
Bad Movie Monday: Snakehead Terror
After
a two week hiatus, Bad Movie Monday is back. This week I showcase the original
Sci-Fi Channel movie Snakehead
Terror.
Apparently, Sci-Fi Channel has taken a page from NBC's Law & Order and ripped this story "straight from the headlines." A small Maryland town is ravaged by a mysterious fish that is killing all the fish in the local lake. Uh, kind of like the snakeheads in Crofton, MD, but not really. These snakeheads are being fed Human Growth Hormone and they start to feed on human flesh!
The town tries to down play the initial killings so their tourism industry isn't damaged. Sound familiar? (See. Jaws) Anyway, Bruce Boxleitner (the town's Sheriff) and Carol Alt (the sexy scientist) team up to take on the snakeheads. I'm sure they succeed at some point, but I had to go to dinner. Or did they?
Highlights: An employee of the local pharmaceutical plant pours a gasoline can labeled "Human Growth Hormone" into the lake; A boat full of teens hunting the snakeheads with a revolver; The computerized snakeheads look great!; The scenery looks nothing like Maryland, more like Oregon; Carol Alt can act; No snakeheads were harmed during the filming of Snakehead Terror.
Posted by Matt Niemi at August 23, 2004 2:45 PMI had the privledge of watching this movie with matt. it was great. i only wish they didn't edit out the part where carol alt makes out with the snakehead king. fortunately, i hear that scene will be included on the uncensored dvd release.
Posted by: BA at August 25, 2004 11:57 AMThe sexy scientist is always a staple of bad movies. Denise Richards played one in one of the James Bond movies, I forget which one, but I remember laughing out loud when she said she studied physics. It is like they asked the Comic Book Guys of the world to design their perfect woman (of course one can only assume she is also a big fan of Star Trek and Dr. Who).
Posted by: Dan at August 25, 2004 1:44 PMHow could you say Snakehead Terror is a horrible film it's about man eating snakeheads the meanest fish god has ever created just ask any pet stores. Snakeheads were made illeagle, becasue they literally ate everything in site Copperhead & watermockison/cotton mouth snakes, beavers, otters. Now just think A horror film monster that is like that only it will eat people. Also I think this was a good movie, because unlike other Sci-Fi films I have seen IE Spiders 2 & Octopus you always hear abour the monster and are kept on the edge of your seat.
Posted by: Ted at February 25, 2006 7:15 PMI just wanna say that I am crushed at the fact that I cannot find the film Snakehead Terror on DVD anywere.
Posted by: Ted at February 25, 2006 7:21 PM