Snakehead Terror

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Movie Info

Cashing in on the real-life influx of pesky "snake-head" fish in Midwestern lakes, this inexpensive sci-fi epic is set in a small Maryland fishing community called Cultus Lake. A dangerous strain of mutated snakeheads has decimated the lake's fish population, whereupon Doc Jenkins (played by X-Files' William B. Davis, aka "Cigarette-Smoking Man"), the shady owner of a nearby chemical plant, fills the water with pollutants to kill off the invaders. At the same time, the local leaders, desperate to pull Cultus Lake out of a severe financial slump, has dumped human growth hormones in the lake to improve the stock. You guessed it: Both the chemicals and hormones succeed only in making the snakeheads even larger and more ferocious--and worse still, they are now leaving the lake and crawling around on dry land, in search of human blood! Caught in the middle of the crisis is Sheriff Patrick James (Bruce Boxleitner) and the standard-issue beautiful female biologist Lori Dale (Carol Alt). An amalgam of every cheesy CGI effect ever seen on the many Jaws ripoffs that have proliferated as made-for-cable and direct-to-video thrillers, Snakehead Terror received its biggest audience when it was telecast by the Sci-Fi network on March 13, 2004.

Rating:

R (for creature violence and gore )
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Television
Directed By:

Paul Ziller
Written By:

Anthony L. Greene, A.G. Lawrence
In Theaters:

Mar 13, 2004 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Mar 24, 2009
Runtime:

92 minutes
Studio:

Grey Matter Entertainment

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Cast

Bruce Boxleitner
as Sheriff Patrick James

Carol Alt
as Lori Dale

William B. Davis
as Doc Jenkins

Ryan McDonell
as Luke

Juliana Wimbles
as Jagger

Alistair Abell
as Sammy

Ryan McDonnell
as Luke

Doug Abrahams
as Deputy Clark

P. Lynn Johnson
as Norma

Chelan Simmons
as Amber

Bro Gilbert
as Deputy Reece

Gary Jones
as Colin Jenkins

Chad Krowchuk
as Craig

Matthew MacCaull
as James

Don MacKay
as Ray Wilkens

Darren Moore
as Zeke

Scott Swanson
as Mayor Cole

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Audience Reviews for Snakehead Terror

Oct 10, 2011

An OK SyFy flick with weak thrills and gore.

Jacob P Super Reviewer
Jan 07, 2011

Like Piranha but with the reveal at the end of the movie instead of the beginning. Oh and not funny and no nudity, lame.

Ken S Super Reviewer
Aug 31, 2007

A Sheriff trying to get over his dead wife, an annoying reporter who wnats the big scoop, a mayor who refuses to believe the truth as it may harm the towns businesses. It's camp, it's cheesy and it steals scenes from Jaws without a second thought. It's a load of old tat with my favourite scene being when a car swerevs out of control and hits a tree one door just so happens to spring open tolet the monster fish in. The monsters when either CGI or puppet are very bad and the actors have no sense of fun. And let us not forget the annoying teens who decide to kill the fish themselves because they don't believe the police can, silly Wabbits.

Luke B Super Reviewer