It was directed by george erschbamer and written by michael. A vietnam vet breaks out of a mental institution to go after drugdealing gangsters who are selling contaminated product that is killing people. Soldier lorenzo lamas used to be part of an elite squad of u. The drug buster 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This genre continued into the 1980s with films like bullies and rolling vengeance, but ended with the snake eater trilogy, arguably the most american entries in this subgenre. Driving miss daisy won the academy award for best picture. A former green beret delivers a dramatic, firsthand account of topsecret missions in the vietnam war. Known as a tough loner, he returns to find the band of backwoods badguys who killed his parents and abducted his sister. Snake eater is awesome in the most ridiculous and cheesy ways possible. Song snake eater cynthia harrel my favorite game what a thrill. A former special operative marine turned detective travels home. Snake eater is a 1989 actionadventure film starring lorenzo lamas.
Soldier kelly lamas is back on the police force in this one after spending snakeeater ii in an insane asylum. Nickname given to special forces, because they can survive in the wilderness by eating, you geussed it, snakes. With lorenzo lamas, josie bell, robert scott, ronnie hawkins. The bad guys are backwoods inbreds that provide some of the funniest lines ever in an action film. Snake eater, which concludes the extraordinary chronicle begun in the b52 overture, tells of the daytoday life and death experiences and tactics of the u. It was directed by george erschbamer and written by michael paseornek and john dunning. Only after undergoing immense psychological and physical scarring does he begin to resemble the. Snake eater was actor lorenzo lamass first action film plot. Snake eater 1989 poster for video release, 1 sheet. With darkness and silence through the night what a thrill.
Scott is always near the movie also stars ron palillo as tor. Unlike most of these films, soldier kelly is patterned after american action stars. Subtitle of metal gear solid 3, a video game about the original snake eater, naked snake. From the critically acclaimed director, hideo kojima, metal gear solid hd collection offers a handful of the most popular metal gear solid titles from the past in true hd for the first time ever. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. The film centers on a snake eater, a kind of special forces soldier that is sent on search and destroy missions, who becomes a police officer later. I need a metal gear solid complete collection cultured. A vietnam vet turned cop hunts down the rednecks who killed his parents and abducted his sister. Snake eater 1989 ganzer film german online anschauen. Accorded little respect by mainstream hollywood, lamas career path sharply veered towards genre projects that relied more on his handsome face, martial arts skills and muscular frame rather than on actual acting skills, including the directtovideo action flick series snake eater 1989, snake eater ii.
Overview of snakeeater, 1989, directed by george erschbamer, with lorenzo lamas, josie bell, robert scott, at turner classic movies. Despite his initial success, palillo found it nearly impossible to avoid typecasting, and he had to settle for small parts in genre projects like jason lives. A 1989 actionadventure film directed by george erschbamer and written by michael paseornek and john dunning. Kelly uses the talents that he learned in the snake. The snake eaters are an elite division of the marines especially trained for search and.
The film starts with a ludicrous robbery in a greasy spoon. If you want an overthetop movie full of completely bogus characters, terrible acting, and implausible events that is laughworthy for all the wrong reasons, snakeeater is a good choice. Revisiting the snake eater trilogy the action elite. The drug buster 1989 r 1h 33min action 25 january 1991 canada a vietnam vet breaks out of a mental institution to go after drugdealing gangsters who are selling contaminated product that is killing people. Snake eater, a 1989 action film starring lorenzo lamas. Now that the series is effectively complete with kojima moving on, there needs to be a jumpingon point for. Watch the latest snake eater trailer on video detective. Snake eater 1989 r 1h 31min action 31 march 1989 canada the snake eaters are an elite division of the marines especially trained for search and destroy missions. Lamas plays soldier jack kelly, a police officer who served in the marine special forces snake eater team in vietnam. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The snake eaters are an elite division of the marines especially trained for search and destroy missions.
Snake eater identification system, the military insurgent database developed for iraqi soldiers by u. The drug buster 1989 this sequel has soldier committed to a mental institution for some reason that doesnt matter. The drug buster is a 1989 action film sequel to snake eater, written by don carmody and john dunning, and directed by george erschbamer. It stars lorenzo lamas as jack soldier kelly skip navigation. This movie stars lorenzo lamas as soldier, a cop who was part of an elite. Lamas cuts a decent figure as an action hero, but the film s deliverancestyle plotline, and deliberate lack of originality, do little to make snakeeater stand out from all other kickbutt titles. Star lorenzo lamas returns as exmarine jack kelly, out to right the wrongs of the big city. Watch snake eater 1988 full movie free streaming online. Mexican gangster hd mafia action movie, full length, english full action movies for free duration. He puts an end to the stealing and kidnapping by confusing the first robber with a ploy that is unrivalled in recent memory. Gallery of 10 movie poster and cover images for snake eater 1989. This actioner chronicles the exploits of one of them who has become a cop.
John dunning, lawrence carota, john dunning, michael paseornek. They are so proud of this canadian cheesefest tribute that it is an extra on all three of the snakeeater dvds. Watch snake eater 1988 full movie free streaming online tubi. Snake eater george erschbamer, lorenzo lamas, josie bell. I definitely wasnt expecting this to be a full on redneck revenge flick and i. Thats why you can trust me when i say that this movie is so bad, it makes plan 9 look like citizen kane. Kelly uses the talents that he learned in the snake eaters to hunt down the criminals who killed his parents and kidnapped his sister. A former special operative marine turned detective travels home after the death of his family in an apparent boating accident. Using all his knowledge and skill from his days as a soldier, he sets out on a ruthless mission to rescue his sister and get revenge. Official video content provided by media home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. The snake eaters are an elite division of the marines especially trained for.
It was directed by george erschbamer and written by michael paseornek and john. Ophiophagy, a specialized form of feeding or alimentary behavior of animals which hunt and eat snakes. Im searching and ill melt into you what a fear in my heart. Last week i finally saw the film and my assumptions were correct. Overall, snake eater isnt a great film by any stretch of the imagination but lorenzo lamas sheer likability makes it watchable. The drug buster, i think is more a traditional copwithsidekick affair and the third snake eater iii. Laut cine canal wurde dieser film im jahre 1989 freigegeben. Now hes an embittered cop who refuses to heed the rules, which soon gets him booted from the force. Hey, if nothing else, hes got a great ass and you almost always get to see it. The snake eater is also known as jack soldier kelly, and is well known for his gruff attitude. However, once there he discovers that not only were his parents actually murdered, his sister has been kidnapped by the twisted gang. Snake eater was actor lorenzo lamass first action film.
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