The sense of humor and comedic timing as well as skill of the terrible actors is excellent. Genetically altered snakehead fish wreak havoc in the swamps of louisiana. It is the first feature from producers lama and hurwitzs baltimorebased production company ten pound films the ensemble cast includes gunnar hansen the texas chain saw massacre, rigg kennedy slumber party massacre and miss maryland teen usa 2006 jamie o. This was an interesting film and very good cgi effects with amazing scares. Always wanted to get into the film game and support an indie director. Watch swarm of the snakehead now on your favorite device. Thriving on the hormones, the snakehead fish grow to monstrous proportions, devouring everything within reach. Jun 11, 2019 arowana films is raising funds for snakehead post production on kickstarter. Apr 22, 2010 it is one of two scifi channel films based on the snakehead fish incident in a crofton, maryland pond though filmed at cultus lake, british columbia1. Swarm of the snakehead 2006 stream and watch online.
The fish transform from pests to predators when human growth hormones are dumped into the local lake in the hopes of reviving the local fishing. In june of 1993, in the middle of the night, a ship ran aground a few hundred yards off the rockaway peninsula in new york. Maryland films, movies, film directors, television series. With ross britz, sloane coe, melissa cordero, danny cosmo. Watch snakehead swamp online stream full movie directv. Swarm of the snakehead nude scenes naked pics and videos. I watched the trailer first, and when i saw the fish reading the missing person poster and laughing at it. In the lincoln rhyme novel the stone monkey by jeffery deaver, the villain is a shadowy snakehead, nicknamed the ghost, who is intent on killing a family of chinese immigrants who are the only witnesses alive who can identify him to the authorities the alex rider novel snakehead by anthony horowitz features snakeheads as the smugglers that get him and ash, his. Alice eve plays with fire in julian fellowes downton abbey followup. Despite some flaws, swarm of the snakehead is a lot of fun with some laughoutloud moments. Slang a person who smuggles undocumented chinese immigrants into the united states. They do not get as big as the red snakehead or giant snakehead. Snakehead a film by evan jackson leong coming soon.
Jane mayer, author of the dark side evocatively captures our yin and yang over immigration policy. Acting, however, was only georges side job for many years. Most other snakeheads reach between 30 and 90 cm 12 and 35 in. Snakeheads definition of snakeheads by the free dictionary. Two park police officers doing a routine patrol saw the ship and, moments later, heard. The fish transform from pests to predators when human growth hormones are dumped into the local. The film is designed to be campy and plot is immaterial, it is the one liners that made it fun. He worked in marylands government almost all his adult life, carving out an odd acting. A chicago tribune, christian science monitor, san francisco chronicle, and washington post book of the year reads like a mashup of the godfather and chinatown, complete with gun battles, a ruthless kingpin and a mountain of cash. The snakehead weng yu hui was arrested in new york in april, 1994. It is one of two scifi channel films based on the snakehead fish incident in a crofton, maryland pond though filmed at cultus lake, british columbia1. The following november, his taiwanese associate, lee peng fei, was polishing a mercedes outside his bangkok apartment when he was. Aug 08, 2006 a father and his three daughters visit a maryland town during an attack of snakehead fish.
An interesting thing is the relatively large cast size for such a lowbudget movie. It is the first feature from producers lama and hurwitzs baltimorebased production company ten pound films. Get a special shout out, a digital copy of the film, social media mention, and secret clips too. Swarm of the snakehead 2006 while vacationing on the maryland shore, a dysfunctional family encounters a deadly swarm of geneticallyengineered snakehead fish. The snakehead reads like a chineseamerican version of the sopranos, except that the mob boss is a grandmother who runs a human smuggling enterprise, and the story is true. 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. Released 2006, swarm of the snakehead stars joeldenning, jamielinckobrien, timothystultz, gerryparadiso the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. A smalltown maryland sheriff tries to kill mutated fish that can survive out of water. Snakehead swamp pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released snakehead swamp pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. The northern snakehead channa argus is a species of snakehead fish native to china, russia, north korea, and south korea, ranging from the amur river to hainan. In europe, the first report of the species was from czechoslovakia in 1956.
Within their native and introduced ranges, they live in small and large streams, canals, rivers, ponds, reservoirs, and lakes. The invasive northern snakehead fish can grow up to one metre long and. Watch snakehead swamp starring ayla kell in this horror on directv. And of course the snakehead is a reallife invasive species in maryland so this movie is educational too. Tv news film crew, city hall plaza, baltimore, maryland, may 2015. First 2 minutes of the documentary in the making snakehead saga by davey chin. It is the first feature from producers lama and hurwitzs baltimorebased production company ten pound films the ensemble cast includes gunnar hansen the texas chain saw massacre, rigg kennedy slumber party massacre and miss. A dysfunctional family vacations on maryland shore during a deadly attack of intelligent snakehead fish.
Snakehead terror 2004, frankenfish 2004 and swarm of the. The zombie fiction novel world war z by max brooks features a snakehead gang member as a character, revealing how they helped transport infected refugees outside. The snakehead invasion in maryland is the species channa argus or northern snakehead. Snakeheads are freshwater fishes with little, if any, tolerance for saltwater. Swarm of the snakehead comedy horror film trailer youtube. It is a complete an utter insult to the viewers to make movies like this. A pair of tickets to a brooklyn nets game and a meetgreet with jeremy lin and director at the post game of a brooklyn nets game this 2016 2017 season. A father and his three daughters visit a maryland town during an attack of snakehead fish. Terror strikes when a swarm of snakehead fish invade the louisiana swamp land. The snakehead creatures could laugh and acted more like goonies at times. Frank lama in swarm of the snakehead 2006 jamie linck obrien and bruce geisert. Snakeheads, longbodied and more or less cylindrical in cross section, have large mouths and long, single dorsal and anal fins. See the full list of snakehead swamp cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The various species of snakeheads differ greatly in size.
Many species can tolerate a wide range of ph, and one species living in malaysia and parts of indonesia prefers highly acid waters ph 2. Any of various edible freshwater predatory fishes of the family channidae, having an elongated body with long dorsal and anal fins and large scales on the head, native to asia and africa and established elsewhere. Snakehead post production by arowana films kickstarter. Swarm of the snakehead 2006 swarm of the snakehead 2006. This is the only snakehead that is able to survive in freezing water. For snakehead, we had 40 days of production spread out over 7 months. In parts of asia and africa, the snakehead is considered a valuable food fish, and is produced in aquacultures fisheries motivation or by ignorance as was the case in crofton, maryland. The reason the northern snakehead is invasive is because it is able to over winter in freezing water temperatures. Swarm of the snakehead is a 2006 comedyhorror feature film directed by frank a.
In this throwback to the fun b movies of the 80s, mutant. Oct 01, 2016 october 1, 2016 you have to be a fan of bad horror movies like i am to watch this movie. Invasion of the snakeheads science smithsonian magazine. The scene is a sheriffs office near a mountain lake, where a hunter and his dog have been found dead. He got his start in local tv commercials and films, especially acting in early john waters work before waters became famous.
A small town, desperate to recover from hard economic times, is under threat when voracious snakehead fish mutate and survive previous lake chemical poisonings. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that amc sent you when you purchased your ticket. Another amazing syfy film,but different story and location. Get a special shout out, a digital copy of the film, a social media mention, and secret clips too. The following november, his taiwanese associate, lee peng fei, was polishing a mercedes outside his. Swarm of the snakehead 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. From a technical point of view they did a pretty good job at making this movie with what they had to work with. Before sharknado, there was swarm of the snakehead. Snakehead, any of a number of species of freshwater fish of the family channidae, found in africa and asia.
Snake head swamp has been added to your cart add to cart. The northern snakehead is a large fish that has a long body with a mottled, snakelike pattern. Humans have been introducing snakeheads to nonindigenous waters for over 100 years. Movie stills from swarm of the snakehead 2006 youtube. The sheriff sets a bright orange hunting vest on his desk.
Snakeheads are able to breathe atmospheric air with the aid of a pair of vascular cavities. Snakehead, the seventh book in the alex rider series, written by anthony horowitz about the snakehead gangs snakeheads film, a 2001 film directed by clarence fok snakehead, a pejorative term for the goauld in the fictional universe of stargate sg1. Snakehead gang, a type of chinese gang which is involved in people smuggling snakehead fish, a family of fish known by their family name channidae snakehead, the seventh book in the alex rider series, written by anthony horowitz. Capable of moving and eating on land, they are forced to leave the now barren lake in a desperate search for food animal, vegetable or human. A 2006 film that has the appearance of a 60s flick, swarm of the snakehead starts out with a special charm unique to true intentional schlock films. Released 2006, swarm of the snakehead stars joeldenning, jamielinckobrien, timothystultz, gerryparadiso the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a. Jul, 2017 snakehead a film by evan jackson leong coming soon. For most indie films, you get 2, maybe 3 of these scenes. Any of various edible freshwater predatory fishes of the family channidae, having an elongated body with long dorsal and anal fins and. In the united states, the fish is considered to be a highly invasive. Be my executive producer and well build a collaborative relationship.
Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime. An epic tale of the chinatown underworld and the american dream, by patrick radden keefe. The tv series hawaii five0 2010 featured a snakehead in the pilot episode who is sentenced to life imprisonment later to be revealed as a subordinate of the archvillain wo fat. In this throwback to the fun b movies of the 80s, mutant fish devour a small fishing village. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Snakehead band, also known as kmuch a south korean boy band formed in 2014 by chrome entertainment. It took us that long because we had a small budget but an ambitious story that required a logistical dance that even films with 10x the budget might raise an eyebrow at. It has been introduced to other regions, where it is considered invasive. Swarm of the snakehead before sharknado, there was swarm of the snakehead. All three films are based on real fish called snakeheads. Swarm of the snakehead 2006 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Typically, an independent film takes between 1821 days.
Very bloody and intense throughout and the creatures are very disturbing like. Find them all here, plus the hottest sex scenes from movies and television when you visit mr. In this throwback to the fun b movies of the 80s, mutant fish devour a small fishing village while a group of misfit survivors get ready to do. Swarm of the snakehead is an independently produced creature comedy based on the same crofton incident, and the only one of the three actually filmed in maryland. The opening sequence with the plastic, toy bought, snake that managers to run through the forest chasing a grown man, who is run over by a distracted driver. Swarm of the snakehead 2006 swarm of the snakehead. Above, a northern snakehead is on exhibit at the aquatic resources education center in washington, d. With jamie linck obrien, lisa burdette, maggie denning, timothy stultz. With alistair abell, doug abrahams, carol alt, bruce boxleitner. A rich, beautifully told story, so suspenseful and with so many unexpected twists.
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