Director
George Erschbamer
Producer
André Link, John Dunning, Lawrence Carota
Writer
Michael Paseornek, John Dunning
Cast
Lorenzo Lamas, Josie Bell, Robert Scott, Ronnie Hawkins, Cheryl Jeans
SNAKE EATER (L'INDOMPTABLE in French) is the first in a series of three films starring the incredible Lorenzo Lamas. While the other two were buddy films, this first instalment is more of a “hicksploitation” film, a strange genre that often starred a certain Burt Reynolds. Jack “Soldier” Kelly, a Vietnam veteran turned New York cop, infiltrates gangs, uses unorthodox techniques and, like MacGyver, has a keen sense of resourcefulness, particularly in his use of makeshift traps. When he learns that his parents have been killed and his sister kidnapped, he travels to their small country town in Tennessee and discovers that it’s under the bootheel of a clan of degenerate rednecks led by “Junior” Night, who disguises himself as a bear to commit some of his misdeeds. Kelly soon befriends King, an old mechanic who turns his trusty motorbike into a jet-ski. Now able to navigate the waterways, Kelly hunts down the gang in a bid to free her sister.
SNAKE EATER is Lorenzo Lamas' first action film. The production also stars rock singer Ronnie Hawkins and former NFL player Larry Csonka. The film was shot in Montreal and in the Shediac region of New Brunswick. Due to the tight schedule, filming proved complicated, affected in particular by low tides and dubious shortcuts for carrying out dangerous stunts. What's more, several of the bikers recruited in Saint John turned out to be true outlaws. If you're curious to find out more about this crazy shoot, the film will be presented by production assistant Chris Leblanc. The film will be screened in its version dubbed in “international” French, in the presence of Alain Zouvi, the Quebec voice of Lorenzo Lamas in this franchise. Finally, the Prix Denis-Héroux will be presented before the screening to Cinépix, Canada's first commercial film studio, in the presence of André Link and Greg Dunning, son of John Dunning, in recognition of their major contribution to the birth of genre cinema in Quebec. – Translation: Rupert Bottenberg
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