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Mega Snake (2007)

Actors: Boaz Davidson (writer), Todd Jensen (actor), Avi Lerner (producer), Alan J. Lam (miscellaneous crew), Shelly Stoyanova (miscellaneous crew), Danny Dimbort (producer), Trevor Short (producer), David Varod (producer), Michael Shanks (actor), Boaz Davidson (producer), Terence H. Winkless (actor), Tibor Takács (director), Harry Anichkin (actor), John T. Woods (actor), Siri Baruc (actress),

Plot: In 1986, in Tennessee, the father of the boys Lester and Duff Daniels is murdered by a snake in a weird ceremony. Twenty years later, Duff collects snakes while Les fears them. One day, Duff visits the Kitawa Indian Screaming Hawk to buy snakes and sees a small snake in a jar. He decides to buy the snake, but Screaming Hawk tells that the species is not for sale. He explains that it is the dangerous Unteka that has three rules to raise it: (1) never let the snake out of the jar; (2) never let it eat living animals; and (3) never fear the heart of the snake. Duff steals the Unteka and brings the snake home. However, he accidentally drops the jar and the snake eats his cat. The snake gets bigger and bigger eating animals and the locals. Now Les, his former girlfriend Erin and Screaming Hawk have to stop the Unteka to save the local population.

Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi,
Taglines: It's Big, It's Bad and It Bites!

Quotes:

Erin: [to the mayor, trying to convince him of the possibility of a giant snake] I know this sounds crazy, but trust me. I have a degree in "zoo-ology".

Bo: [to his deputies, after they show him the skin the snake shed] Break out the shotguns, and gas up the ATVs. We got ourselves a big-ass snake to kill.

Screaming Hawk: Do not fear the heart of the snake.

Duff Daniels: I've been waitin' a long time for this.::Les: Yeah, I bet you have.::Duff Daniels: I'll whoop you like daddy never got to.

Feedback: Wow, that's a big snake!

L.A. Without a Map (1998)

Actors: Andre Royo (actor), Matti Pellonpää (actor), Mika Kaurismäki (actor), Joe Dallesandro (actor), Robert Davi (actor), Brent Morris (actor), Johnny Depp (actor), Jean-Pierre Kalfon (actor), Vincent Gallo (actor), Dominic Gould (actor), Monte Hellman (actor), Kenneth Hughes (actor), Johnny Depp (actor), James Le Gros (actor), Jerzy Skolimowski (actor),

Plot: An "aspiring Hollywood actress" (Vinessa Shaw), on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker (David Tennant), who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.

Keywords: acronym-in-title, actress, airplane, aspiring-actress, aspiring-musician, aspiring-writer, audition, autobiographical, based-on-novel, beach
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,

The Conspiracy of Fear (1996)

Actors: Michael Copeman (actor), Christopher Plummer (actor), Jane Conway (miscellaneous crew), Don Francks (actor), Kenneth Welsh (actor), Stephen Edwards (composer), Leslie Hope (actress), Damir Andrei (actor), Howard Jerome (actor), Jack Jessop (actor), Philip Akin (actor), Tony Rosato (actor), Geraint Wyn Davies (actor), Stewart Bick (actor), Rino Romano (actor),

Plot: When Chris King's father dies, he is devastated. However, when a bunch of assorted heavies start threatening him over a mysterious package his father may or may not have left him, grief is the least of his worries.

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller,
Taglines: In Life Nothing is Real.

Lord of the Flies (1990)

Actors: Dan Perri (miscellaneous crew), Michael Greene (actor), Balthazar Getty (actor), Philippe Sarde (composer), Diane Durant (miscellaneous crew), Vic Heutschy (miscellaneous crew), Frans J. Afman (miscellaneous crew), Michael London (miscellaneous crew), Peter Newman (producer), Bob Peck (actor), Jay Presson Allen (writer), Lisbeth Wynn-Owen (miscellaneous crew), Jeffrey Stott (miscellaneous crew), James Badge Dale (actor), Richard Lorenzana (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: After a plane crash in the ocean, a group of military students reach an island. Ralph organizes the boys, assigning responsibilities for each one. When the rebel Jack Merridew neglects the fire camp and they lose the chance to be seen by a helicopter, the group split under the leadership of Jack. While Ralph rationalizes the procedures, Jack returns to the primitivism, using the fear for the unknown (in a metaphor to the religion) to control the other boys, and hunting and chasing pigs, stealing the possession of Ralph's group and even killing people.

Keywords: abuse, accordion, actual-animal-killed, airplane-crash, all-male-cast, animal-in-title, asthmatic, bare-butt, bare-chested-male, based-on-novel
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Thriller,
Taglines: No parents. No teachers. No rules... No mercy. What separates Man from Beast? Not Much! " We did everything the way grown-ups would have... What went wrong? " The classic story of conflict and survival.

Quotes:

Piggy: We did everything just the way grownups would have. Why didn't it work? Things would be much better here if it wasn't for him. I wish he was dead.::Ralph: No, you don't.::Piggy: I do! We could just give up and join his tribe. Then we'd at least be with the others.::Ralph: No, Piggy.::Piggy: Ralph... I can't see.::Ralph: I know.

Ralph: Whoever holds the conch gets to speak.

Steve: Sir, are you the leader?::Peter: Jack is the oldest, but Ralph is the colonel.::[group voices votes for Ralph]::Jack Merridew: I guess you just won the election.::Ralph: It doesn't matter who's in charge. We've just got to work together. First, we build a camp.

Tony: What are we gonna do with thieves when we catch them?::Ralph: We can't have kids stealing and just running wild. We're going to have to have stricter rules and hand out demerits... I guess.

Jack Merridew: Right on, Larry. When you other brats get older or get hungry enough, you can come join up, too.

Jack Merridew: See you tonight, girls.

Piggy: We might have to live here for a long time! Maybe the rest of our lives! If we *are* stuck here until we get old, then we can't go on acting like kids! We've got to be sensible and make things work!::Ralph: [looking up] No!::[a rock is pushed off the cliff above, killing Piggy]::Ralph: You're not gonna get away with this.::Jack Merridew: Yeah? Well, what are you going to do, huh?

Piggy: What good is that gonna do? They can't cook pigs without a fire. They'll get trichinosis.

[all are marching and singing in cadence. One sings a sentence, the others repeat it]::Piggy, Ralph, Steve, Tony, Peter, Jack Merridew, Simon, Sam, Twin #1, Eric, Twin #2, Roger: Mama, mama can't you see? / What the Army's done to me? / They put me in a barber's chair. / Spun me 'round, I had no hair./ I used to drive a Cadillac. / Now I'm marching in a pack. / I used to drive a Chevrolet. / Now I'm marching for my pay. / They took away my T.V. / Got me doing I.T.

[last lines]::[Ralph and the boys come out of the jungle where they encounter a Marine officer and several marine soldiers on the beach]::Marine Officer: What are you guys doing?

The Last Season (1986)

Actors: John Colicos (actor), George Buza (actor), J. Winston Carroll (actor), Taneli Mäkelä (actor), Eric Peterson (actor), Ralph Brunjes (editor), Mats Långbacka (actor), Seppo Wallin (actor), David Ferry (actor), Barclay Hope (actor), Tom Wentzel (actor), Allan King (director), Peter Lohner (editor), Ilkka Kylävaara (actor), Outi Harjupatana (costume designer),

Plot: Presented as a TV news investigation report, it follows some episodes of a pro hockey player, Felix Batterinsky, from his troubled teen years as a junior hockey leaguer in rural Ontario, to his actual coaching job in Finland. However, his inner demons of violence has haunted his career all along, trying to redeem something to his father, his stint as an NHL player, and bringing the violent North American Style of hockey up in Europe...

Keywords: hockey, independent-film
Genres: Drama, Sport,

Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)

Actors: Michael Winslow (actor), Jack Baker (actor), Linda Hamilton (actress), Forest Whitaker (actor), Xander Berkeley (actor), Robert Carradine (actor), Craig Safan (composer), Perry Lang (actor), Nick Castle (director), Nick Castle (writer), Tom Walls (editor), Kristine DeBell (actress), Ernest D. Farino (miscellaneous crew), Ivan Bonar (actor), Bruce Abbott (actor),

Plot: Susan participates in The Assassination Game, in which every player tries to shoot another with a toy dart gun, until only one remains. Pretending to do research for his newspaper, college student Alex Marsh teams up with the attractive Susan Swayze. While doing his best to win her over, and helping her finding her targets, Alex discovers that this year the Game may be more serious than most contenders realize...

Keywords: acronym-in-title, based-on-game, bleachers, cigarette-smoking, college, fetish, gotcha, independent-film, punctuation-in-title, role-playing-game
Genres: Action, Thriller,
Taglines: This time the butler didn't do it! Everybody Gets It In The End! It's a killer!

Quotes:

Susan Swayze: Why are you doing this?::Loren Gersh: I want to win the game, you silly!

Nick Carpenter: You're going to have to be quicker than that if you want to play T.A.G.