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Venomous

2002 · 97 min

A cheesy creature feature that mixes small-town panic with military cover-up, offering tense but forgettable B-movie thrills.

Directed by: Fred Olen Ray
Genres: Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Treat Williams, Mary Page Keller, Hannes Jaenicke

Tagline: There is no antidote.
Overview: Mutant snakes survived a terrorist attack on a government laboratory, and they now threaten the town of Santa Mira Springs, California. Seismic activity has brought snakes to the surface, where residents are being bitten. Victims can transmit the virus to healthy persons. The military puts the town under quarantine. Local physicians try to control the epidemic, while the military is primarily concerned with keeping the virus a secret.

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Directed by: Fred Olen Ray
Genres: Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Treat Williams, Mary Page Keller, Hannes Jaenicke

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
conspiracy
isolation
corruption
fate
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror, science fiction
Directed by: Fred Olen Ray
Written by: Sean McGinly, Dan Golden
Starring: Treat Williams, Mary Page Keller, Hannes Jaenicke, Catherine Dent, Tony Denison, Geoff Pierson, Brian Poth, Nicole Nieth
Cinematography: Andrea V. Rossotto
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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