Venom
Short description
A group of teenagers in the Louisiana swamps attempt to uncover the truth behind a friend's death. Their investigation leads them to a man named Mr. Jangles, who was resurrected after a voodoo-related accident involving venomous snakes. Now possessed by thirteen evil souls, he relentlessly hunts the youth through the wetlands.
Directed by Jim Gillespie, this horror thriller is the third film in his career, following I Know What You Did Last Summer and D-Tox, and preceding Take Down. The movie was produced by Kevin Williamson, Scott Faye, and Karen Lauder, with a screenplay by Flint Dille, John Zuur Platten, and Brandon Boyce. The ensemble cast features Agnes Bruckner, Jonathan Jackson, Laura Ramsey, D.J. Cotrona, Rick Cramer, and Meagan Good.
The film received a mixed to negative reception from viewers and professionals. On IMDb, it holds a 4.7 rating based on 12,000 votes, while its TMDB score is slightly higher at 5.4 from 376 votes. Film critics gave the movie a lower rating of 3.6 based on 64 reviews, indicating that it was less favored by critics than by the general audience.
What's left behind the scenes
- The filmmakers dreamed that it would be only the first film in the franchise, and the name Ray Sawyer would become as well-known as Jason Voorhees, the psychopathic killer from the "Friday the 13th" franchise, but the film flopped at the box office, and all those hopes were dashed.
- The finale of the last confrontation between the characters played by Agnes Bruckner and Rick Cramer was reshot after audiences at preview screenings were disappointed with the film's resolution. Originally, it was intended to show Agnes Bruckner's character leaving the museum, leaving Cramer's character sealed in the crypt. This was necessary to leave a plot loophole for sequels, as the filmmakers planned to start a new franchise.
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