Venom (2005 film)

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Venom

Theatrical poster for Venom
Directed by Jim Gillespie
Produced by Scott Faye
Written by Flint Dille,
John Zuur Platten,
Brandon Boyce
Starring Agnes Bruckner,
Jonathan Jackson,
Laura Ramsey,
D.J. Cotrona,
Rick Cramer,
Meagan Good,
Bijou Phillips
Music by John Debney,
James L. Venable
Cinematography Steve Mason
Editing by Paul Martin Smith
Release date(s) September 16, 2005
Running time 85 min
Country United States
Language English
IMDb profile

Venom is a 2005 voodoo horror film starring Agnes Bruckner, Jonathan Jackson, Laura Ramsey, Meagan Good, DJ Cotrona, and Method Man. The movie marks the re-teaming of Kevin Williamson, creator of Scream, and director Jim Gillespie from I Know What You Did Last Summer.

Venom follows the story of several teenagers lost in the bayous of Louisiana trying to escape a mysterious evil.

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[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

A good Samaritan becomes the victim of voodoo spells in this horror story produced by Scream screenwriter Kevin Williamson. When an aged Creole woman is caught in a car wreck in a remote section of Louisiana, Ray (Rick Cramer), the owner of a nearby filling station, speeds to the scene of the accident to help. However, Ray doesn't know that the woman is a voodoo practitioner whose vehicle holds a case full of magic talismans in form of poisonous snakes, hence the title. The magical spirits lead Ray to an unexpected death, and then they take over his body, turning him into a bloodthirsty zombie like monster. As the reanimated Ray makes his way into town, a group of teenagers led by Eden (Agnes Bruckner) find themselves running for their lives from the supernatural creature, while Deputy Turner (Method Man) looks for a way to keep the strange menace under control. One by one the teenagers are wiped out, the most inventive death at the hands of a sandblaster in a parking garage. Some teenagers venture to the old woman's house, in search of help from her grandaughter, CiCi. The house is a very large and very run-down plantation home. The "zombie" follows them there, but cannot enter because it had been blessed by CiCi's grandmother. The blessing is foiled when he hooks his tow truck up to one of the house's massive support piers, causing a small section to be yanked free and go flying across the yard, breaching the perimiter which must have somehow disturbed the barrier. Venom went into release in the fall of 2005 -- only a few weeks after Hurricane Katrina devastated much Southeast Louisiana, making the film seem unfortunately topical, However, the scenery was much more typical of the Acadiana Region.

[edit] Cast

[edit] List of Deaths

  • Ray Sawyer-bitten by venomous snakes
  • Miss Emmie- dies after Ray Sawyer dies
  • Deputy Turner- throat slashed and hooked at the chin with a crowbar
  • Terry- death not shown
  • Patty- death not shown, but her body is found hanging on the garage ceiling
  • Tammy- sprayed with a sandblaster
  • Ricky- Mutilated by Undead Ray
  • Sean- cheek slashed and hooked at the stomach with a crowbar
  • CeCe- neck wounded with a knife
  • Rachel- Impaled with a tree branch
  • Eric- stabbed at the head with a knife
  • Undead Ray Sawyer- run over by his own truck and massacred into pieces

[edit] DVD information

Venom was released on January 17, 2006 on Region 1 DVD in USA. It was released a few months later in UK.

[edit] Extras

Extras Included:

  • "Voodoo Nightmare": The Making of Venom
  • Storyboard-To-Film Comparison
  • Cast Auditions
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
  • Spanish Subtitles

[edit] MPAA

The MPAA rated the film R for strong horror violence/gore, and language.

[edit] See also

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