| Snake Eater | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Erschbamer |
| Written by | Michael Paseornek John Dunning |
| Starring | Lorenzo Lamas Ronnie Hawkins |
| Music by | John Massari |
| Release date(s) | March 1989 |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,200,000 (estimated) |
Snake Eater is a 1989 action/adventure film starring Lorenzo Lamas. It was directed by George Erschbamer and written by Michael Paseornek and John Dunning. Snake Eater was actor Lorenzo Lamas's first action film.
Lamas plays "Soldier" Jack Kelly, a police officer who served in the Marine Special Forces "Snake Eater" team. Soldier uses the talents that he learned in the Snake Eaters to hunt down the criminals who killed his parents and kidnapped his sister.
The criminals covered their crime, using a bear costume "The Bear". This fooled authorities for their various murders and arson. They also attempted to rape women over the course of many days of captivity, but always failed.
Perhaps the key point of hilarity in the movie, is a tie between a motorcycle transformed into a jet-ski, and someone riding his own motorcycle off some docks to momentarily distract his best customers.
Lamas also starred in two sequels to Snake Eater: Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster (1991), which entered production before the first film was released, and Snake Eater III: His Law (1992).