New Alcatraz
| New Alcatraz | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Phillip Roth |
| Produced by |
Jeffery Beach Ken Olandt |
| Written by |
Terri Neish Phillip Roth |
| Starring |
Dean Cain Elizabeth Lackey Mark Sheppard |
| Music by | Richard McHugh |
| Cinematography | Todd Barron |
| Edited by |
Randy Carter David Flores |
Production company |
UFO International Cell Block Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
New Alcatraz (named Boa on VHS and DVD), is a 2002 direct-to-video B-horror film. It was directed by Phillip Roth.
Plot
Paleontologist Robert Trenton (Dean Cain) is called to Northeastern Antarctica, near the Indian Ocean, to help the FBI build an underground maximum-security military base and prison for the world's most dangerous criminals and terrorists. The prison is dubbed "New Alcatraz" by the staff. While building the prison, the staff accidentally awakens and unleashes a prehistoric Boa Constrictor from its 200 million year hibernation. The snake escapes unnoticed, until the staff notices a massive hole chewed in the five-foot thick concrete walls. Soon, the staff, and prisoners begin disappearing, as they are brutally hunted and eaten by the snake. The FBI agents, Trenton, and the surviving prisoners try to escape, but are hampered as they don't have many weapons. They begin to give up hope as most of the survivors die. However, Trenton manages to kill the snake by kicking it off the helicopter, which it had bitten into, and it is assumed the fall kills the snake.
Cast
- Dean Cain as Dr. Robert Trenton
- Elizabeth Lackey as Dra. Jessica Platt-Trenton
- Mark Sheppard as Yuri Breshcov
- Dean Biasucci as Maj. Larsten
- Craig Wasson as Warden Fred Riley
- Grand L. Bush as Sgt. Quinn
- Richard Tanner as Peter Yuvol
- Amandah Reyne as Patricia O'Boyle
- Greg Collins as Scott Poluso
- Gary Hershberger as Goodman
- Dana Ashbrook as Kelly Mitich
- Robert Madrid as Jose
- Chris Ufland as Jenkins
- Christopher Michael as Capt. Thomas
- Ron Otis as McCarthy
Critical reception
Boa was released to compete with Python II (2002), a sequel to one of the most popular made-for-television snake movies of all time, Python. Boa was a critical failure, with reviews citing bad acting and poor special effects.
Sequel
Boa vs. Python was released after the success of the Python franchise and the failure of Boa; Boa v. Python was also a critical failure. The filmmakers had decided to make a crossover with Python and Boa, involving the two types of snakes fighting each other. It has been noted that Boa vs. Python was inspired by Alien vs. Predator (2004).
Release
Both the DVD and VHS versions have been out of print as of 2010, but they can be found online and at Netflix.
See also
External links
- New Alcatraz on IMDb