Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent

"TERROR UNEARTHED"

2008 1h 16m EN

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2.8

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★2.8TMDB · 17

HorrorScience Fiction

Synopsis

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In the countryside, the boy Alan and his friend Becky steal a creepy wooden box with a powerful voodoo stick inside from his voodooistic neighbor. When the boy draws with the stick, his drunken father is attacked by a snake and vanishes. Years later, Alan and Becky are married to each other; while planting some flowers to celebrate the death of Alan's mother, Becky finds the box buried in the garden and she keeps the stick in her pocket. Meanwhile, five friends are traveling in a monster truck, drinking beer. The driver accidentally runs over Becky, but believes he had hit an animal. When Alan witnesses the hit-and-run and sees his wife dead, he uses the stick seeking revenge against the youngsters.

“TERROR UNEARTHED”

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Cast

DMX
Nick
Wes Brown
Kelly
Louis Herthum
Alan Cade
Lauren Fain
Sam
Brendan Aguillard
Young Alan
Lisa Arnold
Becky
Debra Arnott
Laura Cade
Derrick Denicola
Winston

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Amir Valinia
Writers: Jodie Jones, Evan Scott
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Amir Valinia, shot by Barry Strickland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mary Alice Corton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Aaron L. Williams shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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DMX and Wes Brown and Louis Herthum carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Amir Valinia directs. Barry Strickland behind the camera. Mary Alice Corton scores. Aaron L. Williams cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 18 years ago.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Amir Valinia, shot by Barry Strickland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Mary Alice Corton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Aaron L. Williams shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8DMX and Wes Brown and Louis Herthum carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "TERROR UNEARTHED".
10IMDB entry: tt1107397 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.