Sand Serpents

"Terror lies beneath."

2009 1h 30m EN

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★3.9TMDB · 32★3.9IMDB · 1,349

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Synopsis

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Jason Gedrick and a small group of Marines are stranded in the remote Afghan desert. But it ain't the Taliban that's worrying them, it's these giant refugees from Tremors. In fact the big worms prove to be an ally of sorts by doing better against the Taliban than themselves but battling these enemies is something not covered in their training.

“Terror lies beneath.”

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Cast

Jason Gedrick
Richard Stanley
Tamara Hope
Jan Henle
Elias Toufexis
Private Andrews
Sebastian Knapp
Oscar Kaminsky
Michelle Asante
Susan Eno
Chris Jarman
Sgt. Wilson
Constantin Viscreanu
Morales
Duma Iulian
Bates

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeff Renfroe
Writers: Raul Sanchez Inglis
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, Romania

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, Romania.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Maneater Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeff Renfroe, shot by Brendan Steacy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pierpaolo Tiano. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jeff Renfroe directs. Brendan Steacy behind the camera. Pierpaolo Tiano scores. Simon Webb cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, Romania. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 17 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Canada, Romania.
5Part of the "Maneater Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Jeff Renfroe, shot by Brendan Steacy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Pierpaolo Tiano. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Simon Webb shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Jason Gedrick and Tamara Hope and Elias Toufexis carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Terror lies beneath.".
11IMDB entry: tt1319736 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Brendan Steacy
Original score: Pierpaolo Tiano
Editing: Simon Webb
Production design: Guy Lalande
Costume design: Simonetta Mariano
Makeup / hair: Cătălin Ciutu
VFX supervisor: Mario Rachiele
Sound: Philippe Espantoso
Stunt coordinator: Razvan Puiu
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Budget: $1,800,000
Original language: EN
IMDB: Sand Serpents (2009)
IMDB rating: 3.9/10 · 1,349 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Part of

Maneater Collection

Maneater Series is the name, logo and line look given to a series of made-for-television natural horror films on DVD produced by RHI Entertainment for the Syfy Channel, and distributed by Vivendi Entertainment. The Maneater Series logo and line look were created under the direction of Danny Tubbs, the executive director of creative services of Vivendi Entertainment. The deal, made in October 2006, stipulated that the first ten films would premiere on the US-based channel in 2007, but due to a pre-licensing agreement, the first six actually premiered in Canada on the video on demand channel Movie Central on Demand. Most of the early films in the series were filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.