monster movie
A monster movie, monster film, creature feature or giant monster film is a film that focuses on one or more characters struggling to survive attacks by one or more antagonistic monsters, often abnormally megafauna, large ones. The film may also ...
directed by
John Terlesky
John Todd Terlesky (born May 30, 1961) is an American actor, film director, television director and screenwriter. As an actor, he is known for playing Deathstalker in the 1987 film ''Deathstalker II'', and Mike in ''Chopping Mall'' (1986).
Life ...
.
Plot
A
solar flare
A solar flare is a relatively intense, localized emission of electromagnetic radiation in the Sun's atmosphere. Flares occur in active regions and are often, but not always, accompanied by coronal mass ejections, solar particle events, and ot ...
from the
sun
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Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...
where it begins to wreak
havoc
havoc, Havoc, Havocs, Havok, or Havock may also refer to:
People with the name
* Havoc (musician) (born 1974), American rapper and record producer
* Johnny Devine (born 1974), Canadian professional wrestler who uses the ring name Havok
* Jimmy H ...
throughout a small community. During its search for more
fuel
A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as thermal energy or to be used for work (physics), work. The concept was originally applied solely to those materials capable of releasing chem ...
to consume it stumbles upon a large military
oil reserve
Oil and gas reserves denote ''discovered'' quantities of petroleum, crude oil and natural gas from known fields that can be profitably produced/recovered from an approved development. Oil and gas reserves tied to approved operational plans file ...
. It soon becomes clear that an old man may hold the key to destroying it in the form of a Halogen Gun which may be used as a makeshift
fire extinguisher
A fire extinguisher is a handheld active fire protection device usually filled with a dry or wet chemical used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergencies. It is not intended for use on an out-of-control fire, such as one which ha ...
of sorts. A small group of citizens decides to use this technology to make a stand against the creature only to face additional resistance from the beast, as well as a government employer who voluntarily helps the
snake
Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group. Many species of snakes have s ...
because he believes it is the spirit of a god.
Cast
*
Nicholas Brendon
Nicholas Brendon Schultz (born April 12, 1971), known professionally as Nicholas Brendon, is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Xander Harris in the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003) and Kevin L ...
as Jake Relm
*
Sandrine Holt
Sandrine Claire Holt (born Sandrine Vanessa Ho; 19 November 1972) is a Canadian actress. She was born in London and raised in Toronto.
Early life
Holt was born Sandrine Vanessa Ho in Croydon. Her middle name was later changed to Claire. Her fa ...
as Christina Andrews
*
Randolph Mantooth
Randolph Mantooth (born Randy DeRoy Mantooth, September 19, 1945) is an American actor who has worked in television, documentaries, theater, and film for more than 50 years. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he was discovere ...
as Dutch Fallon
*
Diego Klattenhoff
Diego Klattenhoff (born November 30, 1979) is a Canadian actor known for his portrayals of Mike Faber in the Showtime series ''Homeland'' and as FBI Special Agent Donald Ressler in ''The Blacklist''. He has also appeared as Derek in '' Whistler ...
as Young Dutch Fallon
*
Robert Beltran
Robert Adame Beltran (born November 19, 1953) is an American actor known for his role as Commander Chakotay on the 1990s television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. He is also known for stage acting in California, and for playing Raoul Mendoza ...
as Cooke
*
Lisa Langlois
Lisa Langlois (born March 15, 1959) is a Canadian actress, who has appeared in movies, television and theater.
Life and career
Langlois was born in North Bay, Ontario. spent her childhood years in Hamilton, Ontario, where she attended a French ...
as Heather Allman
*
Patrice Goodman
Patrice Goodman is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her starring role in the comedy television series '' Sunnyside'', for which she and the other core cast collectively won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Variety or Ske ...
as Billie
* Steve Boyle as Dave Massaro
*
Richard Clarkin
Richard Clarkin is a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his performance in the 2017 film '' The Drawer Boy'', for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.Michelle Morgan as Donna Marks
* Vito Rezza as The Bartender
*
Joseph Motiki
Joseph Frederick Motiki (born July 31, 1972) is a Canadian actor and television host. He is best known for hosting the TVOntario children's block ''TVOKids#The Space, The TVOKids Crawlspace'' and the Food Network (Canadian TV channel), Food Net ...
as Lieutenant Oliver
* Marco Bianco as State Trooper Parsons
Reception
David Cornelius from
DVD Talk
DVD Talk is a home video news and review website launched in 1999 by Geoffrey Kleinman.
History
Kleinman founded the site in January 1999 in Beaverton, Oregon. Besides news and reviews, it features information on hidden DVD features known as ...
gave the film a negative review, writing, "''Fire Serpent'' is a wretched sci-fi/horror mess, with laughable CGI effects, an empty plot, and zero suspense. (In other words, it's your run-of-the-mill Sci-Fi Channel production. Zing!) It's the kind of B picture that fails not because it's cheap, but because it's terminally dull." Jon Condit from
Dread Central
Dread Central is an American website founded in 2006 that is dedicated to horror news, interviews, and reviews. It covers horror films, comics, novels, and toys. Dread Central has won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Website f ...
awarded the film a negative score of 1 out of five, calling it "dull".