Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Stephen Furst

Writers:

Wil McCarthy (writer)
Chase Parker (writer)

Release Date:

25 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

An Eclipse Awakens An Acient Monster Whose Gaze Turns Flesh To Stone...No One Knows How To Stop It...But One Woman Knows How To Control It

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Gore | Torso Bit In Half | Colorado | Stone | Shopping Mall

Cast

Jeremy London	...	Dr. Harrison 'Harry' McColl
Wendy Carter	...	Rachel Donegal
Cleavant Derricks	...	Colonel Douglas
Griff Furst	...	Rudy Skeeters
Sarah Skeeters	...	Sierra
Stephen Furst	...	Professor Carlton
Yancy Butler	...	Hannah
Doug Dearth	...	Brock
Bashar Rahal	...	Bedoin leader
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniel Ponsky	...	Guard (voice)

Runtime:

Brazil:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Goofs:

Factual errors: The US flag patches worn on the soldiers' sleeves are the wrong way around - the stars should always face the front, as if the flag was flying from a staff carried by the soldier.

A surprise

BASILISK is your standard giant unkillable snake movie with one difference: two recognizable actors keep things moving along when the focus is not on the so-so CGI snake. Stealing its basic plot from KING KONG, the movie has some adventurers bringing back from ancient lands an artifact, which comes to life in front of a very large audience, and proceeds to kills a ton of people. The Army cannot seem to stop it. Jeremy London and Yancy Butler costar, and the lovely Ms. Butler gets to play a comic villain for a change. London is always easy to take, and handles the dumb dialogue with just the right amount of tongue in cheek fervor. He is given lines like "Come back here with that scepter!" Both get a fair share of screen time, which helps keep the focus away from the monster, which is absolutely dumb-looking. It's a snake with a dragon's head, if you care to know. Mildly entertaining. Shot in -- where else? -- eastern Europe. You will know immediately;y it ain't New York, L.A., Toronto or Vancouver. It's just too strange-looking to be on U.S. soil. Have a beer or three and enjoy. Especialyl enjoy Ms. Butler, who runs around in a tight little red dress and looks terrific.