Snake Eater (film)
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Snake Eater is a 1989 action/adventure film starring Lorenzo Lamas
. It was directed by George Erschbamer and written by Michael Paseornek and John Dunning. Snake Eater was actor Lorenzo Lamas
's first action film.
Special Forces
"Snake Eater" team. Soldier uses the talents that he learned in the Snake Eaters to hunt down the criminals who killed his parents and kidnapped his sister.
The criminals covered their crime, using a bear costume "The Bear". This fooled authorities for their various murders and arson. They also attempted to rape women over the course of many days of captivity, but always failed.
Perhaps the key point of hilarity in the movie, is a tie between a motorcycle transformed into a jet-ski, and someone riding his own motorcycle off some docks to momentarily distract his best customers.
(1991), which entered production before the first film was released, and Snake Eater III: His Law (1992).
Lorenzo Lamas
Lorenzo Lamas y de Santos is an American actor. Lamas is known for playing Lance Cumson on the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, Reno Raines on the 1990s crime drama Renegade, and Hector Ramirez on the daytime soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful...
. It was directed by George Erschbamer and written by Michael Paseornek and John Dunning. Snake Eater was actor Lorenzo Lamas
Lorenzo Lamas
Lorenzo Lamas y de Santos is an American actor. Lamas is known for playing Lance Cumson on the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, Reno Raines on the 1990s crime drama Renegade, and Hector Ramirez on the daytime soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful...
's first action film.
Plot
Lamas plays "Soldier" Jack Kelly, a police officer who served in the MarineUnited States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
Special Forces
United States Special Operations Forces
United States Special Operations Forces under United States Special Operations Command are active and reserve component forces of U.S. Military...
"Snake Eater" team. Soldier uses the talents that he learned in the Snake Eaters to hunt down the criminals who killed his parents and kidnapped his sister.
The criminals covered their crime, using a bear costume "The Bear". This fooled authorities for their various murders and arson. They also attempted to rape women over the course of many days of captivity, but always failed.
Perhaps the key point of hilarity in the movie, is a tie between a motorcycle transformed into a jet-ski, and someone riding his own motorcycle off some docks to momentarily distract his best customers.
Sequels
Lamas also starred in two sequels to Snake Eater: Snake Eater II: The Drug BusterSnake Eater II: The Drug Buster
Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster is a 1990 action film sequel to Snake Eater. It was written by Don Carmody and John Dunning, and directed by George Erschbamer. Star Lorenzo Lamas returns as ex-marine Jack Kelly, out to right the wrongs of the big city. He is not alone for this adventure though for...
(1991), which entered production before the first film was released, and Snake Eater III: His Law (1992).