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Spasms

Spasms

1983Movie⏱️ 1h 30mR
HorrorSci-Fi
⭐ 4.4
IMDB Rating
1,451 votes

A gigantic serpent is captured on a remote island and shipped to an American college for experimentation. A British millionaire and an American scientist must pursue the beast when it escapes and starts to kill innocent people.

Director
William Fruet
Writers
Michael Maryk, Brent Monahan, Don Enright
Stars
Peter Fonda, Oliver Reed, Kerrie Keane
Release Date
May 11, 1984
Language
English
Country
Canada
🎯 1
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 35
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 1.7K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Peter Fonda
Peter Fonda
as Dr. Thomas Brasilian
Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed
as Jason Kincaid
Kerrie Keane
Kerrie Keane
as Suzanne Kincaid
Al Waxman
Al Waxman
as Warren Crowley
Miguel Fernandes
Miguel Fernandes
as Mendez
Marilyn Lightstone
Marilyn Lightstone
as Dr. Claire Rothman
Angus MacInnes
Angus MacInnes
as Deacon Tyrone
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Laurie J. Brown
as Allison
Gerard Parkes
Gerard Parkes
as Captain Novack
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William Needles
as Dean Franklin

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Scarborough Bluffs, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production
Cinequity Corporation (Toronto), Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Famous Players

🏷️ Keywords

corpsefemale frontal nuditysnake worshippermicronesiagreenhouse

🎯 Categories

HorrorSci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

Sssssuperior sssssnake ssssstory
by udar55 β€’ 2009-10-09
7/10

"SPASMS tops my list for the best killer snake movie out there. Jason Kincaid (Oliver Reed) has this massive serpent captured and brought to the US because it killed his brother and he now shares some kind of psychic link with it (!). He enlists the help of psychologist Tom Brazilian (Peter Fonda) to study the animal and the mental connection, but they don't count on a group of snake worshiping Satanists (!!!) to complicate matters by accidentally setting the beast free. Amazingly, director William Fruet (FUNERAL HOME) gets the cast to play this entirely straight with Reed - who shot the s..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The production ran out of money before shooting was finished and the final scene was heavily padded with flashback sequences in an effort to lengthen the film to a respectable runtime

πŸ“– Synopsis

A gigantic serpent is captured on a remote island and shipped to an American college for experimentation. A British millionaire and an American scientist must pursue the beast when it escapes and starts to kill innocent people.