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Alabama Snake

Alabama Snake

2020Movie⏱️ 1h 25mTV-MA
DocumentaryCrime
⭐ 5.5
IMDB Rating
847 votes

Explores the story of a Pentecostal minister, accused of attempting to murder his wife with a rattlesnake. Based on true events!

Director
Theo Love
Writers
Theo Love, Bryan Storkel
Stars
Glenn Summerford, Darlene Summerford, Thomas G. Burton
Release Date
December 9, 2020
Language
English
Country
United States
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Wins
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Reviews
πŸ“‹ 1.1K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

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Glenn Summerford
as Self
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Darlene Summerford
as Self
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Thomas G. Burton
as Self
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Doris Summerford
as Self - Glenn's first wife
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Marty Summerford
as Self
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Heather Summerford
as Self - Marty's wife
Bill Billions
Bill Billions
as Gene
Rich Bransford
Rich Bransford
as Policeman
Brian Brightman
Brian Brightman
as Glenn's Stepdad
Brannon Bruno
Brannon Bruno
as Policeman

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Scottsboro, Alabama, USA
Production
DreamCo, HBO Documentary Films, Sidestilt

🏷️ Keywords

reenactmentfanatismbelief in the devilspiritual possessionpentecostal

🎯 Categories

CrimeDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

A well told story of an Appalachian family and a "reformed" Pentecostal snake handler husband
by aSchizoCat β€’ 2020-12-11
8/10

"This doc lays out a story of accounts from those in or around the attempted murder of an Appalachian mother, and they tell their stories as to how events unfolded before them almost 30 years ago. The most interesting accounts being from the convicted husband, and the abused wife (who, unfortunately, was most likely high on meth in this doc). He laid out what he knew from prison when he was interviewed decades ago - she laid out what she knew in this doc (while she was tweaked out of her mind.). It's not really a doc with firsthand footage, it's a doc with firsthand / secondhand / t..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

This crime was also the subject of the books Salvation on Sand Mountain by Dennis Covington (published in 1995 by Da Capo Press / Addison-Wesley and a finalist for the National Book Award in nonfiction) and The Serpent And The Spirit: Glenn Summerford's Story by Thomas Burton (published in 2004 by the University of Tennessee Press).

πŸ“– Synopsis

Explores the story of a Pentecostal minister, accused of attempting to murder his wife with a rattlesnake. Based on true events!