A young Seminole Indian uses his rattlesnake to take revenge on all those he believes have wronged him.A young Seminole Indian uses his rattlesnake to take revenge on all those he believes have wronged him.A young Seminole Indian uses his rattlesnake to take revenge on all those he believes have wronged him.
Marcia Knight
- Gloria Calvin
- (as Marcie Knight)
Milton 'Butterball' Smith
- Stage Manager at Climax Club
- (as Butterball Smith)
William Marquez
- Wachula
- (as Bill Marquez)
Julio C. Chávez
- Tim's Father
- (uncredited)
Melanie Grefe
- Young Girl in Lobby
- (uncredited)
Charles Lawlor
- Nightclub Drunk
- (uncredited)
Frank Weed
- Rattlesnake Milker
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe rattlesnakes used in this film were de-fanged and their mouths were sewn shut to keep them from biting people.
- GoofsThe address on the side of the swamp buggy is 6771 SW 22nd Street, Miami. This address is actually in a populated area of Miami and is nowhere near the wooded location the film is set in.
- ConnectionsFeatured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: Twisted Brain + Stanley (1981)
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Snakes in the Everglades
Tim (Robinson), a returned service man clearly affected by his experiences in the Vietnam war elects to separate from his American Indian tribe and reside in a remote part of the Florida Everglades along with his slithering companions, Stanley (the snake) and Stanley's partner. Former TV actor Robinson and tough guy Rocco are perhaps the only recognizable faces in this cheap schlock horror, but while the supporting cast might be amateurish, they're committed performances. Avery is fantastically whacky as a pill-popping psychedelic poacher who goes crazy in Robinson's cabin, while buxom blonde Carroll offers mild excitement as Rocco's recalcitrant daughter and part-time rebellious tramp.
Director Grefe remade "Stanley" just four years later as "The Jaws of Death" with Richard Jaeckel in the Chris Robinson role, to cash-in on the success of "Jaws" at the time. Much of the cast and crew from this movie was transported into the remake. But where Jaeckel's character in the subsequent rendition imbued a sense of sympathy from the audience, Robinson's occasionally manic veteran is less likable. When he abducts Rocco's daughter (Carroll) she exposes his exploitative relationship and shambolic conservationist pretense as nothing more than a quirky condition of his mental instability.
Sets and location work is fitting, and there's plenty of eye catching scenery and quirky time pieces of the era that will emote a reminiscent gesture or two. Marcie Knight's washed-out exotic dance routine is a prominent plot diversion depicting the lurid struggles of the exotic cabaret business. Tim lends her snakes to use in her routines (she was a friend of his late father), but the friendship turns sour after he discovers her new "act". The "act" is quite shocking and unexpected and sure to become the immortal moment of this film. Despite some rather heavy handed moments, there is the occasional joke; the scene in which Tim describes the death of Stanley's 'partner' and the 'babies' to a shocked stage manager who thinks he's talking about people, is classic dry humour.
It's patently obvious that several creatures were harmed in the making of this picture, so it might offend.
Director Grefe remade "Stanley" just four years later as "The Jaws of Death" with Richard Jaeckel in the Chris Robinson role, to cash-in on the success of "Jaws" at the time. Much of the cast and crew from this movie was transported into the remake. But where Jaeckel's character in the subsequent rendition imbued a sense of sympathy from the audience, Robinson's occasionally manic veteran is less likable. When he abducts Rocco's daughter (Carroll) she exposes his exploitative relationship and shambolic conservationist pretense as nothing more than a quirky condition of his mental instability.
Sets and location work is fitting, and there's plenty of eye catching scenery and quirky time pieces of the era that will emote a reminiscent gesture or two. Marcie Knight's washed-out exotic dance routine is a prominent plot diversion depicting the lurid struggles of the exotic cabaret business. Tim lends her snakes to use in her routines (she was a friend of his late father), but the friendship turns sour after he discovers her new "act". The "act" is quite shocking and unexpected and sure to become the immortal moment of this film. Despite some rather heavy handed moments, there is the occasional joke; the scene in which Tim describes the death of Stanley's 'partner' and the 'babies' to a shocked stage manager who thinks he's talking about people, is classic dry humour.
It's patently obvious that several creatures were harmed in the making of this picture, so it might offend.
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