A group of teenagers fear for their lives in the swamps of Louisiana, chased by Mr. Jangles, a man possessed by 13 evil souls, and now relentless in his pursuit of new victims.A group of teenagers fear for their lives in the swamps of Louisiana, chased by Mr. Jangles, a man possessed by 13 evil souls, and now relentless in his pursuit of new victims.A group of teenagers fear for their lives in the swamps of Louisiana, chased by Mr. Jangles, a man possessed by 13 evil souls, and now relentless in his pursuit of new victims.
- Terry Parker
- (as Marcus Brown)
- Paramedic
- (uncredited)
- Officer on crime scene
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe filmmakers hoped this would be the first film in a long-running franchise. They intended to make Ray Sawyer the next iconic horror villain, like Jason Voorhees. When the film bombed at the box office, plans for future sequels were scrapped.
- Goofs(at around 52 mins) When Sean is pulled through the window with the chain by Ray Sawyer, the whole window behind him shatters. However, a few moments later inside the house - the window has somehow repaired itself.
- Quotes
Ricky: [Grabs Tammy's bra strap] So tell me, is this synthetic leather?
Tammy: We got it at Lacey's in Baton Rouge.
Patty: No, *you* go it at Lacey's. I was in Barnes & Noble flipping through Janes. Do not make me a part of your felony.
Ricky: You stole it?
Tammy: Well, I wasn't gonna buy it! It was too ugly! And I felt bad taking a nice one. I *have* a conscience.
Patty: You're still a crook.
Tammy: [Pulls her shirt down] Yeah, a crook with a nice rack.
[to Ricky]
Tammy: Don't you think?
Ricky: [Looks at Ray in his truck, watching them] You may not wanna pull those out too often.
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the credits we hear the sound of Ray's keys jangling
- SoundtracksJust The Girl
Written by Adam Schlesinger
Performed by The Click Five
Courtesy of Lava Records/Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
This movie is a pleasant surprise. While it is marketed to resemble a dozen movies similar to it, Venom has better than average plot development, an effectively eerie mood, and good suspense. The actors are unknowns, but they are believable. The film also avoids many horror movie clichés that would have otherwise dragged it down to a lower level.
Venom is evocative of many Wes Craven movies, especially Cursed, where another kind of "monster" is out attacking young people. In both, there is constant mayhem and suspense and the plots are easy to follow and moves quickly. I enjoyed the voodoo subtext here and even wished the story explained more of it and its role in motivating the killer.
Well worth a view on cable or DVD.
- voyager1560
- Jul 12, 2006
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $881,779
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $501,000
- Sep 18, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $881,779
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1