Duff Daniels (John T. Woods), the younger, stupider brother of Les (Michael Shanks), can't help himself from stealing a rare snake that's been kept in a jar by a Native American snake dealer (Ben Cardinal), and which has to follow some rules: don't let it out of the jar, then don't let it eat anything anything living, and never fear the heart of the snake.
Practical Effects
The snake puppet deserves its own credit.
Acting
Michael Shanks phones it in from another galaxy.
Director
Tibor Takács
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Tibor Takács also made The Gate (1987) and Sabrina the Teenage Witch — this is somehow his most unhinged work.
The 'ancient Native American snake curse' trope here is doing SO much heavy lifting with zero cultural consultation.
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