Komodo (film)
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Komodo is a 1999 thriller / science fiction
film
directed by Michael Lantieri
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) has spent many summer holidays with his parents at their cottage on a small island off the coast of South Carolina. Recent years have seen a growth of industrial developments on the island, damaging tourism. At the beginning of the film, a crate of large reptilian looking eggs are discarded at the roadside by a van driver. Twenty years later, on a holiday at their summer home, Patrick's parents and dog are attacked and killed by something which leaves Patrick in a state of shock, unable to recall the events.
Patrick's grandmother finds Victoria Juno (Jill Hennessy
), a young psychiatrist to help Patrick come to terms with his grief. Together with his aunt Annie (Nina Landis
) the three return to the island where they come face to face with the endangered and viciously starving group of Komodo dragon
s. Annie is killed and Victoria and Patrick barely escape with their lives.They later meet up with Oates (Billy Burke
) and his sidekick Denby (Paul Gleeson),Who where sent to kill all of the Komodos. With Annie and their ferryman dead, Victoria, Patrick, Oates and Denby must call for help from Bracken (Simon Westaway
),The man who sent them on the island and is also helping Oates with his trial against him for the murdering of his wife, which he did not commit. Bracken refuses to get them off the island until they kill all of Dragons. Patrick runs off into the woods and gets lost from the group. They hide in a nurse's station, where Denby is killed. They go off to find Patrick and Oates also tries to kill the Komodos so they can get off the island. Victoria is attacked by one of the Komodos but she is saved by Patrick. Patrick leaves without Victoria and she is attacked by another Komodo. Meanwhile, Oates is attacked by one of the Komodos and stabs it in the eye. He comes and shoots the Komodo attacking Victoria in the head. She convinces Patrick to come with them but they attacked one of the few remaining Komodos. Oates tries to kill one of the Komodos by lighting a cigar and throwing it in the gasoline, but his plan fails and Victoria manages to stab it in the eye with a rock. Bracken shows up in a helicopter and Oates steals it from them leaving them for Komodo food. Victoria and Patrick get trapped by one of the remaining komodos but they are saved by Oates who blows the Komodo up with a flare gun. They return to Florida and come back unharmed. The police chief finds them asks them if they are all right. The credits start to roll as Patrick responds "Never Better".
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
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Film
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directed by Michael Lantieri
Michael Lantieri
Michael Lantieri is a special effects supervisor on films and also was the director of Komodo. He has worked on numerous films with Steven Spielberg. One of his most famous movies was "Mars Attacks!" where he had the job of creating the very much life-like animations.He was also part of destruction...
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Plot
15 year old Patrick (Kevin ZegersKevin Zegers
Kevin Joseph Zegers is a Canadian actor and model. He is best known for his leading roles as Josh Framm in the Air Bud series, as well as playing Damien Dalgaard in the Gossip Girl series and the protagonist in Rock Mafia's The Big Bang...
) has spent many summer holidays with his parents at their cottage on a small island off the coast of South Carolina. Recent years have seen a growth of industrial developments on the island, damaging tourism. At the beginning of the film, a crate of large reptilian looking eggs are discarded at the roadside by a van driver. Twenty years later, on a holiday at their summer home, Patrick's parents and dog are attacked and killed by something which leaves Patrick in a state of shock, unable to recall the events.
Patrick's grandmother finds Victoria Juno (Jill Hennessy
Jill Hennessy
Jillian Noel "Jill" Hennessy is a Canadian actress and musician known for her television roles on Law & Order and Crossing Jordan.-Early life:...
), a young psychiatrist to help Patrick come to terms with his grief. Together with his aunt Annie (Nina Landis
Nina Landis
Nina Landis is a leading Australian stage and screen actress, who trained in Australia and New York. Her feature film credits include the title role in Rikky and Pete, Komodo, Four of a Kind, Handle with Care, and Blackjack: Sweet Science...
) the three return to the island where they come face to face with the endangered and viciously starving group of Komodo dragon
Komodo dragon
The Komodo dragon , also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami. A member of the monitor lizard family , it is the largest living species of lizard, growing to a maximum length of in rare cases...
s. Annie is killed and Victoria and Patrick barely escape with their lives.They later meet up with Oates (Billy Burke
Billy Burke (actor)
William Albert "Billy" Burke is an American actor. He is known for his role as Charlie Swan in Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and the 2010 film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. He is also known for his role as Gary Matheson in the second season of 24.-Life and career:Burke was born in...
) and his sidekick Denby (Paul Gleeson),Who where sent to kill all of the Komodos. With Annie and their ferryman dead, Victoria, Patrick, Oates and Denby must call for help from Bracken (Simon Westaway
Simon Westaway
Simon Westaway is an Australian actor who has appeared in many television series, films and theatre productions. He is most remembered as portraying Domenic "Mick" Gatto in the crime series Underbelly. He currently hosts Channel Seven's Surf Patrol. He has three children: Jackson, Bella and Ruben...
),The man who sent them on the island and is also helping Oates with his trial against him for the murdering of his wife, which he did not commit. Bracken refuses to get them off the island until they kill all of Dragons. Patrick runs off into the woods and gets lost from the group. They hide in a nurse's station, where Denby is killed. They go off to find Patrick and Oates also tries to kill the Komodos so they can get off the island. Victoria is attacked by one of the Komodos but she is saved by Patrick. Patrick leaves without Victoria and she is attacked by another Komodo. Meanwhile, Oates is attacked by one of the Komodos and stabs it in the eye. He comes and shoots the Komodo attacking Victoria in the head. She convinces Patrick to come with them but they attacked one of the few remaining Komodos. Oates tries to kill one of the Komodos by lighting a cigar and throwing it in the gasoline, but his plan fails and Victoria manages to stab it in the eye with a rock. Bracken shows up in a helicopter and Oates steals it from them leaving them for Komodo food. Victoria and Patrick get trapped by one of the remaining komodos but they are saved by Oates who blows the Komodo up with a flare gun. They return to Florida and come back unharmed. The police chief finds them asks them if they are all right. The credits start to roll as Patrick responds "Never Better".