The Bone Snatcher
Encyclopedia
The Bone Snatcher is a British-Canadian horror film
based on a screenplay from Malcolm Kohll
and Gordon Render, the film was directed by South African filmmaker Jason Wolfsohn and stars Scott Bairstow
, Rachel Shelley
and Adrienne Pierce
.
The researchers decided to investigate the structure, but in the gathering darkness, sheer hell breaks loose as the creature, composed of a swarm of ant-like insects wrapped around the bones of its victims, hunts them for their bones. A game of cat and mouse continues through the desert, with the team being slowly picked off and the bug and bone monster eventually being chased down in a derelict mine building.
Zack finds it hard to decide to kill the yellow "brain bug" that controls the swarm that has killed dozens of people, but he eventually does so. Suddenly, the derelict building starts to fall down, leaving Zack and Mikki to run back to the truck - where they find they are now the only survivors of the team. The film ends with Mikki driving into the distance apparently oblivious to the contents of the box in the trunk of her car.
and in the desert from Namibia
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Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
based on a screenplay from Malcolm Kohll
Malcolm Kohll
Malcolm Kohll was born in 1953 in South Africa. He is a writer and producer.-Education:He attended Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa, where he trained as a journalist...
and Gordon Render, the film was directed by South African filmmaker Jason Wolfsohn and stars Scott Bairstow
Scott Bairstow
Scott Hamilton Bairstow is a Canadian-born American actor known for his roles as "Newt Call" on the Lonesome Dove series in Canada and as "Ned Grayson" on the American television drama series, Party of Five...
, Rachel Shelley
Rachel Shelley
Rachel Shelley is an English actress and model. She was born in Swindon. , Los Angeles Daily News and graduated from Sheffield University with a B.A...
and Adrienne Pierce
Adrienne Pierce
Adrienne Pierce is a Canadian singer from Vancouver. She has two albums, an iTunes EP, and a Christmas EP called Making Angels. Her song "Fools Gold" was featured in Grey's Anatomy, and her song "Lost and Found" was featured exclusively in Veronica Mars and was released on the original soundtrack...
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Plot
Again and again, people disappear from a diamond mine. Dr. Straker and a search team are sent into the desert to find out why the geologists of a diamond expedition have lost radio contact. They arrive at camp of the scientists in the desert, but soon find the neatly gnawed bones of their colleagues and a trail that leads them to a strange rock formation. Once at camp they find only the cleanly gnawed bones of the workers. Soon it becomes clear that there is a murderous beast on the loose.The researchers decided to investigate the structure, but in the gathering darkness, sheer hell breaks loose as the creature, composed of a swarm of ant-like insects wrapped around the bones of its victims, hunts them for their bones. A game of cat and mouse continues through the desert, with the team being slowly picked off and the bug and bone monster eventually being chased down in a derelict mine building.
Zack finds it hard to decide to kill the yellow "brain bug" that controls the swarm that has killed dozens of people, but he eventually does so. Suddenly, the derelict building starts to fall down, leaving Zack and Mikki to run back to the truck - where they find they are now the only survivors of the team. The film ends with Mikki driving into the distance apparently oblivious to the contents of the box in the trunk of her car.
Cast
- Scott BairstowScott BairstowScott Hamilton Bairstow is a Canadian-born American actor known for his roles as "Newt Call" on the Lonesome Dove series in Canada and as "Ned Grayson" on the American television drama series, Party of Five...
as Dr. Zack Straker - Rachel ShelleyRachel ShelleyRachel Shelley is an English actress and model. She was born in Swindon. , Los Angeles Daily News and graduated from Sheffield University with a B.A...
as Mikki - Warrick Grier as Karl
- Patrick Shai as Titus
- Andre Weideman as Kurt
- Adrienne PierceAdrienne PierceAdrienne Pierce is a Canadian singer from Vancouver. She has two albums, an iTunes EP, and a Christmas EP called Making Angels. Her song "Fools Gold" was featured in Grey's Anatomy, and her song "Lost and Found" was featured exclusively in Veronica Mars and was released on the original soundtrack...
as Magda - Patrick Lyster as Johan
- Brian Claxton Payne as The Creature
- Sean Higgs as Clive
- Jan Ellis as Harvey
- Langley Kirkwood as Paul
- Lulama J. Nombiba as Old Man
- Yusuf Hendrics as Taxi Driver
- Andre Jacobs as Dr. Muller
- Nikki Jackman as Mel
- Chris April as Muti Man
- Bo Petersen as Arctic Scientist 1
- Wayne HarrisonWayne HarrisonWayne Harrison was a child and teenage star performing on stage and television, including performing in J.C. Williamsons' musicals...
as Arctic Scientist 2 - Rob van Vuuren as Arctic Scientist 3
Production
The film was shot in the year 2002 in the South African city Cape TownCape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
and in the desert from Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
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