Sharks aren’t the only killer animals on the prowl on movie screens this year. There are also killer hippos, orcas, spiders and snakes at the cinema.
“Hungry,” released in late June, features a rampaging, killer hippopotamus in the Louisiana bayou. Reviews from critics have been mixed, but these types of movies are made for fans of the genre not high-brow snobs.
Coming this fall is the killer orca movie “Black Tides,” starring John Travolta. It is directed by Renny Harlin, who also directed the recent shark-attack movie “Deep Water.”
Due out on Oct. 2 is “Beware Boiúna,” which is about a legendary killer snake in the Amazon rainforest. In Brazilian folklore, the Boiúna (which translates to "Black Snake") is a massive, menacing river serpent.
Also due in October is the movie “Whalefall,” starring Josh Brolin. It involves a scuba diver swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale.
October will also see the release of “Crawlers.” Here’s the synopsis: Quarantined residents of an infested apartment complex find themselves in a fight for their lives against deadly, venomous spiders rapidly spreading throughout the building.
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