Slayer (2006)
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24% of users liked it
(481 ratings)
A secret U.S. military strike force battles a vampire infestation in the South American jungle in this action/horror film commissioned for the SciFi cable network. The top brass can't officially admit that vampires exist, but that doesn't stop Col. Jessica Weaver (Lynda Carter) from sending… More A secret U.S. military strike force battles a vampire infestation in the South American jungle in this action/horror film commissioned for the SciFi cable network. The top brass can't officially admit that vampires exist, but that doesn't stop Col. Jessica Weaver (Lynda Carter) from sending army commando Hawk (Casper Van Dien) and his team to the rain forest, where entire villages are being overrun by bloodsucking fiends. Things get even trickier when Hawk finds out that his ex-wife, Laurie (Jennifer O'Dell) -- who is also Col. Weaver's niece -- is in the same region conducting scientific research. Grieves (Kevin Grevioux), Hawk's right-hand man, soon gets enlisted into the ranks of the undead. But it's Laurie who unwittingly stumbles on the king of all vampires: Javier (Tony Plana), a seemingly mild-mannered nobleman whose secret history begins with the conquistadors and their quest for the fountain of youth. Slayer premiered July 8, 2006, on SciFi. Star Van Dien and writer/director Kevin VanHook previously teamed up for the 2005 horror film The Fallen Ones, while Van Dien and Grevioux are both veterans of Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Directed By
- Kevin VanHook
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Television, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 8, 2006 Wide
- Studio
- Starz
Critic Reviews
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Johnny Butane, Dread Central
Slayer is pretty much what you'd expect; a bit dull, full of hammy acting, logic gaps you could drive a truck through and ridiculously sparse on the special effects.
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Staci Layne Wilson, About.com
Slayer is like a Sci-Fi Channel version of Predator.
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Cast
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Casper Van Dien
as Hawk
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Kevin Grevioux
as Grieves
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Tony Plana
as Javier
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Lynda Carter
as Col. Jessica Weaver
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Jennifer O'Dell
as Laurie
- Alexis Cruz
