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Revision as of 02:28, 30 January 2013
| Hydra | |
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| Directed by | Andrew Prendergast |
| Screenplay by | Peter Sullivan |
| Produced by | Daniel Gilboy Lisa M. Hansen Paul Hertzberg |
| Starring | George Stults Dawn Olivieri Polly Shannon |
| Cinematography | Howard Wexler |
| Edited by | Max (Logan) Boyer Marcus Manton |
| Music by | Gregory Tripi |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Syfy Universal First Look International Sunfilm Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | 700,000 € (estimated) |
Hydra (also known as Hydra: The Lost Island) is a 2009 low-budget monster movie by Andrew Prendergast and Peter Sullivan, which blends elements of horror, thriller and classical mythology. It was made for cable TV and subsequently internationally distributed on DVD.
Plot
Young archaeologist Dr. Valerie Cammon (Polly Shannon) and her colleague Dr. Kim (Philip Moon) go by ship to a volcanic island in the Caribbean. While she seeks relics in a cave, a seaquake sinks their ship without survivors. At about the same time all archaeologists except for Dr. Cammon get eaten by the re-awakened ancient Lernaean Hydra.
During the tempest, a whole island disappears. Two months later, Vincent (Alex McArthur) and Dixie Camden (Jana Williams) intended to organize a man-hunt for cranky millionaires. Their Captain (Michael Shamus Wiles), unaware of the Hydra, suggests the nearby, aforementioned island as a substitute.
Four ex-convicts, Tim Nolan (George Stults), Gwen Russell (Dawn Olivieri), Bob Crick (James Wlcek) and Ronnie Kaplan (Texas Battle), are marooned at the shore and given 24 hours' headstart.
The following day the rich hunters (played by Paul Rae, Roark Critchlow, Ricco Ross and William Gregory Lee) arrive. They attract the Hydra's attention and get eaten. The same fate befalls some of the fugitives.
Dr. Cammon runs into the surviving fugitives and helps Tim Nolan to find the magic sword of Herakles. Nolan can now fight the beast, but he retrieves the sword too late and Dr. Cammon is torn apart and devoured by the Hydra. Tim manages to cut off its heads for good, but fails to cut the last head completely off.
Eventually, the only ones left are Tim and Gwen and they return to the ship,not knowing that the Hydra has recovered and is following them. Now only one-headed, it can move like a snake and makes its way into the belly of the ship.
Gwen wants to use the radio for calling SOS but the microphone is damaged. Mr. Camden blindsides her and blackmails Tim. The Hydra kills Camden from behind, then eats Dixie. Tim grabs the magic sword again and this time he really kills the monster.
Tim and Gwen reach Sardinia and use the 10 million dollars to start over again as a couple.
Cast
- George Stults as Tim Nolan
- Dawn Olivieri as Gwen Russell
- Michael Shamus Wiles as Captain Sweet
- Alex McArthur as Vincent Camden
- Jana Williams Dixie Camden
- Texas Battle as Ronnie Caplan
- Polly Shannon as Dr. Valerie Cammon
- James Wlcek as Bob Crick
- Ricco Ross as Broughton
- Roark Critchlow as Sean Trotta
- William Gregory Lee as Clarence Elkins
- Dwayne Adway as Mr Winters
- Philip Moon as Dr. Kim
Reviews
I enjoyed this movie way much more than it probably has any right to be enjoyed
— Christopher Armstead– Film Critics United [1]
References
See also
External links
- Hydra at IMDb
- Hydra at AllMovie
- Hydra (film) at Rotten Tomatoes
