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Rattlers (1976)

Rattlers poster
Directed by
John McCauley
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
PG
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A herpetologist investigates a series of bizarre rattlesnake attacks in a remote desert town. He discovers that the snakes are being weaponized by someone with a grudge.

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What happens

Rattlers is a 1976 horror film starring Sam Chew, Elisabeth Chauvet, Tony Ballen, Dan Priest, Ron Gold, Darwin Joston, and Gary Van Ormand. The film was produced, directed and co-written by John McCauley. Harry Novak, head of Boxoffice International Pictures was the executive producer. The film features an early score by Golden Globe nominated film composer Miles Goodman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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