Ragin' Cajun Redneck Gators is SyFy's latest foray into deliberate stupidity, following on the heels of such crapterpieces as Sharknado. The premise is a little less outlandish this time, since it merely involves humans turning into large alligators who shoot spines out of their tales. The victim is a hunky cop, and the transformation first hits him at 69:12 mark, and then resumes at 70:07. The film can be viewed here.
(Note: The video link is good quality, but has pop-up ads. You do not need an HD codec to view the video, so don't install it. If you have trouble viewing the video, several other links are here. Many thanks to Tailbulger for bringing the film to my attention.)
The transformation has a promising beginning but falls victim to the budget. Pretty good reptilian make-up is used to represent the first stage of the transformation, as you can see in this behind-the-scenes photo found by Mike, an old friend of this site:
Alas, everything afterward pretty much happens offscreen. You see an alligator tail pop into the frame, but you don't see it burst out of the cop's pants. Tailbulger comments that "it's not always a question of budget--stuffing a large cone down the back of the cop's pants to simulate a growing tail would have cost nothing. Nor would a 'ripping' sound effect. What it boils down to, I think is laziness or lack of imagination, and that really annoys me, as I'm sure it annoys you." Definitely.
Thought it was cool that he still seemed to have his mind somewhat intact after the transformation, but it was a total cop out that they just killed him a minute later.
ReplyDeleteI might be misremembering, but the gator cop is revealed to be alive at the end of the film.
ReplyDeleteSo he does! How about that!
ReplyDeleteThat's quite nice, even for a Syfy film. You don't often see that outcome.