Documentary backdrop image for Snapper (2021)

Documentary backdrop image for Snapper (2021)

202129 minPGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Snapper

202129 minPGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

A lakeside community in New England serves as the backdrop for an unfinished 1990s horror film about a man-eating turtle, featuring behind-the-scenes footage and local filmmakers' stories.

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John Campopiano

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A lakeside community in New England serves as the backdrop for an unfinished 1990s horror film about a man-eating turtle, featuring behind-the-scenes footage and local filmmakers' stories.

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John Campopianodirector

John Campopianowriter

Michael Savinocast

Scott Andrewscast

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A lakeside community in New England serves as the backdrop for Snapper, a 29-minute documentary about an unfinished horror film from the early 1990s. The project centered on a man-eating turtle that terrorized locals. The film includes behind-the-scenes footage, photos, and stories from the filmmakers, while also reflecting on Boston's special effects makeup and horror communities of that era.

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