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Snakeskin
- Director: Gillian Ashurst
- Writer: Gillian Ashurst
- Producer: Gillian Ashurst; Chris Brown
CGiii Comment
This is not a particularly good advertisement for the NZ film industry...
Snakeskin does nothing new – it’s a road movie that drives limply into the twilight zone – a definitive wrong-turn.
Most of the performances are either weak or completely over-the-top.
The direction is as pallid as the script – the whole American adoration thing is simply over-stated...and, could be construed as an incredibly profound insult to Kiwi youth.
Ms Ahurst: you have a long way to go if you think this is an acceptable film.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Alice (Lynskey) lives in suburban Christchurch, the 'safest place in the world', but she longs for an adventure of American proportions (guns, murder, sex, drugs etc). Her best friend Craig (O'Gorman) changes his name to Johnny because Craig isn't heroic enough for Alice. He is in love with her and waiting for her to settle down so that he can be with her. She likes hanging out with him because of the hot as car he did up himself, a convertible Valiant. Together they roam the roads around SE NZ picking up hitchhikers and looking for excitement. One day they pick up Seth, an American Texas type, with snakeskin boots and a cowboy hat. He is on the run from a gang of skinheads who he stole money from, a Mr. Trippy truck with a couple who he stole a whole crap load of drugs off, and a big Moari dude on a motorcycle. Alice is immediately enchanted by Seth, Johnny jealous. Seth tricks Alice into taking a trip with him.
Cast & Characters
Melanie Lynskey as Alice;
Boyd Kestner as Seth;
Dean O'Gorman as Johnny;
Oliver Driver as Speed;
Paul Glover as Terry;
Charlie Bleakley as Owen;
Gordon Hatfield as Tama;
Taika Cohen as Nelson;
Jodie Rimmer as Daisy;
Adrian Kwan as Subaru;
Jacob Tomuri as Robbie;
Frances Bol as Swedish Hitch Hiker;
Katerina Daniels as Tama's Mum;
Violet Faigan as Waitress / Space Dust;
Nathan Ponio as Pool Player